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Monster #2 1953 - Fiction House
| Comments | |
| By SNosko | |
| This is a great copy. I meant to rate it a ten. | |
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | 1953 [no month given] | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Editing: J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor); Jerry Iger (Art Director) |
| Notes | Indicia gives name as "The Monster". |
| Cover | The Dark Abysmal |
| Credits | Pencils: Maurice Whitman [signed MW] | Inks: Maurice Whitman [signed MW] |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Publisher advertisement | The Big 6 (1 page) |
| Comic Story | The Dark Abysmal (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Boy saves small Kentucky town from alien squid invader. The creature goes on a rampage when confronted with human greed. It can be rescued from assaulting military forces by the boy and returns to its homeworld. |
| Credits | Pencils: John Belcastro [as Johnny Bell] | Inks: John Belcastro [as Johnny Bell] |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Comic Story | Tiger Kiss (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man turns into a were-tiger in the jungle. Explorer John Gifford is afflicted with a were-tiger condition ever since he investigated about an Indian tiger cult. His wife Julie can only keep him locked into a cage. His powers cannot be tamed, though; and Gifford breaks out to attack a rival for his wife’s love. |
| Credits | Pencils: A. Albert? | Inks: A. Albert? |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Text Article | Line of Tordesillas (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Story about Brazillian Stamps. 2/3 of page is ads for stamps, other 1/3 is this article. |
| Featuring | Stamp Page |
| Credits | Script: Sidney M. Elias | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fact |
| Comic Story | Where the Undead Roam (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | The undead roam the bayou. An insurance detective discovers a plot to turn a young woman into a zombie. He steps in and can prevent the evil ritual. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Benulis [signed Benulis] | Inks: Jack Abel [signed Abel] |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Comic Story | Kohnoori's Curse (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jewels in India have a curse that makes the owner turn into a monster. Treasure hunter breaks into the tomb of Kohnoori, seeking legendary riches. Though having been warned he is blinded by greed and pays a terrible price for discovering the jewels. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Discount | Inks: Bill Discount |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Comic Story | The Deadman's Chest (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man kills his grandfather for an inheritance, but the grandfather's ghost takes his revenge. |
| Credits | Pencils: Art Peddy | Inks: Bernard Sachs |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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