"No, my heartless intruder! It is you who have asked for it!
I've skipped a couple of Tales to Astonish stories in the Order as they were only tied to the Marvel Universe by one later story many decades later, past the mid-'90s beyond which I'm not sure I'll continue. This one... well, it's just about included, as the Classically inspired monster featured will be seen again in a handful of '70s and '80s appearances.... and, incidentally, had one previous Golden Age appearance!
This is but a five page story, "The Girl in the Black Hood", one of several in the issue, including a one page text story, as was the format of Tales to Astonish at this point. It features a crook getting his comeuppance as he tries to rob an acclaimed photographer who, it turns out, has a solid reason for always hiding her face behind a black hood. Not be all spoilery but, well, her name is "May Dusa"...
This is short and sweet, but a nice little tale with a twist. It does its job and entertains. It's a solid short story. It reminds me of Tharg's Future Shock in 2000 AD. But, well, there's not much more to say, other than to note that it's unclear who scripted this.
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