Unusual Tales #45
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Portrait of Father," Tim Kilray, Laura Rawlins, and Jonathan Jaynes find themselves facing off against cat-like aliens with a chilling plan: to transform the most vulnerable among them into striped beings like themselves. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated with sharp, expressive detail by Bill Molno, this 1964 Charlton tale blends suspense and sci-fi unease, all framed by Dick Giordano’s striking cover art.
In a quiet moment between worlds, Elgin Manley appears to his son Marc within the frame of his portrait, sharing the haunting truth behind his murder at the hands of Jerome Courtny—though how this revelation came to be, or what it means for the living, remains shrouded in mystery.
In a tense standoff on a distant world, Tim Kilray, Laura Rawlins, and Jonathan Jaynes face off against cat-like aliens determined to transform the most vulnerable among them into striped beings like themselves. With their wits and courage tested, the trio must resist an eerie, otherworldly influence that threatens to rewrite their very identities.
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Reprinted in Astounding Stories #12 (1967), Astounding Stories #82 (1971), Astounding Stories #106 (1974), Astounding Stories #112 (1975), Astounding Stories #139 (1979), Astounding Stories #142 (1979), Astounding Stories #194 (1988), Astounding Stories #20, Creepy Worlds #99, Secrets of the Unknown #99, Weird Planets #20
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