Strange Tales #29

(June 1954)

[Swiss Watches] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Witchcraft! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Robert Q. Sale (signed as Robert Q. Sale)

Inks

Robert Q. Sale (signed as Robert Q. Sale)

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Holloway (sourced)

Job Number

E-415

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Verlan; Grau

Synopsis

An executioner thinks to drum up business by accusing an old hermit of being a witch, but the woman will not confess even under torture. The executioner disguises himself as the devil and visits her in her cell. He gets her to agree to confess when a guard sees him and raises the alarm. He attempts to remove the costume and finds that he cannot since the old hag really was a witch and uses the commotion to escape.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2010)

Come Back, Captain (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

A-814

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Job number suggests reprint from unknown source. First page located directly after "Witchcraft!" the second page is located directly after "The Man in the Mask!".

[Ladies Dresses] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Mail Order Mart Clothes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dead Beat! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Correa

Inks

Bob Correa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

E-345

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Benny Troy; Bugsy; Betty

Synopsis

A crook commits fraud by selling stock in a fake uranium company and sending the money to his fiance. When he returns to her, he finds that she has invested all the money in his fake uranium company.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2010)

[Paint Spray Kit] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Auto Seat Covers] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Mardo Reversible Seat Covers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Stamps] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

One Must Die (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Savage

Inks

Bill Savage

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

E-270

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Harry; Robert

Synopsis

A man in a drilling rig plots to murder his co-pilot when he discovers only enough food for one man to return from their days long subterranean journey. After he executes an accident-like death that destroys the other man's body he notices that there are no return controls on the instrument panel. He gets a radio message informing him that his co-pilot was a robot containing the reverse controls for the drilling rig.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2010)

[Weight Gain Tablet] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

More-Wate Tablets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man in the Mask! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Eadeh

Inks

Al Eadeh

Colors

?

Letters

Morrie Kuramoto (sourced)

Job Number

E407

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A skeleton in a mask testifies before the UN of communist atrocities.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2010)

[Magician's Kit] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

We Saw It Happen! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Lawrence (signed as Mort Lawrence)

Inks

Mort Lawrence (signed as Mort Lawrence)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese (sourced)

Job Number

E-448

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Krishlal; Ral; Nalo; Aba; Valti; Sali; Johrnu; Kordu

Synopsis

In India, four different witnesses give false testimony in court, including the ghost of the deceased! The Hindu God of Justice appears in the courtroom to punish all four individuals for their deceit.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #3 ([June] 2010)

[Rings] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

U.S. Diamond House Rings and Watches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Art Training] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[Body Building] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)