Additional Information |
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Publication | October 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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Credits | Pencils: Louis Zansky | Inks: Louis Zansky |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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Comic Story | Prisoners in a Lost World (6.67 pages) |
Synopsis | Two explorers discover the underground kingdom of Xandia, hidden in the Himalayas. They are imprisoned and have to fight wild beasts. Only one of them can escape back to western civilization. |
Credits | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
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PSA | What's the Answer to These School Problems? |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
Notes | by National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools |
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Comic Story | Baffling Mysteries (1 page) |
Synopsis | "When the french army was fighting its toughest battle of World War I, tales of heroic ventures became almost commonplace..."
A lieutenant is killed leading an attack. His ghost returns to complete the task. |
Featuring | Baffling Mysteries |
Credits | Pencils: Sy Grudko | Inks: Sy Grudko |
Content | Genre: Fantasy; War |
Notes | Originally presented as one of the "True Tales of Unexplained Mystery." Presented as true stories. Feature abstains from traditional numbering. |
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Comic Story | The Lorelei of Loon Lake (7 pages) |
Synopsis | The ghost of a drowned girl reveals what happened. |
Credits | Pencils: Frank Giusto | Inks: Frank Giusto |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
Notes | Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. referred to Frank Giusto as “Ace Baker", a Matt Baker inspired artist, who worked for Ace Magazines.
Previous indexer Saltarella suggested Lou Cameron ? for art credits.
Story has been reworked and censored (woman’s skeleton removed). |
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Comic Story | Baffling Mysteries (1 page) |
Synopsis | "One of the most fascinating sports in the world is skiing..."
American tourist in the Swiss alps witnesses nightly somersault ski jump of a man who injured himself a week before. |
Featuring | Baffling Mysteries |
Credits | Pencils: Sy Grudko | Inks: Sy Grudko |
Content | Genre: Fantasy |
Notes | Originally presented as one of the "True Tales of the Supernatural." Feature abstains from traditional numbering. Story has been reworked. In the original version the ski jumper had died a week ago. |
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Comic Story | The Phantom Model (7 pages) |
Synopsis | A young lady seeks revenge on artist because of the one that jilted her mother. |
Credits | Pencils: Jim McLaughlin | Inks: Jim McLaughlin | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
Content | Genre: Crime |
Notes | Previous indexer Saltarella suggested Lou Cameron ? for art credits.
The text is doctored to avoid all references to death. The painter does not die, he just faints. |
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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: Horror-suspense |
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Comic Story | 6 Furlongs to Yesterday (7 pages) |
Synopsis | A ghost dad and a hospitalized son help a horse win the big race. |
Credits | Pencils: Gene Colan | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering) |
Content | Genre: Fantasy |
Notes | Original title: "The Haunted Horse." In the original version the son dies. |
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