Two comic legends got together once, and this was the result. A classic short morality tale disguised as science fiction fantasy. This story wouldn't be out of place if adapted as a Twilight Zone or Outer Limits episode. Originally buried in the back of Adventure Comics behind a classic Spectre story, it was subsequently shelved and never seen again (allegedly, it was reprinted only once). Amazingly, it ranks on most reader's top 10 lists as one of the greatest short stories in comics. No small feat when you consider the millions of comic stories that have been published.
This story has been dissected, critiqued, examined, and reviewed by numerous other comic bloggers; I really don't have anything to say about it that hasn't already been said dozens of times before, so I'll let y'all form your own opinion.
by Shelly Mayer and Alex Toth
from ADVENTURE COMICS #431, January 1974
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