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| There are some seriously bizarre stories in this comic. |
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| Very fine art in this issue, including Bob Powell. Also, Hopalong Cassidy makes a cameo appearance on pg. 15 of the scan, panel 5. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | August 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Publisher advertisement | ATWTCEF (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Unscramble ATWTCEF to discover the name of the company that publishes the titles listed. |
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| Comic Story | The Door (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | American writer Richard Mord visits the castle of Valord, home of the vampire lady Siroon. There he discovers the entrance to the beyond, hidden behind a strange door. When he returns for a second visit, the demons greet him all too familiar... |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Countess Siroon; |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | The Store at the Cemetery (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A society lady wants to show off with an exquisite piece of pottery for her dinner party. She seeks the services of a ghoulish potter living next to a graveyard. He does create something unique. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Martha Cortwright |
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| Comic Story | The Wall of Flesh! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | While nurse Sheila is waiting for her fiance Johnny, evil doctor Quantrell pushes her into a flesh-eating wall of pulsating meat he created. A race against the clock unfolds. Can Johnny rescue Sheila from her impending doom? |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Sheila Rainess; Dr. Elias Quantrell; Johnny |
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| Comic Story | Ready-- Action-- Camera! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A movie turkey about a Martian invasion is promoted by faking one. But instead of the hired actors real men from Mars land in Hollywood and begin their attack. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Swifty Fox; Shad Taggart; Professor Hawkins; Kelly |
| Notes | From the introduction, this may have also been titled "The Men from Mars!" Possible Waldman art per Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Possible Moldoff art per Nick Caputo. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Worlds of Fear (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | House ad for Worlds of Fear. |
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| Advertisement | Make 'Em and Fly 'Em (1 page) |
| Featuring | Mechanix Illustrated |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for plans to build model airplanes. |
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