And about references.
The shopkeeper is based on thepopular chalkware bust of Uriah Heep(the Dicken's character, not the band), while the quote "Lady In Black" refers to the song of course.
The background decoration in the last two panels is symbolic, as you might guess. (Decameron.)
Most readers here will know who Jospeph Curwen is, but that miskatonic wizard is played by Vincent Price here.
HAHA ! THAT'S A FUNNY BACKGROUND STORY. BECAUSE FOR A SECOND THERE . I THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT OF HELPED YOU TO COME UP WITH HER NICKNAME . (WHEN I SAID THAT. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU 'RE BACK TO BEING THE LADY IN BLACK.. I SHOULD'VE KNOWN THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE STAYED IN THE OTHER DRESS FOR TOO LONG )ON STEAMPUNK. I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS A SONG MUST'VE BEEN BEFORE MY TIME NO OFFENSE.
The song is by the band Uriah Heep, so it is one of the typical multicoded references, as the shopkeeper is an personification of the character Uriah Heep by Charles Dickens..
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