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Venus #19

Apr 1952 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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“The Kiss of Death!”

In "The Kiss of Death!" from Venus #19 (1952), a clarinet player, injured in a fight, discovers his music has taken on a haunting new power—only the dead can hear it. As he struggles to make sense of this eerie gift, his attempts to reconnect with the living through his art lead to unsettling consequences. Penciled and inked by Pete Morisi, with a cover by Bill Everett, this eerie tale blends jazz-age melancholy with supernatural mystery in a 10-cent comic from 1952.

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artist, inker Pete Morisi · cover Bill Everett

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artist, inker Pete Morisi
cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

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After being injured in a fight, a clarinet player believes that he can play better than before, but when he tries to show his agent, the other man can't hear him playing at all. He learns that his music can now only be heard by the dead.

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