Tomb of Darkness #10
In "The Man Who Cried Ghost!", a village idiot becomes the unexpected focal point of a Cold War deception when communist operatives train a hermit to impersonate him—only to find their subject has mastered the role with unsettling authenticity. Penciled and inked by Al Eadeh, this 1974 Marvel tale blends espionage and psychological tension in a quietly unsettling story. The cover, by Larry Lieber and Mike Esposito, captures the eerie atmosphere of a man who may not be who he seems.
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Communists get the idea to swap a spy for the village idiot in a centrally located village by taking a hermit and training him to pass for the idiot, but they succeed in their training too well.
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