Witches Tales #23
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Henry Small.... Huckster," famed wig-maker Lem Boone’s seemingly harmless craft hides a grotesque secret—his lifelike wigs are made from the scalps of the dead. When he crosses a line by desecrating the burial mound of a Native American warrior, his obsession takes a dark turn. Art by Joe Certa, inks by Jack Abel, and letters by Joe Rosen bring this eerie tale to life, with a chilling cover by Lee Elias.
Henry Small, a smooth-talking con artist known for talking his way out of trouble, meets his end when he’s shot dead—only to find himself face to face with the devil, ready to strike another deal.
In "The Wig-Maker," a renowned wig-maker whose uncanny craftsmanship hides a gruesome secret finds his dark trade spiraling beyond control when he desecrates the burial mound of an American native warrior. The story unfolds with a chilling sense of dread, as the consequences of his sacrilege begin to take shape in ways he never imagined.
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Reprinted in Cuentos de Brujas #43 (1955), They Came from the 50’s #[nn] (1990), The Comics That Ate My Brain! #[nn] (1991), Tales from the Edge #1 (1993), Crypt of Horror #2 (2006), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #2 (2011), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #8 (2014)
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