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This Twilight Zone #28 from Gold Key (March 1969) is CGC certified 9.8 with off-white pages and a painted cover by George Wilson. A 9.8 grade means the book is nearly perfect, with only negligible handling or printing quirks even a careful eye would struggle to find. Inside, the cover story follows a town's Civil War reenactment that turns into a genuine, deadly battle, scripted by Paul S. Newman with art from Sal Trapani, Luis Dominguez, Mel Crawford, and Giovanni Ticci, inked by Alberto Giolitti. At 36 pages for 15 cents, it's a strong high-grade example of Gold Key's Rod Serling-licensed anthology line.
Key Details:
- Twilight Zone was Gold Key's licensed comic adaptation of Rod Serling's TV anthology series, a favorite among TV tie-in collectors
- This issue reprints a story that originally ran in Twilight Zone #2 (1962)
- Cover artist George Wilson was Gold Key's primary cover artist across dozens of licensed titles through the 1960s–70s
- Gold Key comics of this era often survive only in lower grades due to fragile glossy covers, making a 9.8 copy unusually well preserved
Storyline:
The cover sets up a town celebration built around a mock Civil War battle reenactment that spirals into a real, deadly fight once the fake gunfire and costumed soldiers turn genuinely hostile — a classic Twilight Zone twist on nostalgia curdling into horror. A full scene-by-scene synopsis couldn't be verified against the approved research sources (see note at bottom), so treat this as a top-level read of the cover concept.
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