Men's adventure magazines overflowed with supposed true tales of victims -- both men and women -- who endured attacks by all manner of enraged and hungry beasts. The most famous of course, is the iconic "Weasels Ripped My Flesh" by Mike Kamens from the September 1956 issue of MAN'S LIFE (more on that in a later post).
A minor story on this theme (it didn't make the cover) was published in the November 1957 issue of MEN. Written by Owen Griffiths "as told to Bruce McKie", it tells the unlikely tale of a Welsh miner who enters a mine shaft to recover coal to heat his house during the lean years of the Depression. No sense telling more as it's a quick read. Oh, and if you're squeamish about animals being torn apart by a horde of rodents, I'd give it a pass. Heh! Heh!
NOTE: MEN was published by Martin Goodman. If the name sounds familiar, he was the founder and publisher of Timely/Atlas/Marvel Comics.
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Ugh! That's a chiller. I was reminded of King's "Graveyard Shift" to some extent. And say "You're welcome." for me to the enticing young lady.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it was shades of Willard. And the lady says, "Anytime!".
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