(December 1952)
Star Publications,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Star Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Star Comic
- Editing
- L. B. Cole
Issue Notes
indicia title: WEIRD TALES, per Frank Motler
The Ghostly Guardians!!
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- L. B. Cole (signed as
L. B. Cole) - Inks
- L. B. Cole (signed as L. B. Cole)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Across the battle-scarred hills of Korea they came, marching in death-like unison which sent chills of terror through those who witnessed the terrible manifestation.
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in Black Light: The World of L. B. Cole (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) (January 2015)
-
The Ghostly Guardians
comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Across the battle scared (sic) hills of Korea they came, marching in death-like unison which sent chills of terror through those who witnessed the terrible manifestation.
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Willy Jacks
- Synopsis
- A wounded G.I gives his life to help his fellow soldiers on the battlefield during the Korean War. He was inspired by "The Ghostly Guardians", a group of spectral soldiers of heroic men that died on the battlefield in the past fighting for freedom.
- Reprints
Weird Mr. and Mrs. Murder
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You probably heard of husband and wife teams in radio, sports, and in the circus, but have you ever heard of a Mr. and Mrs. Murder?
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Ann Duncan; Tom Duncan
- Synopsis
- Ann shoots her husband, Tom, when he decides to leave Ann for another woman.
- Reprints
- from Famous Crimes (Fox, 1948 series) #2 (August 1948) [original title: Killers at Large]
-
in Black Magic Comics (Arnold Book Company, 1952 series) #15
-
Death, Danger, and Deceit
Blue Bolt / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Five planes fail to return from a routine patrol fight.
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Blue Bolt
- Reprints
- from Blue Bolt (Novelty / Premium / Curtis, 1940 series) #v3#11 [35] (April 1943)
- in Black Magic Comics (Arnold Book Company, 1952 series) #15 [New story title added in place of Blue Bolt logo.]
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Dead Man's Mistake
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It had been a long and wearisome trip finding the jewels and Jack Adams, turning back, saw an end to it, in spite of the long safari trail to the Congo and then the ride by dugout.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jack Adams; Curly Cullen; N'Gona Joe; McFarl
- Reprints
- from Jungle Jo (Fox, 1950 series) #2 (July 1950) [Renamed.]
- in Black Magic Comics (Arnold Book Company, 1952 series) #15
-
Valley of the Demon Monsters
Jungle Jo / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Once again Jungle Jo is called upon to protect his Tangane people from an invader...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Jungle Jo; Lura
- Synopsis
- An old man controls wild beasts and terrorizes a village with these monsters. After discovering that the old man controls the wild beasts, Jungle Jo confronts the old man to prevent further attacks on the villagers by the monstrous beasts.
- Reprints
- from Jungle Jo (Fox, 1950 series) #2 (July 1950)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Ghostly Guardians!!
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1.
The Ghostly Guardians
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2.
Weird Mr. and Mrs. Murder
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3.
Death, Danger, and Deceit
Blue Bolt -
4.
Dead Man's Mistake
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5.
Valley of the Demon Monsters
Jungle Jo
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jay Flash
- Del Gruber
- Merlin Haas
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike White
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