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Fantastic Fears
Date | Number: 8 | Lang: English (en)
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PublicationJuly-August 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly
NotesAlthough there is a story in this issue titled "Be My Ghost," it has nothing to do with a ghost (or the cover art) and seems to have been retitled simply to match the story title listed on the cover.
 
CoverBe My Ghost!
NotesAlthough there is a story in this issue titled "Be My Ghost," it has nothing to do with a ghost (or the cover art) and seems to have been retitled simply to match the story title listed on the cover.
 
Comic StoryTerror under Glass (6 pages)
SynopsisDavid sees a psychiatrist about his recurring nightmare of being suffocated in an hourglass. Under hypnosis, he reveals that he was a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and collaborated with his captors. As a result, many of his fellow Americans died, including some in a building constructed in hourglass-shape. Dr. Tate tells David he can't treat him. David is later sent to Minnesota by his boss to inspect a new type of grain elevator. Once inside, he's trapped and suffocated by grain. Both the elevator owner and Dr. Tate had brothers who died in the POW camp because of David.
ContentGenre: Horror-suspense | Characters: David Cravens; Dr. Tate
 
Comic StoryFear in the Jungle (6 pages)
SynopsisWealthy Matilda turns down Tom's proposal, saying she wants to marry jungle man Kaza. Matilda and her companion Dorothy travel to Africa and use her influence to force the commissioner to ask Kaza to guide her on safari. Tom follows and tries to ambush Kaza. Kaza defeats him but when he learns that Tom wants to marry Matilda for her money, he allows Tom to pretend to thrash him in combat. Matilda decides to wed Tom and Kaza is left with the much younger and more attractive Dorothy.
FeaturingKaza
ContentGenre: Jungle | Characters: Kaza; Matilda Marshall; Tom Rubio; Dorothy Gray; Commissioner
 
SynopsisHouse ad with cover reproductions for: Linda, Bride's Secrets, Black Cobra, and Police Thrills.
NotesCovers shown for Linda 2, Bride's Secrets 3, Black Cobra 1 (although this is different than the published cover, since it shows Black Cobra with a cowl), and an apparently nonexistent title Police Thrills (the cover art does not seem to match any of the other Farrell horror titles either).
 
Comic StoryBe My Ghost (5 pages)
SynopsisWhen Pierre learns his wife Gigi is pregnant, he takes a job as the official executioner to earn money for his family. He doesn't tell Gigi what he's doing, and decides to quit because the strain is too much for him. However, Gigi had learned the truth and began an affair with another man, then murdered him. She asks Pierre to be her executioner and he agrees. When he gets home, he is shocked to see his young son has built a toy guillotine.
ContentGenre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Pierre Duval; Gigi Duval; Jules
NotesThe title is not relevant to the story. The text in the splash panel indicates the original title may have been "The Knife of Conscience."
 
Text StoryGhost Bullet (2 pages)
CreditsLetters: typeset
ContentGenre: Crime
 
Comic StoryGreen Horror (5 pages)
SynopsisOver her husband's objections, Martha plants a cactus in the yard of their home. George broods over the plant and one night decides to chop it down, but the cactus seizes the axe and kills George instead. The police think a prowler did it. Some time later, Martha agrees to marry Brent, but cactus uproots itself and strangles him. Then the plant enters the house and hugs Martha, crushing her to death.
ContentGenre: Horror-suspense | Characters: George Thornton; Martha Thornton; Brent
NotesOn page one of the story, George and Martha's last name is spelled "Thorton" but all subsequent references spell it "Thornton."
 
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