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| GREAT COVER ! I bet Myron Fass's EERIE Publications got a lot of inspiration from stuff like this . |
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| The A. C. Hollingsworth story is surprisingly psychedelic / mod era for 1952. I learn something new every day. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | December 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Foreword/Afterword | Contents (1 page) |
| Notes | The inside front cover contains an illustrated foreword plus the publisher & indicia information block. |
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| Comic Story | Beware of the Undead! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Trinidad tourist Nat Grear learns of the native lore of the Obeah man, a devil incarnate. There was a man named Tamiko who killed out of pure lust, until he fell to his death in a waterfall. Grear plans to shove his wealthy uncle into the cursed waters, but ends up drowning there himself. He now has all of eternity to spend and suffer along with the original Obeah man. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Mirror of Death! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | When on shore-leave sailor Steve Lajos changes into dapper businessman Robert Martin and robs unsuspecting ladies of their jewelry. The vain and arrogant Lajos meets his fate when entering the temple of mirrors, house of seven-armed god Struga. Lajos breaks the mirror which reveals his ugly inner self and is damned to live in the presence of vengeful Struga. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Steve Lajos [Robert Martin]; Isabel; Henrietta |
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| Text Story | Diary of Horror! (2 pages) |
| Featuring | The Story Behind the Cover |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | "The Story Behind the Cover"
Two small illustrations are details from the front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Ghost's Curse! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jarod Parks is secretary to successful classic dancer Mona Travis. Since Parks has gambling debts, he murders Mona and forges her last will. The dancer’s ghost, however, pesters Parks with haunting threats of his punishment after death. When Parks finally dies, he rots away in his grave fully conscious. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Nicholas | Inks: Charles Nicholas? | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Jarod Parks [Jarod Parker]; Mona Travis |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Video |
| Notes | Ad for Captain Video's Scillograph Communicator from Video Sales. |
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| Comic Story | The Phantom of Philip Hawks (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Young lovers John Allen and Mary Kane set sail for their honeymoon voyage on their own ship, but they have been cursed by John’s rival, Philip. The jealous man wanted to have fair Mary for himself. Philip Hawks’ ghost commandeers the boat and they all perish at sea. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Plaza Book Company. |
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| Credits | Script: J. E. Smith | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | National Radio Institute. |
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| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Characters: Uncle Bernie |
| Notes | Novelty Mart.
Back cover. |
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