Uncanny Tales #12
In "The New Tenants," a chilling tale from Uncanny Tales #12 (1953), a man's paranoia leads him to a terrible act, only to find his worst fears twisted by a misunderstanding. With art by Sam Kweskin and a haunting cover by Carl Burgos, this early Marvel story delivers a tense, twist-driven narrative rooted in domestic dread.
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A man assumes his wife is cheating, kills her, and buries her in the cellar. It turns out that the man he thought she was cheating with is a handyman she hired to clean out the cellar like her husband asked her to. He is digging up the floor to lay down cement when he uncovers her body.
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