World of Mystery #6
In "The Secret of the Haunted House," a future man’s desperate attempt to seize control of the past unravels when he’s trapped in a swamp and fails to communicate with ancient hunters whose minds have long since evolved beyond speech. Chuck Miller handles both pencils and inks for the eerie, time-twisting tale, while Carl Burgos delivers the haunting cover art. A 10-cent comic from 1957, this issue blends sci-fi dread with primal mystery.
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A future man travels into the past to rule but finds himself sinking into a pit of swamp quicksand. He sees a couple of hunters and tries to control their minds through telepathic communication, but their minds are too primitive. He cannot shout out to them, as their telepathy rendered their vocal chords inert over a thousand years ago. Despairing, he reverses the time direction and deposits himself into the hands of the authorities.
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