| Additional Information |
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| Publication | May-June 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Cover | The Death Tattoo |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Foreword/Afterword | Contents (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | On the inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Death Tattoo! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Circus performer Garth wears a magic symbol on his chest. The “death tattoo” allows him to use the power of hypnotism, but comes with a price. Its wearer is slowly driven insane; and after his death, the tattoo detaches from the body and goes searching for a new victim. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset;? (splash panel only) |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Jack Rollins; Lura; Professor Willie Garth the Hypnotist |
| Notes | First-person narrative |
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| Comic Story | The Vampire Puppet (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Puppet master Gravon and his puppet Koko are celebrities. His three assistants are jealous of his success, murder Gravon and go on stage themselves. Koko, however, changes into an avenging vampire puppet and drains the treacherous trio of their life blood. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Jacques Gravon; Marion Leblanch; Henry Leblanch; George |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | The Dead DO Tell! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Mrs. William Eddon; William Eddon; Tyler |
| Notes | Subtitled 'A True Ghost Story'. |
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| Comic Story | House to Let (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Professor Janney invents a formula to bring dead matter to life. He tries it out in his home laboratory – with horrid success. His house becomes alive and keeps him prisoner. Janney slowly diminishes in size, ready to be absorbed by his murderous home. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense; Science Fiction | Characters: Professor Raymond Janney; Joan; Tom |
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| Comic Story | The Northern Horror (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Somewhere in Northern Canada, an expedition in search of Uranium comes across Viking artifacts. Eskimo guide Arnook warns the foreigners of the “Golden Sword of the Spirits”, but some men push on, discover a lost Viking ship and their doom. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Professor Michael Sloane; Mac Jones; Arnook; Fred; Joe |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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