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Publication | March 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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Cover | ...Is Death The End? |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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Foreword/Afterword | The Inner Circle (1 page) |
Synopsis | Announcement on the re-structuring of the horror comics from Harvey at the time (Black Cat Mystery, Witches Tales, Tomb of Terror and Chamber of Chills), defining what each would focus on and that they would come out every 2 weeks. Also contains reprints of panels from the inside stories. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | The Ugly Duckling (5 pages) |
Synopsis | Jed Barnes had an accident that left his face so disfigured that he would have to wear bandages the rest of his life. When he saved Ruth from committing suicide, she married him, but eventually she wanted to see what was behind the bandages... |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
Notes | No art credits in comic. |
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Text Story | A Model Girl |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Sam Harkness |
Notes | Page also includes a statement of ownership showing Leon Harvey as the editor, Alfred Harvey as the managing editor and Robert B. Harvey as the business manager. All three are also listed as the owners of Witches Tales, Inc. Dated September 30, 1953. |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Featuring | Chilly Chamber Music: Songs from the Spook Box |
Content | Genre: Humor; Horror-suspense |
Notes | Howard Nostrand credit based on artwork from similar strip on sale at Heritage Auctions in December 2002. |
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Featuring | Chilly Chamber Music: Songs from the Spook Box |
Content | Genre: Humor; Horror-suspense |
Notes | Howard Nostrand credit based on artwork from similar strip on sale at Heritage Auctions in December 2002. |
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Comic Story | Reincarnation (5 pages) |
Synopsis | A two-bit thief discovers a scientist that has invented a machine that performs re-incarnation, but he discovers that being someone else isn't all it's cracked up to be... |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
Notes | No art credits in comic. |
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Publisher advertisement | Read These Different Mystery Magazines (1 page) |
Synopsis | Ad for Black Cat Mystery, Witches Tales, Tomb of Terror and Chamber of Chills at top of page and for Teen-Age Brides, First Love, Love Problems, Hi-School Romance and First Romance at the bottom of the page. Both ads include pictures from comic covers. |
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Comic Story | Lottery (5 pages) |
Synopsis | Explorers to the middle of the earth find a civilization that is far advanced from ours. However, the lottery that they hold isn't something that you would want to win... |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
Notes | No art credits in comic. |
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Featuring | Chilly Chamber Music: Songs from the Spook Box |
Content | Genre: Humor; Horror-suspense |
Notes | Howard Nostrand credit based on artwork from similar strip on sale at Heritage Auctions in December 2002. |
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Featuring | Chilly Chamber Music: Songs from the Spook Box |
Content | Genre: Humor; Horror-suspense |
Notes | Howard Nostrand credit based on artwork from similar strip on sale at Heritage Auctions in December 2002. |
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Text Story | The Satchel (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
Notes | Bottom of page has an ad for Tomb of Terror. |
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Comic Story | The Skeptic! (5 pages) |
Synopsis | American soldiers come across an abandoned house somewhere in Europe during World War II. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense; War |
Notes | No art credits in comic. |
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