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| JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY Volume 2, #2 (1972) |
Lately, we've been travelling down the Journey into Mystery rabbit hole. First up, issue number two from volume two. Gil Kane (penciler) and Tom Palmer (inker) collaborated on the cover of this issue.
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, based on story by Robert Bloch, writer of Psycho. Writer: Ron Goulart | Artists: Gil Kane and Ralph Reese
A serial murderer is on the loose in Greenwich Village. The authorities call in two experts, John Carmody, a local psychiatrist, and Sir Guy Hollis from Scotland Yard. The police and Carmody are looking for a killer, however Hollis has other suspicions. Is the murderer really Jack the Ripper? How is that even possible?Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper is the most compelling of the three stories in this issue. Goulart did a skillful job of adapting the source material to comic book format. The script maintains a sense of both mystery and tension, leading up to the final reveal. 9/10
More Than Blood
Writer: George Alec Effinger | Artist: Billy Graham
Top Westfield Heights High School basketball players begin to fall into a trance. The mysterious affliction echos back to the same thing that befell the track squad a year earlier, and the baseball team a year before that. Basketball player Paul thinks that more than just bad luck is causing his team members to land in the hospital. Will he find out before the same fate befalls him?By far this is the weakest entry of the issue. There's no real build-up to the (sadly predictable) ending, which is rushed. The lead character lacks dimension, making it difficult for the reader to care about what may happen. 3/10
The Girl Who Couldn't Die
Artist: Mort Lawrence
Moody turn of the century tale of a brilliant physician who loses his beloved fiancee in a tragic accident. What lengths will a person go to in order to resurrect their loved one?
This story immediately sets a tone, dripping with eerie atmosphere. Definitely a story of its time, having a real 1960's horror movie feel. The ending was unexpected, but by no means fantastic. Have a little extra fun while reading and imagine the doctor sounds like Vincent Price. 7/10
This story immediately sets a tone, dripping with eerie atmosphere. Definitely a story of its time, having a real 1960's horror movie feel. The ending was unexpected, but by no means fantastic. Have a little extra fun while reading and imagine the doctor sounds like Vincent Price. 7/10
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