—Sheriff Wallace Corlee--I'm gonna get that boy!! I swear I am!
Appearing in "No Choice of Colors!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Mark Jackson (First appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
- Sheriff Wallace Corlee (First appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Mark Jackson's Mother (Mentioned)
- Unnamed Woman (Only in flashback)
- Topequa Deputy (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- Ellen Brandt (Vision or hallucination)
Races and Species:
- Man-Things
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Snakes
- Dogs (Mentioned)
Realities:
- Earth-616 (Main story and flashback)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Florida (Main story and flashback)
- Everglades
- Topequa (Only in flashback)
- Florida (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "No Choice of Colors!"
Wallace Corlee is the hateful, racist sheriff of Topequa, Florida. He pursues a black man named Mark Johnson into the swamplands outside of town. Corlee shoots Jackson in the shoulder, but the refugee manages to evade capture until he finally collapses from exhaustion. When he revives he finds the Man-Thing standing in front of him. Jackson is more afraid of the sheriff still hunting for him than he is of the muck monster. He tells the Man-Thing that the sheriff framed him for a burglary and is chasing him because Mark was romantically involved with a white woman (one that the sheriff had set his eye on). He continues to speak to the Man-Thing at length despite the fact that the Man-Thing does not have the intellect to comprehend anything that he is saying. Regardless, the creature listens to the man's story intently. Before long, Sheriff Corlee catches up with Jackson and draws his gun. He reveals that Jackson is a liar and is actually wanted for murder. Jackson confesses to the crime, but pleads that he wasn't left with a choice. The Man-Thing cannot determine the validity of the conflicting emotions he senses, so he begins to walk away. Once Corlee gets a clear shot, he shoots Jackson dead. The Man-Thing turns when he hears the sheriff joyously laughing over what he has done. The Man-Thing approaches, prompting terror in the sheriff's eyes. The Man-Thing grabs Corlee by the face and uses his burning touch to kill him.
Appearing in "The Face of Horror"
Featured Characters:
- Derck Winters (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Basil Blake (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Emily (Only in flashback)
- Janice (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed Doctor (Only in flashback)
- Unidentified Police Department
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- London (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Earth
Vehicles:
- Basil Blake's car
Synopsis for "The Face of Horror"
Solicit Synopsis
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- Contains a one-panel cameo flashback of Ellen Brandt.
Publication Notes[]
- "No Choice of Colors" is reprinted in Book of the Dead #3.