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lalalei2001
Since: Oct, 2009
28th Jan, 2024 10:22:22 PM
It is NOT "No Bars Could Hold Him!" or "This Way Out", I checked.
The Protomen enhanced my life.
I remember reading this in a reprint of an anthology series as a backup story, possibly a DC or Marvel comic, but for the life of me I have no idea what it was. It was a short story revolving around a condemned prisoner being put in a jail with only one exit, and if he could find it within a set amount of time, he'd be free, but otherwise he'd be executed.
The guy tried several escape attempts but found them all impossible, such as making his way to the moat which was surrounded by crocodiles, up a tower that was too high to jump from, and through a wall that led straight back to the dungeon. When time was up he angrily cried that his jailer had lied and there was no way out, but it was so simple he overlooked it. The cell door was unlocked and he could have walked out at any time.
Edited by lalalei2001