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| Methinks that's Ed Ashe on the mermaid story. Nice Kinstler "Pit and the Pendulum" adaptation and a great Baker cover. |
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| Very enjoyable. Loved the 'Pit and the Pendulum' adaptation, Edgar Allan Poe would approve, I'm sure! Great artwork too. |
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| The first story in this could be the inception of Child's Play: criminals that transfer their soul/consciousness into dolls to escape the law - that's Chucky! |
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| This is a surprisingly good horror comic--but no ghost stories! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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| Cover | Swamp Creatures attack a boat with a man and a woman in it |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | The Death Dolls (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dolls are seen committing crimes and a man becomes a doll to find out what was really happening. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Commissioner Billings; Mrs. Vanderhoff; Lieutenant Bill Wilson; Frosty Nelson (crook); Weston |
| Notes | Note at bottom of first page says "Copyright 1952 by Approved Comics".
Art identical to the first signed story, Compare grim faces in frontview in both stories. |
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| Comic Story | The Devil from the Deep! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Men bring a mermaid in from the ocean but find out she has a taste for human flesh. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Robert Strangeway (death); Doctor John Walden; Diana (a mermaid) |
| Notes | Art was previously credited to Edd Ashe ? |
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| Text Article | Ghosts - with a Sense of Humor! (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Article about poltergeists. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Horror-suspense | Characters: Mr. Caskin; The Reverend Doctor Eliakim Phelps |
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| Comic Story | An Eye for an Eye (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A doctor accidentally blinds a man during surgery, and the man gets revenge. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Doctor Ralph Collins; Frank Chester (patient) |
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| Comic Story | Dream Girl (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A statue comes to life and becomes whatever the men around her want her to be. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Eric; El Ahmed; Van Nessan |
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| Comic Story | The Pit and the Pendulum (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man goes nearly mad being tortured in Spain. |
| Credits | Script:? [adaptation] |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Manuel Baroja; Vivaldo; General Lasalle |
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