Credits
Writer(s):
Stan Lee (signed)
Penciller(s):
Steve Ditko [as S. Ditko] (signed)
Inker(s):
Steve Ditko [as S. Ditko] (signed)
Letterer(s):
Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres:
horror
Character(s):
Joe Cooke [The Great Nero/Merlin the Mystic]; Merlin
First Line:
He called himself the Great Nero, but the audience called him a flop!
Synopsis:
An untalented magician who takes the name Merlin is visited by the spirit of the real Merlin in the form of a derelict and offers to teach him some tricks. When the man learns Merlin's last trick of completely disappearing, he stiffs Merlin his fee. Merlin tells him that he'll be sorry and is the last to depart the theater after the magician uses his disappearing trick and is never seen again.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Pages:
5