Uncanny Tales #22
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Unctuous Undertaker," a 1954 Uncanny Tales standout, an android navigating post-war prejudice finds fleeting hope in a human romance—only to face a quiet, crushing rejection when peace returns. Written with subtle social commentary and brought to life by John Tartaglione’s expressive art, the story captures a moment of fragile connection in a world quick to erase progress. Joe Maneely’s striking cover perfectly captures the tale’s eerie, bittersweet tone.
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Androids are subject to discrimination until a war with space aliens breaks out and then they gain some measure of equality. One of them even plans to marry a human girl if he survives the conflict, but when the war is won, the androids find the old barriers have been put back in place. When the android sees his intended sweetheart on the street, she pretends not to know him.
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