Weird Mystery Tales #24
In "Flee to Your Grave," a 1976 issue of Weird Mystery Tales, the ruthless gangster Nesbitt finds himself haunted by the eerie, crime-re-enacting shadow of the private detective he murdered—Maxon. As the shadow refuses to let him escape, Nesbitt's panic mounts in a desperate, doomed flight. Written by Jack Miller and illustrated with chilling precision by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley, this haunting tale unfolds under a cover by Luis Dominguez.
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After having murdered the private detective Maxon, the gangster Nesbitt is followed by Maxon's bodiless shadow. He can't shake the crime re-enacting shadow of his victim and drives his car into a tree.
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