Web of Evil #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Hangman's Horror," Jack Cole delivers a chilling tale of political corruption and spectral vengeance, as Jeb Daws—framed for murder and sentenced to hang—swears revenge from beyond the grave. With stark, expressive art and a haunting atmosphere, this 1953 Quality Comics classic sees the condemned man's ghost rise in the dead of night, haunting the very town that betrayed him. The cover by Chuck Cuidera captures the dread with a striking image of the ghostly figure, setting the tone for a story that lingers long after the final page.
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Jeb Daws is looking to run for mayor in a small town to restore democratic processes. The current corrupt mayor and his cronies want to get rid of him and frame him for murder. They then testify against him in court resulting in a guilty sentence. Jeb is condemned to die by hanging the next day. Before he dies he swears he will get revenge. Later that evening, Jebs' hanging corpse is gone and people swear that they see his ghost roaming the streets at night.
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