War Against Crime #10
"Buried Alive" in War Against Crime #10 (1949) delivers a chilling tale of ancient curse and unintended consequence, centered on Malnat, the shadow god of a forgotten Samarkand temple. When a young American brings the deity’s ruby eye back to the U.S., the eerie presence of Malnat begins to surface—culminating in a twist where the real target isn’t the thief, but the friend who mocked the god with a flashlight bearing Malnat’s image. Written, drawn, and inked by Johnny Craig, with lettering by Jim Wroten, the story’s eerie atmosphere is perfectly captured in Craig’s cover art, both pencils and inks.
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The story is told of Malnat, the shadow god of an old Samarkand temple, and how a young American stole its ruby eye, bringing it back to America. But the curse of Malnat seemed to follow him until one day he discovered that his friend, Ed, was using a flashlight with an image of Malnat on it to frighten Steve. It was then that Malnat exacted his revenge: not on Steve, but on Ed because Ed dared to imitate Malnat!
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