A ROSE IS A ROSE . . . ?

"Roses are red . . . and blood is red . . . and when you hate hard enough you see red, too. Little Tommy got them all mixed up when he heard the blossoms sobbing, he didn't believe . . . a rose is a rose."

And so begins this twisted little tale of a brilliant young boy who was so sensitive he could hear flowers talking. Well, if you've ever wanted to know if plants have feelings, this ought to clear things up. Just don't ask Little Tommy to mow your lawns and trim your hedges!

Al Eadeh (b.1913 - d.2005) is an artist you don't hear too much about, but he was actually quite prolific during the Golden and Silver Ages, and his versatility can be seen in many different types of comics from crime to Westerns to romance. His largest output was with the Simon/Kirby Studio and Marvel/Atlas. Eadeh's style in this story from Harvey's TOMB OF TERROR (July 1953), to me, vaguely reminiscent of Graham Ingles.