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| My favorite Frazetta swipe of all time graces this cover by Woodbridge. |
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| By comparison with the first story, the cover is inked by Angelo Torres also. I've just added this to the GCD. |
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| Great cover and interior art ! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Signature "GW" is hidden on yellow mask on bottom of page.
Angelo Torres given as inker by comparison with the first story. |
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| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: The Witch Doctor |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Signature "GW" is hidden on yellow mask on bottom of page.
Angelo Torres given as inker by comparison with the first story. |
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| Comic Story | Nightmare! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Forty years after the Civil War, former soldier Dan McGraw is visited by the ghosts of his army buddies. He killed them so that he could keep a gold treasure all for himself. The ghosts drive him to a police station where McGraw makes a full confession of his crimes. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Dan McGraw; Carley; Winslow |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Keith Chandler : There are hints of Frazetta inks on page six. It is well known that Woodbridge, Torres, Frazetta. Roy G. Krenkel and Al Williamson - the so-called 'Fleagle Gang' - often worked on each other's stories during this period. |
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| Text Story | The Elder Gods (1 page) |
| Synopsis | American tourist John Anderson visits Mexico and has a vision of a goddess there. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: John Anderson; Felipe |
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| Comic Story | Smart Soldiers Never Die! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rookie soldier in Korea caught behind enemy lines is pulled through by veteran. Returning to camp, he learns that the veteran must have been a ghost, because he died yesterday. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy; War | Characters: Alan Taylor; Lieutenant Parker (death); Sergeant Casey |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Friends to the End! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Al is rescued from a tenement fire by the ghost of his war buddy Dave. Al once saved Dave's life, and now the debt is paid. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Al Morgan; Dave Bradley |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | So You Want to Be a Witch? (1 page) |
| Synopsis | An old experienced witch reminisces in a monologue about her times. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy; Satire-parody |
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| Comic Story | King Midas (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Story of King Midas, pepped up with 1950s lingo. Because he cannot eat anymore (everything he touches turns to gold), Midas turns himself into the Statue of Liberty and is shipped to New York. |
| Featuring | Grandma Gruesome's Deadtime Tale |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy; Satire-parody | Characters: Grandma Gruesome (host); King Midas |
| Notes | Art ID by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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