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Four tales of revenge from Robert Bernstein have a distinctly Old Testament feel to them - no sign or hope of atonement and redemption in sight.
Beautiful artwork from all those involved.
Gloria Kane is too great a name to be written off in a bit part - she should be the heroine of her own series - how about a 50s film starlet who also works as a private eye, played by Allison Hayes? |
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Frank Giacoia and Sol Brodsky are well-known names from 60's Marvel, but you rarely saw their penciling, aa Giacoia was an inker then and Brodsky was in production behind the scenes. So it's interesting here to see their drawing. |
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Publication | October-November 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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Credits | Pencils:? (painting) | Inks:? (painting) | Colors:? (painting) | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | Payment in Full (7 pages) |
Synopsis | A couple's car breaks down near an old mansion in New Orleans. A ghost in the house asks them to avenge his death by turning over proof of his murder to the Police, but the man gets an idea to make money off the deal. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Chris; Doris; the spirit of Albert Landers; Richard Wilson |
Notes | Writer credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin. |
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Comic Story | The Stalking Doom (6 pages) |
Synopsis | An underemployed actor kills his rich aunt, but finds out she only left him $400. Her cat stalks him until he is killed in a freak accident. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Derek Layne; Aunt Clara; Barber (lawyer); Johnson |
Notes | Possible Brodsky art per Nick Caputo, July 2015.
This story is a swipe of Bram Stoker's "The Squaw".
Writer credit suggested from textual analysis by Lou Mougin. |
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Text Article | Cagliostro - Swindler or Superman? (2 pages) |
Synopsis | History of the Egyptian Freemasonry of High Science. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography | Characters: Count Alexander Cagliostro; Serafina |
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Cartoon | Giggles and Ghosts |
Content | Genre: Humor |
Notes | 3 single-panel cartoons |
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Comic Story | Wings of Death (7 pages) |
Synopsis | A hunter kills a rare snow eagle that the locals consider the king of birds. The birds in the forest swarm the killer and get revenge for their fallen king. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Warren Ames; Gloria Kane; Joe Arnold (bookie) |
Notes | Writer credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin. |
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Cartoon | Graveyard Guffaws |
Content | Genre: Humor |
Notes | 3 one-panel gags, including "Thank goodness! It's you, not my wife!" |
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Cartoon | Spirit Spasms |
Content | Genre: Humor |
Notes | 3 single-panel cartoons |
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Comic Story | All the King's Men (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Jim Wolfe learns that in Haiti, soldiers will obey even after they are dead. |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Jim Wolfe; King Henri Christophe I; Dan McGraw |
Notes | Duffy lettering per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Ben Oda.
Writer credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin. |
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