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| Web of Evil is a title that draws you in – and this one doesn’t disappoint with its series of Faustian tales. Great work from Jack Cole on pencils – no one does sweat better. |
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| Publication | December 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Cover | Subterranean Beast |
| Credits | Inks: Chuck Cuidera? |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | A Pact with the Devil (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Suicidal John Masters enters into a pact with the devil and gets ten golden years of wealth and fortune. When his time is up, Masters tries to run. But Satan and his minions follow suit on his heels and drive him to suicide. |
| Credits | Script: Jack Cole? | Pencils: Jack Cole | Inks: Jack Cole? |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | The Subterranean Beast (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Allan Mills discovers a monstrous monkey captivated between rocks in a cave. By feeding the beast, Mills tries to command him. The ape shows more interest in Mills’ girlfriend Ruth. Freed by an earthquake, the beast searches for Ruth, but is used by Mills to run amok in the nearby village. The crazed Mills hits Ruth and the giant gorilla-creature takes him underground into the bowels of the earth. |
| Credits | Inks: Chuck Cuidera? |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Inks credit from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker. |
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| Comic Story | Killer from Beyond (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Thief and killer Benny Renz is ratted out to the police by his partner, Simon Fox. Fox and his girlfriend Lili buy the Renz home and tear it down looking for the hidden loot. The ghost of Renz has a laugh as the quarrelsome couple kill each other. |
| Credits | Script: Jack Cole? | Pencils: Jack Cole | Inks: Jack Cole? |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Horror-suspense |
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| Text Story | Dark Sorcery (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | The Monster in Flesh (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Antol Meers is shunned by society for his ugliness. One day he can’t take it anymore and beats up beautiful people. He gets a prison sentence and encounters a therapist who believes in change. Meers enjoys plastic surgery and becomes a society dandy. His soul, however, remains evil. Meers continues to commit crimes until he's caught again and put on the electric chair. |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Nicholas | Inks: Charles Nicholas? |
| Content | Genre: Drama; Crime |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer Saltarella suggested Chic Stone? for pencils and inks. |
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