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The Witching Hour#1
Cover: Nick Cardy

The Witching Hour #1

Feb 1969 · DC · 0.12 USD
“Save the Last Dance for Me!”

In "Save the Last Dance for Me!", a quiet tragedy unfolds in a sleepy town where a lonely boy named Terwit is mocked for his size, retreating into a clock tower that stops at midnight. Years later, the grown men who once tormented him return to the tower—only to vanish in terror, their screams echoing through the silence. Written and illustrated by Alex Toth, this haunting tale blends melancholy and mystery in a story that lingers long after the final page. The cover by Nick Cardy captures the eerie stillness of the moment, a 12-cent glimpse into a haunting legacy.

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Alex Toth · cover Nick Cardy

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Alex Toth
cover pencils, inks Nick Cardy

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Terwit is dwarfish and is teased and ridiculed by the town's boys. Most adults do nothing to stop it. Terwit recluses himself in a clock tower and the clock from then on is stopped at midnight. Years later, many of those boys, now men, go to the tower to drive Terwit out and their screams cry out...Why?

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