Four Favorites #1

In "Professor Octopus," a 1941 tale from Ace Magazines, a young man named Wolf Krimetz—mocked for his wolf-like features—tragedy strikes when he accidentally kills a classmate, driving him into the wilderness to fester in isolation. Written by Abner Sundell and illustrated by Mark Schneider, this early story explores a man shaped by cruelty and rejection, his path forever altered by a single moment of chaos. The cover, by Jim Mooney, captures the brooding intensity of a figure on the edge of transformation.