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| It's the little things in Matt Baker covers that make them so wonderful: in this case it's the girl grabbing the guy's jacket. All of a sudden it's not just fright poses. |
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| Very nice book, with Baker, Kubert, Barry, a Tuska s-f story, a touch of Kinstler and a very nice turn by George Roussos. Only the sometimes-garish coloring detracts. |
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| Can't wait to read this! I love St John comics but this is one I didn't know about. And just in time for Halloween! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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| Cover | Man and a woman in a mine being attacked by a ghost miner |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | 40 plastic airplanes. |
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| Comic Story | The Widow's Lover (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A former executioner beheads those he feels need beheading, and is allowed to be his own executioner. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Vincent; Edouard Moulin; Garand; Destin; Dr. Rendu; Durand |
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| Comic Story | The Tentacles of Death (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Mark Savant heads to Genero where the inhabitants are practicing human sacrifice. There he finds a horrible monster called an Octeel. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Dr. Mark Savant; Ventro; Mona; Mago Sartorus; Gaarlo |
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| PSA | Polio Precautions |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Last third of page is ownership. |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of the Ownership |
| Credits | Script: Archer St. John (publisher) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1954. |
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| Text Story | Dr. Osborne's Secret Weapon (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A future scientist discovers a way to defeat the invading Sirians by disabling atomic energy. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: General Bollinger; Dr. Osborne |
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| Comic Story | The Bloody Sword (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Robert MacCloran returns to his ancestral home to claim his birthright, but his evil uncle has other plans. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Robert MacCloran; Tandy Morgan; Duncan; Bruce MacCloran; Andrew MacCloran |
| Notes | Ink lines in the hair of the main characters are the reason for the Giunta inking credit. Layouts and figures are definitely Dan Barry.
Inker addition of Sy Barry by Craig Delich, identified by Alberto Becattini in Alter Ego #130 (January 2015) |
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| Comic Story | The Portrait of Death (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gregory Harborough finds a painting of himself labelled "Portrait of Death" and is determined to find the artist. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Gregory Harborough; Anton De Salvo |
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| Comic Story | The Finger of Fate (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Gladys Cross saves the finger of a holyman from being chopped off and gets a reward in return. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Dewarzung; Dr. Gladys Cross |
| Notes | Jerry Bails' Who's Who mentions that all of Kinstler's work at St. John Publications was reprints. |
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| Comic Story | Graveyard in the Antarctic (1 page) |
| Synopsis | G. Murray Levick, surgeon with Captain Robert Scott, finds a thousands of dead and dying seals in the Antarctic. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: G. Murray Levick; Captain Robert Scott |
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| Featuring | Littleton Stamp Co. |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Cracker Jack |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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