| Additional Information |
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| Publication | [September-October 1952] | Price: 1/- [0-1-0 GBP] | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | Donovan's Demon! |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for Classics Illustrated: Treasure Island (#64); Alice in Wonderland (#49); The Pioneers (#37); Gulliver's Travels (#16); Black Beauty (#60); The Deerslayer (#17); Homer's Iliad (#77); The Pathfinder (#22); Julius Caesar (#68); The Prairie (#58) |
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| Comic Story | Donovan's Demon (7.5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Donovan summoned a demon five years ago. Ever since, he's searched for the parchment listing how to summon him again. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Officer Harrigan; Donovan; Peleen O'Brien; Maggie O'Brien |
| Notes | Possible Wildey art per Nick Caputo, November 2014. |
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| Notes | Ad for Young Love on sale Sept 18
See http://www.comics.org/series/66321/ |
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| Comic Story | Invisible Link! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Identical twins Paul and Ted share every sensation. |
| Content | Characters: Paul Renick; Ted Renick; Emma Renick; Matilda; Fred; Janice; Miss Harper; Dick Sanger; |
| Notes | Purports to be based on a true story. Compare to The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas. |
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| Comic Story | The House That Tried to Kill Me! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Willy would rather burn down the house he inherited from his Uncle Seth than lose it. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Willy Brommer (dies); Stella Brommer |
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| Text Story | The Nightmare (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Arnold is killed by a hit-and-run driver, Jerry dies at home. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (inset illustrations) | Inks:? (inset illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Arnold Sawyer (dies); Jerry Lucas (dies) |
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| Comic Story | The Curse of the Crystal Ball! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Morgan buys Professor Hearthstone's crystal ball at an auction. The crystal seems to reveal the future to him. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Morgan Faraday; Louis Halter; Evelyn Harper; Johnny Everett |
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| Comic Story | Grounds for Death! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Things go poorly at Cowley Meat Packing for the new efficiency expert. |
| Credits | Job #: A-390 |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Henderson; Wright (dies) |
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| Comic Story | Yesterday You Died! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Grace Hanley is looking to buy a house she sees a ghostly image of a murder that has yet to happen in that house. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Grace Hanley; Mr. Ballard; Fred Hanley; Mr. Stephen Abbott; Ruth Shaw; Mr. Rauch |
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| Comic Story | A Wolf That Hummed a Nursey Rhyme! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Juan beats a wolf to death. When he returns home, he finds his mother beaten to death. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Juan Gonzales; Adelita; Hernando Gomez; Sheriff Dodson |
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| Text Story | Vacation in the Mountains (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack insists that Tim and Evelyn accompany him on a climb in Montana. A ranger stops them, but Jack continues (and is never seen again). |
| Credits | Pencils:? (inset illustrations) | Inks:? (inset illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Tim Brandon; Jack; Evelyn |
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| Comic Story | Skulls' Eyes Never Sleep! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A door-to-door salesman swears the doctor can swap out his eyeballs. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Dr. Martinez |
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| Comic Story | The Girl the Earth Ate Up! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mary Higgens goes to Old Min for help to stop her daughter from partying all night long, and is given a pair of magic scissors. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Mary Higgens; Mary's mother; Old Min |
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| Notes | Ad for Classics Illustrated (Gilberton, 1947 series) #14 "Westward Ho" (November 1948)
See http://www.comics.org/issue/535342/#1016398 |
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| Notes | Ad for Classics Illustrated (Gilberton, 1947 series) #7 "Robin Hood" (September 1948)
See http://www.comics.org/issue/535324/ |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for Kaanga; Jungle; Rangers; Tim Valour; Hooded Rider; Action; Crimson Comet; Jumbo
Indicia at the bottom lists:
"Thorpe & Porter Ltd., East Street, Oadby, Leicester
Printed by Jensen Book Company Ltd., for the Publishers, Hermitage Publications Ltd., Leicester
distributed by Thorpe & Porter Ltd., Oadby, Leicester" |
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