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A nice cross between The Whistler and The Twilight Zone. |
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Publication | September 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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Cover | Superstitious? |
Credits | Pencils: Louis Zansky | Inks: Louis Zansky |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | Deep into Darkness (11 pages) |
Synopsis | Three gangsters on the run get lost in the woods and are caught by the police. |
Featuring | The Unknown |
Credits | Pencils: Paul Parker | Inks: Paul Parker |
Content | Genre: Crime; Fantasy |
Notes | Originally untitled. Artwork and text have been tampered with to meet censorship restrictions. |
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Comic Story | True Tales of Unexplained Mystery #55 (1 page) |
Synopsis | "Among a certain noble family of Scotland, there was a legend..."
If a family member hears the beating of drums, another member is stricken by tragedy. It so happens. |
Featuring | True Tales of Unexplained Mystery |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
Notes | In the original the young woman dies. Here she is only "seriously injured." Her eyes in the final panel are drawn open instead of closed. |
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Comic Story | The Doorway to Yesterday (7 pages) |
Synopsis | While staying in Rome, american newspaperman Wilson follows a beautiful stranger through the ruins and enters the "doorway to yesterday". He finds himself in ancient Rome and (at the command of Nerissa) has to battle a gladiator. Wilson wins and can return to the present. |
Credits | Pencils: Mike Sekowsky | Inks: Vince Alascia |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Hank Wilson; Nerissa |
Notes | In the original Wilson dies in an airplane crash, caused by mysterious Nerissa. |
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Text Article | Superstitious? (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Discussion of symbols of superstition like the horseshoe, the cat, the number seven or whistling at sea. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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Comic Story | Conscience in the Witness Chair (11 pages) |
Synopsis | Innocent scientist is framed for murder and sentenced to die on the electric chair. His innocence can be proven in the last minute. |
Featuring | The Unknown |
Credits | Script: Paul Parker (signed original) | Pencils: Paul Parker |
Content | Genre: Crime; Horror-suspense | Characters: The Unknown; prison warden; Arthur Atkins; Palmer; Halsey; taxi driver; Oscar; police detective; Clancy |
Notes | Originally untitled. Reworked and censored (knife murder and blood removed). |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
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