(July 1954)

Quality Comics, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines
Brand
A Quality Comic Publication
Editing
Alfred Grenet; Richard Arnold (Associate editor); Everett M. Arnold (General manager)

The Medium of Murder (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Chuck Cuidera?
Colors
?

Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

The Medium of Murder (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chuck Cuidera ?
Inks
Chuck Cuidera ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Zakor, master medium, offers his services to underworld czar Keller. Zakor conjures ghosts from beyond to dispose of Keller’s rival mobsters. The gangster obeys his every wish, although Zakor employs a trusty assistant named Maja to commit the murders in costume. Then Zakor takes over the crime business himself and pushes Keller out of the picture. But now a real ghost appears and murders the evil Zakor.
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The Fiend of Terror Mountain (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Jack Cole ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Synopsis
The brutish Roco escapes from a mental institution and finds shelter at the house of the criminal Mr. Leache. He uses Roco’s strength for a series of holdup murders and thefts. When Leache learns of a terminal illness he’s carrying, he orders Roco to kill him in an unobserved moment. The doctor, however, made a mistake and confused medical reports…

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Chic Stone ? for pencils and inks.

The Hamlet of Horror (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; horror-suspense
Synopsis
John Ames and his wife Doris have a car accident in the wilderness and are taken by a gang of misshapen creatures. They plan on operating on John and Doris to transform them into members of their tribe. The couple manages to outwit them and returns to civilization.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Jim Mooney ? for pencils and inks.

Murder Trap (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense

Death's Vengeance (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Curator Arthur Dunster collects Aztec relics of horror. When museum visitors laugh at his stories, the ancient artifacts come to life and prove their truth by killing the explorers who desecrated their tombs.
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Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Chic Stone ? for pencils and inks.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Medium of Murder
  2. 1. The Medium of Murder
  3. 2. The Fiend of Terror Mountain
  4. 3. The Hamlet of Horror
  5. 4. Murder Trap
  6. 5. Death's Vengeance
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Wilhelm Dohmeier
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore