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| Ace continued this book under the title "The Beyond"; Beyond for Nov 1950 includes several internal title references as "Challenge of the Unknown". |
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| 1950. Ace puts out a book called Challenge of the Unknown. creative title. 1957 - Jack Kirby debuts, 'Challengers of the Unknown' for DC. Hmm. |
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| In all my years of being on this incredible site, I have never noticed this one-shot. I have today and gotta say it's awesome. Full of great horror and great art. Greatly enjoyed reading it! Thank you, Astrp3, for adding this cool book to the collection of wonders already here! |
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| "Challenge of the Unknown," formerly "Love Experiences." |
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| Publication | September 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Reprint in "The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics!" (IDW, 2010 series) #18 certain about the artist credits. |
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| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Reprint in "The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics!" (IDW, 2010 series) #18 certain about the artist credits. |
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| Comic Story | High Priestess of the Snake People (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the Swiss Alps, a young american stumbles across a cult of snake-worshippers. He is bewitched by the beautiful snake queen Gilda. An old villager comes to his help and blows the whole bunch to kingdom come with a pack of dynamite. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Frank Giusto is the real name of the artist often called "Ace Baker" for his Matt Baker art style. |
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| Comic Story | True Tales of the Supernatural #1 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | "Among a certain noble family of Scotland, there was a legend..."
If a family member hears the beating of drums, another member is stricken by tragic death. It so happens. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | The Ghost in the Portrait (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A young couple free the ghost of an evil ancestor. He takes revenge on the bones of the people who sentenced him to death. Then he commands the man to murder his wife, as he did with his wife. The woman manages to destroy the evil spirit in the last moment. The couple lives happily ever after. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | True Tales of the Supernatural #2 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | "There is a legend about a ghost-infested cell in a jail in New Orleans..."
The inhabitants of this cell become suicidal because of the ghost of an old woman who hanged herself in it. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | Villa of the Vampire (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A vampire haunts an Italian villa. The inhabitants are decimated. With the help of a doctor and a blood transfusion, the husband can save his wife and kill the creature of darkness. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Text Story | Unburied Dead (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Man hypnotizes wife, but summons demon in the process. They fight over possession of the woman's body. Her body explodes. Man is arrested and sentenced to death. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | No Grave to Hold Him (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | To live on after his demise, the brain of a dying professor is planted into the body of an executed criminal. His gangster pals kidnap him to find the hidden money from their last robbery. Dramatic showdown on an airfield landing strip. The bad guys are killed, the professor's assistant regains control over the Frankenstein-like creature. Hidden from the public, it lives on scribbling formulas. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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