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| Publication | May-June 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
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| Cover | The Devil Collects! |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Advertisement | Hands Tied? (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for American School |
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| Advertisement | Charming Bird House and Complete Bird Care Station (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for Bird Friends of America |
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| Advertisement | Sportsman's Paradise (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for Champion Sales |
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| Comic Story | The Devil Collects (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | In Africa, planter Reed is informed that his wife Alice must have an operation in England to save her life. Dr. Bishop offers to finance the operation if Reed -- whom he says has a fatal disease -- signs over the rights to his corpse for medical research. Reed agrees. Alice returns from England cured, but Reed discovers she's having an affair with Bishop. Reed arranges for Alice to be bitten by a deadly snake, and delivers her body to Bishop, then kills the doctor. However, Alice had scratched Reed before she died, and the snake venom eventually kills him as well. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Reed Canning; Alice Canning; Dr. Bishop |
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| Comic Story | Terror on Location (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Actor Vernon and his director brother Sidney visit Africa to make a movie. To achieve realism, they allow a lion to kill actor Eva. Alice is to be the next victim, slain by a hippo, but she's rescued by some apes. The apes murder the rest of the cast and crew. Alice escapes but goes insane. |
| Credits | Pencils: Matt Baker? |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Vernon Moss; Eva; Sidney Moss; Alice |
| Notes | Some of the faces in this story look like Matt Baker's work. |
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| Advertisement | How 'Black Beauty' Turns an Also-Ran into "Video Vic!" (1 page) |
| Notes | Advertisement for Strongmen's Club of America |
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| Advertisement | Introducing Comfo-Guard (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for Malen Mfg. Co., selling menstrual shields. In a horror comic. |
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| Advertisement | Greatest Self-Defense Offer Ever Made! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for The Andrew Publishing Co., selling self-defense books. |
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| Advertisement | Rocketman Out of this World (1 page) |
| Notes | Advertisement for Rocketman Televiewer (movie projector). Uses art from Rocketman #1 (Ajax Farrell 1952). |
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| Comic Story | Fear of the Witch (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Richard's fiancee Beth is killed in an auto accident. Time passes and he meets and marries Janet. However, one night Janet is possessed by Beth's spirit. Janet returns to normal in the daytime, but Beth returns every night. Richard loves both Beth and Janet, so he requests assignment as a meteorologist to the North Pole, where nights and days are 6 months' long. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Richard Farson; Beth Thomas; Janet Paxton Farson |
| Notes | The premise of this story is similar to that in the novel "The Other One" (1952) by Catherine Turney, which was later adapted into the film "Back from the Dead" (1957). In the novel/film and this story, a man's wife is possessed by the spirit of his dead wife (fiancee in the comic). However, in the film the spirit is evil, but the comic makes both women good, leading to the protagonist's final decision. |
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| Text Story | Dead on Arrival (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Death is the Jury! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jim Harrison's auto strikes a pedestrian -- the man is badly hurt but Jim leaves the scene to avoid being arrested. The man dies. 3 weeks later, Jim's car hits the same man, but the body vanishes. Guilt-stricken, Jim confesses to the police but they think he's insane, because someone else has already been charged with the crime. Cursed to repeatedly hit the same victim, Jim decides to commit suicide by walking in front of a car, and is fatally injured. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Jim Harrison |
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| Advertisement | Boys, Girls, Men, Women! The World is on Fire. Serve the Lord and you can have these Prizes! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for The FUNman selling religious wall mottos. Bottom 1/2 of page is classified ad section: "Look Here! for Big Money Making Opportunities" (like cesspool cleaners!) |
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| Advertisement | Tell me what you want Money for... I'll help you get all you need! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Advertisement for Mr. B. J. Stuart Greetings |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | In 10 Minutes of Fun a Day I changed Myself (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for Jowett Institute of Physical Training |
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| Advertisement | Fix any Car in a Jiffy! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for Motor Book Dept., selling car repair books |
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by Mark Boersma
