Maybe it was just because of that
Scooby Doo episode, but I’ve always thought old-time diving suits were creepy.
I’m surprised no one’s made a slasher movie where the killer wears one! Which
brings us to today’s offering, which pits a killer in a diving suit against The
Question, who is a pretty frightening figure himself! Think about it, more so
than The Creeper, Dr. Strange, Spider-Man or any of the horror hosts Ditko drew
for Charlton, Vic Sage is easily the creepiest. At least those guys had faces!
Or in Spidey’s case, a sense of humor. Check out the bit on page six where our
hero laughs insanely at the villain; it’s scarier than anything the villain
himself does!
This story initially hints at a possible
supernatural cause for the killings, but never quite runs with it. Still, after
having binge read a stack of Midnight
Marquee’s Forgotten Horrors book
series and seen what some folks consider horror, trust me, this story has plenty of horror content.
Enjoy, and remember, there is only white and
black, with no shades of gray!
Wait,
isn’t that another ruthless, masked Ditko reporter hero’s shtick? Oh, Steve.
From Blue
Beetle #3. By the way, I made up that "Diver of Death" title, just because.
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