(December 1954)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bimonthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- St. John Publishing Company
- Brand:
- St. John
- Editing:
- Marion McDermott
- Format:
- standard newsstand comic book
Issue Notes
Indicia states "Formerly Nightmare" and "published bimonthly". Editor credit from certificate of ownership in issue 16.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #5 (October-November 1952), #5 (October-November 1952), #5 (October-November 1952)
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Payment in Full!
comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Alex Kotzky?
- Inks:
- Alex Kotzky?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- A couple's car breaks down near an old mansion in New Orleans. A ghost in the house asks them to avenge his death by turning over proof of his murder to the Police, but the man gets an idea to make money off the deal.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #5 (October-November 1952)
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The Stalking Doom
comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- An underemployed actor kills his rich aunt, but finds out she only left him $400. Her cat stalks him until he is killed in a freak accident.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #5 (October-November 1952)
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Cagliostro -- Swindler or Superman?
text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- History of the Egyptian Freemasonry of High Science.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #5 (October-November 1952)
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Out of the Unknown
filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- Odd facts from throughout history, including a man with a dream about horseraces and a man who claimed he was innocent of crime and that no grass would grow on his grave.
Wings of Death!
comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Frank Giacoia (signed)
- Inks:
- Frank Giacoia (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- A hunter kills a rare white eagle and, according to Indian legend, will be killed by birds to avenge its death.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #5 (October-November 1952)
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Graveyard Guffaws
filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Vic Martin (signed)
- Pencils:
- Vic Martin (signed)
- Inks:
- Vic Martin (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Synopsis:
- 3 one-panel gags, including "Thank goodness! It's you, not my wife!"
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #5 (October-November 1952)
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Spirit Spasms
filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Vic Martin (signed)
- Pencils:
- Vic Martin (signed)
- Inks:
- Vic Martin (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Synopsis:
- 3 one-panel gags including "He's the black sheep of my family!".
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #5 (October-November 1952)
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All the King's Men
comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Powell
- Inks:
- Bob Powell
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- Jim Wolfe learns that in Haiti, soldiers will obey even after they are dead.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Weird Thrillers (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #5 (October-November 1952)
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Indexer Notes
Artwork is unsigned, but does appear to be Powell.
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