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Publication | October 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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Cover | The Man Who Lost His Head! |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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Text Story | Dark Angel (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Boisterous publisher Cardiff loves wine, women and food – too much. In pursuit of a pretty woman he finds out that he has stalked the angel of death. |
Credits | Pencils:? (header illustration) | Inks:? (header illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
Notes | On the inside front and inside back covers. |
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Comic Story | The Tapestry of Tolchime (10 pages) |
Synopsis | A family curse haunts castle Tolchime. Oscar Tolchime, the last descendant, is trapped there and has to face the vengeful spirit of Lady Constance, who was put to death there 400 years before. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Oscar Tolchime; Lady Constance Bolan; Mr. Bolan |
Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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Comic Story | The Haunted Treasure (1 page) |
Synopsis | A pirate’s ghost points out the location of a treasure to a family who helped him when still alive. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Pedro Rodriguez; Marcia Rodriguez; Louise Rodriguez |
Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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Comic Story | The Man Who Lost His Head! (5 pages) |
Synopsis | Movie actor Jackson Blair makes his way to fame with the help of a witch’s magic potion. When Blair breaks his promise to marry her in return, she makes his head disappear. In a final confrontation Madame Dazong dies and Blair gets equipped with a new, horrible head. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Jackson Blair; Madame Dazong |
Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Writer's credit by Martin O'Hearn. |
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Comic Story | Where Do We Go from Here? (5 pages) |
Synopsis | We accompany Warren Hopkins on his journey from his deathbed to the pearly gates. In between he takes over his body once more, giving his family a scare when he rises as a zombie from the grave. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Warren Hopkins |
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Comic Story | The Mystery of the Poltergeist (1 page) |
Synopsis | Accounts of “poltergeist” phenomena throughout history. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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Comic Story | The Formless Shadows (10 pages) |
Synopsis | Newspaper reporter Allen Drake is assigned to cover a scientific discovery: Professor van Bohm shows him proof of an alien invasion – and dies moments after. Drake has to run for his life, but everywhere he turns, the aliens are already in control. |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Allen Drake; Professor Ludwig van Bohm; Carl |
Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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Advertisement | Hi Fellas! (1 page) |
Featuring | Mechanix Illustrated |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
Notes | Ad for various items. |
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