Uncanny Tales #24
In "Who's Who?", a chilling tale from 1954, a man's dark scheme to claim a peasant girl unfolds when he disguises himself as Death to steal her husband's life. Drawn with eerie precision by Myron Fass, the story unfolds in shadow and suspense, where a woman’s desperate courage turns the tables in a moment that defies fate. The haunting cover by Harry Anderson captures the story’s gothic dread, making this a standout issue in Marvel’s early anthology run.
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A man wants a superstitious peasant girl for his wife, so when her husband is deathly ill, he gets the idea to disguise himself as Death and come during the night to carry off the husband. What he doesn't count on is the woman's fierce will to fight for her husband and she stabs him in the back. When she realizes who he is, the real Death appears and says that though he came for someone else, this one will suffice. Death leaves with the body of the slain man, sparing the woman's husband.
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