Uncanny Tales #22
"Spell Casters" in Uncanny Tales #22 delivers a quirky, pulpy sci-fi twist on espionage, where a thief’s stolen watch with gravity-defying powers lands in the hands of shadowy operatives. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Paul Reinman, the story unfolds with a chillingly precise moment when a bomber’s payload hangs motionless in midair—until it doesn’t. Dick Giordano’s cover captures the eerie stillness of that suspended bomb, a striking image that perfectly mirrors the tale’s tense, gravity-defying premise.
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A thief steals a watch that can halt gravity. He tries to sell it to communists who test it out by flying a bomber over an enemy capital. When the bomb bay doors open, the bomb hangs suspended in air until it detonates.
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