Adventures into the Unknown #49

In "The Sheriff and the Witch!", a dying gang leader makes a desperate pact with Satan to avoid eternal torment—only to have his fate upended when his wife cremates him instead of burying him, voiding the deal. Written and illustrated by Dick Beck with inks by Art Gates, this 1953 tale from American Comics Group blends noir dread with supernatural stakes. The cover, by Ken Bald, captures the eerie tension of a man caught between life, death, and damnation.