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| Date | | Number: 1 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Notes | Minoan Pub. 1953- complete; upgrade Purple Claw 02 is mostly reprinted in Toby's "Tales of Horror #10" also on the site. There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page | |||
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| Name | Purple Claw 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Periodicals, page 203. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Pencils | Ben Brown ? |
| Inks | Ben Brown ? |
| Notes | The cover does not refer to any of the stories in this issue. |
| Comic Story | The Power of the Purple Claw / The Purple Claw (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | The first two pages relate how in 1943 Dr. Weir told an African witch doctor how to combat malaria and in gratitude was given the Purple Claw. The main story tells how Dr. Gool uses a radioactive fluid to raise the dead, who obey him. He tells Dr. Weir of his evil plan to conquer the world. The undead, and Dr. Gool, are easily defeated by the Purple Claw. |
| Characters | Dr. Gool (villain, death); Tom Bradley (undead); Alice Bradley |
| Pencils | Ben Brown (signed) |
| Inks | David Gantz (signed) |
| First Line | Out of the thickly overgrown, mysterious jungle of Africa ... |
| Comic Story | The Devil Is a Dame! / The Purple Claw (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brima Stone is a she-devil who uses an enchanted gun supplied by Satan as well as her demonic minions to commit crimes that overcome the city. Luckily Doctor Jonathan Weir (aka The Purple Claw) arrives to stop her. |
| Genre | Horror-suspense |
| Characters | Brima Stone (villain, death); Lug Garrison (death); Mayor Jones; Chief Matthews |
| Pencils | Ben Brown (signed) |
| Inks | David Gantz (signed) |
| First Line | Why did you have to come snooping around for, flatfoot? |
| Story | The Purple Claw (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Taking a holiday trip to Zocalo, Jonathan involves himself in the murders of people; the act tolled by the clock at midnight, supposedly by the ghost of Don Carlo. |
| Genre | Horror-suspense |
| Characters | Senor Garcia; Viceroy Don Francisco (death, flashback); Don Miguel (death, flashback); Donna Isabel (wife of Don Miguel, death, flashback); Don Carlo (villain, death) |
| Pencils | David Gantz (layouts) Ben Brown |
| Inks | David Gantz |
| First Line | Stark terror filled the ancient streets... |
| Notes | Layout credit by Craig Delich. |
| Text Story | Doorway to Darkness (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Jonas Correy was a clever man. |
| Comic Story | Problems of Space Travel (2 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Pencils | Ed Smalle |
| Inks | Ed Smalle |
| First Line | The world is rapidly approaching the era of space travel. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
