Tomb of Terror #5
In "The Rat Man," a chilling tale from 1952's Tomb of Terror #5, the cursed love of Prince Rah and Tleena—buried alive in ancient times—resurfaces centuries later when their mummified forms are reanimated by a descendant of the villainous Tut-Kah. Moe Marcus and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio bring the eerie resurrection to life with haunting interior art, while Lee Elias delivers a striking cover that captures the story’s macabre essence.
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Prince Rah is in love with Tleena, daughter of the Pharaoh. When he is about to be buried alive for his forbidden love for Tleena, Tleena kills herself. The evil Tut-Kah then buries him alive with the corpse of his love. Centuries later, Tut-Kah's descendant steals the two mummies from a museum and tries to bring them back to life with electrical currents. The two reanimated lovers get revenge on Tut-Kah's descendant for what his ancestor did to them.
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