Weird War Tales #53
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Deadly Dominoes," a man returns home to find his family gone—only to discover the horrifying truth in the basement bomb shelter, where poison gas has claimed his wife and children. Written by Paul Kupperberg and illustrated by Jeff Aclin with inks by Bob Wiacek, this chilling 1977 tale unfolds with quiet dread, building tension in a single, claustrophobic space. The cover, by Jim Aparo, captures the moment’s grim finality.
In the quiet aftermath of war, a man stumbles through a ruined neighborhood, driven only by the need to reach his home. When he finally opens the door and descends into the basement shelter, he finds his family gone—silenced by a poison gas that has already claimed them.
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Reprinted in Comic Reader #140 (1977), Spectral #7 (1986), Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights #[nn] (2014)
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