The Unexpected #158
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Reserved for Madmen Only," alchemist Rondell’s desperate quest to transmute elements into gold unleashes a magic stone capable of granting any wish—though each use twists its bearer toward darker impulses. With art by Mort Meskin and a striking cover by Nick Cardy, this 1974 issue of The Unexpected explores the perilous price of power, one wish at a time.
When the alchemist Rondell unleashes a magic stone capable of granting any wish, its power begins to twist those who wield it—turning even the noblest intentions into something dark. As Thaddeus Watkins, Parno, and King Walthrup each seek to control the stone, their desires start to consume them, and the line between power and corruption blurs.
In "The Menace of the Fireball," a scientist grapples with the terrifying consequences of his experiment when a fireball hurtles toward Earth, threatening disaster. With no solution in sight, he turns to his eccentric father, Dunstan Waverly Sr., whose unorthodox mind may hold the only hope for stopping the fiery threat.
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↩ Reprints Sensation Mystery #113 (1953), House of Mystery #24 (1954), House of Mystery #36 (1955), Tales of the Unexpected #19 (1957), House of Secrets #18 (1959), House of Mystery #144 (1964)
Reprinted in Haunted Tales #24 (1976), Weird Mystery Tales #26 (1976), Terror Tales Album #3 (1977), Weird Mystery Tales #29 (1977), Terror Tales Album #6 (1978), Weird Mystery Tales Album #6 (1978), Terror Tales Album #9 (1979), Le Manoir des Fantômes #18 (1981)
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