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22 |
22 |
| Volume |
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| No Volume |
Yes |
Yes |
| Volume Not Printed |
False |
False |
| Display Volume With Number |
No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
Star Publications Inc. |
Star Publications Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
 A Star Comic |
A Star Comic |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
January 1953 |
January 1953 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1953-01-00 |
1953-01-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
bi-monthly |
bi-monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 28) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 28) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
L. B. Cole |
L. B. Cole |
| No Editing |
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| Indicia Printer |
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| No Indicia Printer |
No |
No |
| Rating |
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| No Rating |
False |
False |
| Notes |
Spook Detective Cases on cover only; indicia reads Spook.
Available as a scan at digitalcomicmuseum.com. |
Spook Detective Cases on cover only; indicia reads Spook.
Available as a scan at digitalcomicmuseum.com. |
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| 0. The Headless Horror (no feature) cover, 1p |
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| Title |
The Headless Horror |
The Headless Horror |
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No |
No |
| First Line |
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| Type |
cover |
cover |
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| Feature Logo |
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| Genre |
Crime; Horror; Mystery |
Crime; Horror; Mystery |
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| Page Count |
1 |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
? |
? |
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| Pencils |
L. B. Cole (signed) |
L. B. Cole (signed) |
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L. B. Cole |
L. B. Cole |
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L. B. Cole |
L. B. Cole |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
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| Notes |
"Hanging" cover. |
"Hanging" cover. |
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| 1. Headless Horror! (Sergeant Spook) comic story, 7p |
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Headless Horror! |
Headless Horror! |
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No |
No |
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comic story |
comic story |
| Feature |
Sergeant Spook |
Sergeant Spook |
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Adventure |
Adventure |
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7 |
7 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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Ken Battefield? |
Ken Battefield? |
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Ken Battefield? |
Ken Battefield? |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
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| Reprint Notes |
- from Blue Bolt Comics (Novelty Press, 1940 series) #? [Original title: "Headless Horseman"]
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- from Blue Bolt Comics (1940 series) #v6#8 [64] [Original title: "Headless Horseman"]
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| 2. The Sensitive Killer (no feature) comic story, 8p |
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The Sensitive Killer |
The Sensitive Killer |
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No |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Crime |
Crime |
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8 |
8 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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? |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
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| Reprint Notes |
- from ? [original title: "Six Feet Under"]
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- from ? [original title: "Six Feet Under"]
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| 3. Crazy To Kill (no feature) text story, 2p |
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Crazy To Kill |
Crazy To Kill |
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No |
No |
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text story |
text story |
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Crime |
Crime |
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2 |
2 |
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No |
No |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
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typeset |
typeset |
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X |
X |
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| 4. Double Cross to Death (no feature) comic story, 1p |
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Double Cross to Death |
Double Cross to Death |
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No |
No |
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comic story |
comic story |
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| Genre |
Crime |
Crime |
| Job Number |
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| Page Count |
1 |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
? |
? |
| No Script |
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? |
? |
| No Pencils |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
X |
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| 5. The Face of Horror (no feature) comic story, 9p |
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| Title |
The Face of Horror |
The Face of Horror |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
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comic story |
comic story |
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| Genre |
Crime |
Crime |
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| Page Count |
9 |
9 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
? |
? |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
? |
? |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
? |
? |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
? |
? |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
? |
? |
| No Letters |
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| No Editing |
X |
X |
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| Reprint Notes |
- from ? [original title: "Beauty and Bullets"]
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- from ? [original title: "Beauty and Bullets"]
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| Notes |
Acid in face story. |
Acid in face story. |
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