Amazing Stories of Suspense #203

In "The Sword," a desperate criminal flees with a cursed diamond from Venus, only to find it sickens him—forcing him to gamble on a desperate heist to afford a cure. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Larry Lieber and inks by Matt Fox, this 1983 Alan Class classic delivers a tense, morally charged tale of consequence and chance. The cover, by Dick Giordano, captures the story’s ominous mood in stark, dramatic lines.