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Mister Mystery
Date | Number: 1 | Lang: English (en)
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File size 11.25mb consisting of 36 pages | Format: EBook
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A "5" rating means I enjoyed bits of this book - two bits - not bad for a dime in those days, and even better here for free! The two bits are both television-centric, the first being a story called "Television Ghost", the tale of a henpecked husband, a TV lovin' shrew of a wife, and the way hubby gets vengeance from beyond the grave - or does he? No signature, but if this ain't Harvey Kurtzman's doing, I don't know what is! Also of Interest is the ad for a "television bank", with Uncle Miltie and other celebs of the day featured, and, well - that's it.
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I especially enjoyed the illustrations. Thank you for the post.
  
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NameMister Mystery 1 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: bi-monthly
NotesMISTER MYSTERY, Vol. 1, No. 1, Sept., 1951. Published bi-monthly by Media Publications, Inc., at 1775 Broadway, New York 19, N.Y.
 
Cover1 page
GenreHorror-suspense
PencilsRoss Andru
InksMike Esposito
 
Comic StoryHand (5 pages)
SynopsisA man is killed by the skeletal hand of his unborn/undeveloped twin that was grafted onto his ankle before birth.
GenreHorror-suspense
PencilsRoss Andru
InksMike Esposito ?
 
Comic StoryDeath a la Carte (7 pages)
SynopsisA man lets his mentally handicapped cousin (who's left under his care) starve to death so he can claim his inheritance. The problem is, the cousin's ghost comes back for revenge.
GenreHorror-suspense
PencilsRoss Andru ?
InksMike Esposito ?
NotesKurtzman imitation
 
Comic StoryThe Bloody Jinx (5 pages)
SynopsisHerman Haas is the last of his family line from Germany. His family was infamous for creating the "jinx of the blue candle", which is a blue wax candle that, when breathed upon by the victim, will cause the victim to die after the flame flickers out. Herman had destroyed the candle-making book and wants to never continue this family practice. When Satan (Lucifer H. Diablo) himself visits Herman, he forces him to make a blue candle from memory. Herman tries to escape but is killed. However, Satan had breathed on the candle and is destroyed once the flame flickers out.
GenreHorror-suspense
PencilsTony Mortellaro
InksTony Mortellaro
NotesMuch of the art in this story is reprinted in [gcd_link_story](90434) "Everlasting Life". The story was rewritten.
 
Comic StoryTelevision Ghost.. (5 pages)
SynopsisHenry Meeks is being continually harrassed by his wife to the point of planning her murder. However, she is having similar thoughts about doing him in as well and does! Unfortunately for her, his death is not the end; it's the beginning of a new form of disgust with her former husband.
GenreHorror-suspense
CharactersMister Mystery (host); Henry Meeks (death); Grace Meeks (villain, death)
PencilsCharles Stern (see notes) ? Ross Andru (see notes) ?
InksCharles Stern (see notes) ?
NotesStern credit per Jack Butterworth and Nick Caputo, who notes that Stern is credited with working on the title in Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books. Stern was a former roommate of Harvey Kurtzman, suggesting a reason why this work resembles Kurtzman. Andru Pencils per Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8699).

This story directly references Kurtzman's story, "The Mysterious Ray From Another Planet," which is found in Weird Fantasy #4. The protagonists from "Television Ghost" are taken directly from the EC story, though not directly swiped. Instead, this is a completely new story based on Kurtzman's visuals, and is such a complete re-creation of Kurtzman's style that one of Kurtzman's former students, cartoonist Batton Lash, believes that Kurtzman actually drew this story, and, if that is true, then this could be a "lost" Kurtzman story. This information added by Craig Delich 2013-8-1 from article by Michael Gilbert in Alter Ego #119 (August 2013).
 
Comic StoryThe Tree of Vengeance (5 pages)
GenreHorror-suspense
PencilsRoss Andru
InksMike Esposito
 
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