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| A beautiful scan! Superb work on a lively cultural artifact! Thanks! |
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| Nice! Thanks for the great scan. |
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| Hello everybody! Thanks for this amazing sharing. Great comics in here. |
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| Great cover, and the stories are the best. This is a must read. |
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| I've just read this this one and number 2 in the series. The stories are really good and the artwork as good as it gets. I love this supernatural stuff in comics. Not so much in movies. It must be the great art that cannot be duplicated in films! |
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| This book is a continuation of the Ace one shot "Challenge of the Unknown". |
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| Halloween is here – or more correctly, Kal an Gwaf (Cornish). Always remember that the Cornish gave you apple-bobbing (or in my school, competitive apple-bobbing where drowning was a potential outcome for the losers). Beware also of course of the dark pixies who are allowed to roam free that night across Bodmin Moor in the guise of beautiful young virgins, eager to swap your souls with that of a dark changeling.
To celebrate Allantide (the Anglicised version), I’m reading the excellent The Beyond comics, starting with no.1. It kicks off with The Werewolf Strikes! – beautiful art from Warren Kremer and a story that with a bit of padding would make a very acceptable Universal feature.
The Tale of the Reluctant Ghost has an intriguing script where members of a séance get their heart’s desire - but not in the way they intended (tee hee). The idea is worthy of Poe but he may have provided more bite to the denouement.
The Phantom Puppet has a terrific premise – a puppeteer creates a puppet of Jack the Ripper that takes on a life of its own. The story could have gone in so many directions – this is only one of them, (Everyone knows by the way that Jack the Ripper was really a Polish barber who went by the name of George or David Cohen (real name Aaron Kosminski or possibly Nathan Kaminsky) Or then again, maybe not, who can say)
Al Hartley’s pencils in Master of the Undead were crisp, clear and masterful. I could have written a different ending though……Not the strongest of stories, though the idea of a mind-controlled zombie Nina had potential.
An outstanding first issue – no wonder The Beyond went on to become a minor classic of the genre – the inspiration for other titles that would emerge later in the fifties. Well worth a read. |
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| Fantastic Work ! Many Thanks. |
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| Great art, great stories, and a great scan! This book has it all! |
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| I thought that it would be fun to narrate an excerpt from this on my channel. Hopefully it points a few folk to this site. I appreciate what you do. Here is the link to the story The Werewolf Strikes
https:youtu.be/0Do06BAtCEo |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | November 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Cover | The Werewolf Strikes! |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | The Werewolf Strikes! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Professor Drago is a werewolf, but working on a formula to keep his human form. But time runs out and Drago gets cornered. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Frank Giusto is the person behind the pseudonym "Ace" Baker we used for years.
Cover story. |
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| Comic Story | True Tales of the Supernatural #3 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | "In 1873 there occurred a strange incident in Ireland..."
Innkeeper Riordan foresees a murder in his dreams and leads the police to the killer's lair. |
| Featuring | True Tales of the Supernatural |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | The Reluctant Ghost (6.66 pages) |
| Synopsis | At a seance, three people command spirits from the beyond to supply them with beauty, knowledge and money. Their wishes come true, but the price to pay is high. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Last third of last page is editorial "Sur-Prize Contest" ad. |
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| Comic Story | True Tales of the Supernatural #4 (1 page) |
| Synopsis | "Oliver Chapman lived on his private estate in the suburbs of London..."
For fear of being buried alive, Chapman puts a foghorn next to his coffin in the crypt. When he dies, his relatives hear the sound of the foghorn and witness a walking ghost. |
| Featuring | True Tales of the Supernatural |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | The Phantom Puppet (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Puppet master Lucas creates a wooden doll of Jack The Ripper. To his astonishment the doll comes alive and goes on a murder spree. When no one believes him, Lucas (stabbed by his devilish doll) sets the house on fire. Puppet and master perish in the flames. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | The Mummy's Curse (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Egyptian Whodunit: Archeologist sets deadly trap for his employer by springing a mummy's poisoned ornament on him. Egyptian detective can put the blame on him. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | Master of the Undead (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mystery writer Peter Brandon has to do research for a book on zombies. Though flying to Haiti and experiencing a wild zombie chase, he wakes up in his own New York room a week later. Was it all just a nightmare? |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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