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− | Disgruntled drummer from the "Death Drum" story of horror comic book ''Adventures into Darkness'' #7 (December 1952). He's strictly small time, to the disgust of his successful novelist girlfriend Arlene, who dumps him. Chip stumbles onto a voodoo drum in a pawn shop, and playing it releases the spirit of a witch doctor who has Chip kill the pawn store owner and run off with the drum. The drum gives Chip talent which lands him a spot in "a top bop combo," but it demands sacrifices! Chip is compelled to kill the combo's singer Dinah and dump the body. On tour, Chip and band are a big success, but he has to kill after every show. Finally he | + | [[Image:Conway_Chip_Adventures_into_Darkness.png|right]]Disgruntled drummer from the "Death Drum" story of horror comic book ''Adventures into Darkness'' #7 (December 1952). He's strictly small time, to the disgust of his successful novelist girlfriend Arlene, who dumps him. Chip stumbles onto a voodoo drum in a pawn shop, and playing it releases the spirit of a witch doctor who has Chip kill the pawn store owner and run off with the drum. The drum gives Chip talent which lands him a spot in "a top bop combo," but it demands sacrifices! Chip is compelled to kill the combo's singer Dinah and dump the body. On tour, Chip and band are a big success, but he has to kill after every show. Finally he |
− | The plot is suspiciously similar to [[Rudy Gletz|"Horn of Horror"]]. | + | The plot is suspiciously similar to the [[Rudy Gletz|"Horn of Horror"]] story in comic book ''Horrific'' #11 (May 1954). |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=23314 | *http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=23314 | ||
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+ | [[Category:1952|Conway, Chip]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Comic books|Conway, Chip]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Fictional drummers|Conway, Chip]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Deal with the Devil|Conway, Chip]] |
Revision as of 07:57, 2 August 2018
Disgruntled drummer from the "Death Drum" story of horror comic book Adventures into Darkness #7 (December 1952). He's strictly small time, to the disgust of his successful novelist girlfriend Arlene, who dumps him. Chip stumbles onto a voodoo drum in a pawn shop, and playing it releases the spirit of a witch doctor who has Chip kill the pawn store owner and run off with the drum. The drum gives Chip talent which lands him a spot in "a top bop combo," but it demands sacrifices! Chip is compelled to kill the combo's singer Dinah and dump the body. On tour, Chip and band are a big success, but he has to kill after every show. Finally he
The plot is suspiciously similar to the "Horn of Horror" story in comic book Horrific #11 (May 1954).