Black Magic #v4#1 (25)
(June-July 1953)

Prize, 1950 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Crestwood Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Prize Group
Editing
Joe Simon (editor); Jack Kirby (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I see them now -- a man and woman --
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover colors credit from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List (5 April 2008)

Strange Old Bird! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Joshua Spencer; Miss Stewart; Phoenix; Tommy Davis; Mister Judson
Synopsis
Did Miss Stewart find a Pheonix bird that allowed her to start her life over?
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Indexer Notes

Possible Kirby script per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Joe Simon on pencils along with Kirby but Nick sees no sign of Simon's work.

The Human Cork (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Kirby script per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Joe Simon along with Kirby on pencils but Nick sees no sign of Simon's input.

The Light (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Romantic Souls! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5.83 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Eadeh
Inks
Al Eadeh
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Reprints

The Crash (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Human Bloodhound! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer suggested Harry Lazarus for pencils and inks. It is not Lazarus.

Escape from the Coffin (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer suggested Harry Lazarus for pencils and inks. It is not Lazarus.

A Beast Is in the Streets! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I see them now -- a man and woman --"]
  2. 1. Strange Old Bird!
  3. 2. The Human Cork
  4. 3. The Light
  5. 4. The Romantic Souls!
  6. 5. The Crash
  7. 6. Human Bloodhound!
  8. 7. Escape from the Coffin
  9. 8. A Beast Is in the Streets!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Nick Caputo
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore