Adventures into the Unknown #39

(January 1953)

50 Cowboys & Indians; 41 Circus Toys (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Wild West toy and Circus toy from unamed company at 45 West 45th St, NY, NY, on inside front cover.

Tale of Terror (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Lin Streeter

Inks:

Lin Streeter

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Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Satan; Scotty; Georgette; Lou; unnamed editor; demons

Synopsis:

Satan himself sells a story to a comic book editor and demons threaten the creative staff until the printing plates are destroyed, and the demons along with them.

Boys, Get That Real R.R. Engineer's Thrill (Table of Contents)

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Lionel Trains.

Behind The Door! (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Rosie Ferrero

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Joan

Synopsis:

Joan keeps repeating a horrific experience of entering a house with a monster lurking within, unable to tell where a daydream ends and reality begins.

Indexer Notes

The author is a 14 years old fan of this comic book.

Apollo's Fatal Gloves (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Al Camy

Inks:

George Wilhelms

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Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Glen Sanders; Apollo; Ginny; unnamed janitor

Synopsis:

Glen Sanders finds a pair of magic gloves but they are stolen by someone who uses them to murder, until Apollo creates a second pair so Glen can defeat the murderer.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Shock (Stanley Publications, 1969 series) #v3#2 (May 1971)

It's New... (Table of Contents)

Skeleton Hand / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

House ad for Skeleton Hand comic.

Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet! (Table of Contents)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Smith Brothers Cough Drops, featuring a Personalized Wallet for $0.35 plus the front of a cough drop box.

The Ghostly Flag-Raising (Table of Contents)

Uncanny Mysteries / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pete Riss?

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Pete Riss?

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Content Information

Genre:

mystery

Synopsis:

Relates that some Army personnel have seen an apparently ghostly recreation of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima on the anniversary of the actual event.

The Hungry Horde (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Jon Blummer

Inks:

Jon Blummer

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Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Mark; Martha; Mr. Mason; Master Vampire

Synopsis:

After a theft of a large amount of blood plasma, Mark and Martha are called to investigate. They discover the Master Vampire using the plasma to create an army but destroy the army and the Master.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #6 (March 1974)

Let's Talk It Over! (Table of Contents)

Let's Talk It Over! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Letters from: Becky Stone; M. Barrows; B. Wagner; Jean Tennaro, with illustration and editorial.

The Skeleton's Secret! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Charles Nicholas

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Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Elwood Barker; Frank Moore; Len; Stella Moore (as skeleton)

Synopsis:

To forestall a tough exam, Frank Moore steals a skeleton from a classroom, but the skeleton of the professor's wife has a plan of revenge against her murdering husband.

The Evil Eye (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

King Ward

Inks:

King Ward

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Content Information

Genre:

horror

Characters:

Mike Benson; Hester

Synopsis:

Mike escapes from prison and kills an old woman but she has placed a curse on him and he goes mad before he is recaptured.

Giant Collection of 100 Games $1 (Table of Contents)

Seagee Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for games, books, and other toys from Seagee Co. on inside back cover.

Announcing The New Daisy Defender (Table of Contents)

Daisy Defender / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Daisy Defender air rifles on back cover.