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| Whilst browsing CB+ I came across the five issues of this title. After reading them all, I just have to say that this #3 issue is, in my view, in a class of its own. The writing, artwork, inks and colours are great, and whilst the other four issues are extremely worthy supporters, this particular issue is outstanding. Thank you JonTheScanner for the quality scans which add to our enjoyment of these books- particularly this one- Weird Thrillers#3! Melbee. :D |
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| Publication | Spring 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Cover art credit authenticated by article in ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE No. 18 Winter 2007. |
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| Cover | Princess of the Sea |
| Credits | Pencils: Allen Anderson (painting) | Inks: Allen Anderson (painting) | Colors: Allen Anderson (painting) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Princess Tania; Killer-Goro |
| Notes | Cover art credit authenticated by article in ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE No. 18 Winter 2007. |
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| Comic Story | Letter in Black (1 page) |
| Synopsis | On the eve of the start of World War II, the Monsigneur finds a letter, that then vanishes, from Franz Ferdinand, that foretells the archduke's own assassination that ingnites the global conflict. |
| Credits | Script: Ed Silverman | Pencils: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) | Inks: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Monsigneur Joseph De Lanyi; Charles (butler) |
| Notes | In black and white on inside front cover.
Writer credit from Ed Silverman interview in Alter Ego magazine #120 (TwoMorrows, September 2013). |
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| Comic Story | Princess of the Sea! (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | A diver discovers a mermaid, falls in love, and saves her people from a monster denizen of the deep. |
| Credits | Pencils: Dan Barry | Inks: Frank Giacoia | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: John Garth (pearl diver); Princess Tania (mermaid); the King (Tania's father); Malar (killer shark); Killer-Goro (ancient monster); boat Captain |
| Notes | Cover story.
Inker revision from John Giunta to Giacoia by Craig Delich, per Alberto Becattini in Alter Ego #130 (January 2015). |
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| Comic Story | The Soul of Benjamin Sprague (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | takeoff on Christmas Scrooge story |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell (signed); Howard Nostrand (signed); Martin Epp (signed) | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Benjamin Sprague; George (chauffeur); Benjamin Sprague (future version); Mother Johnson; Officer Roarke |
| Notes | Part of Howard Nostrand's name is visible on a poster on page 1, panel. Martin Epp's name is on the same poster. Bob Powell's name is signed in the last panel to the left of The End. Pencils are definitely his. |
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| Text Story | The Mind Reader (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | a mind reader tells a man his fortune |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | Death x 2 = 0! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A gangster meets his double |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska | Inks: George Tuska | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Bull Manton; Whitey; Chuck; Joe; second Bull Manton |
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| Comic Story | The Shadow on the Screen! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | man sees ghost of a woman on TV screens |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand; Martin Epp | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Henry Parker; Emma Parker; mystery woman |
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| Publisher advertisement | "World's Greatest Detective! Ellery Queen Comics!" (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: Norman Saunders (painted) | Inks: Norman Saunders (painted) | Colors: Norman Saunders (painted) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Ellery Queen |
| Notes | full page house ad for Ellery Queen (Ziff-Davis, 1952 Series) #1 (Spring 1952 issue), advertised as "Now On Sale!" |
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| Comic Story | Space-Age Glass! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | facts about glass in the space-age |
| Credits | Pencils: John Celardo? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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