The Beyond #29

(November 1954)

Doomsmoke (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ken Rice

Inks:

Ken Rice

Colors:

?

Letters:

mechanical lettering

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Synopsis:

Pipe collector Ira Krim is fascinated by a skull-shaped pipe in a curio shop. Despite all warnings, he is compelled to own the pipe, even if it means his doom.

Reprints:

• in Haunted Horror (IDW Publishing, 2012 series) #2 (December 2012)

True Tales of the Supernatural #57: The Pipes of Pan (Table of Contents)

True Tales of the Supernatural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sy Grudko

Inks:

Sy Grudko

Colors:

?

Letters:

mechanical lettering

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Synopsis:

"The pipes of Pan, the flute-like instrument used by the legendary half-man, half-beast Pan, to lure mortals to Hades, figured in a most outstanding event which took place in London in 1893..."
A young sculptor endeavors to create a statue of Pan, who in mythology, is to have lured mortals to Hades by the hypnotic power of his pipes. Before the sculture is complete, the sculptor receives a strange visitor.

Legend of the Long 3rd Finger (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Louis Zansky

Inks:

Louis Zansky

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Synopsis:

With his terrible first marriage behind him, a man starts a life with a new family. He is called to the deathbed of his first wife, who lets the man know that his first-born was born with a long 3rd finger, a sure sign that he is cursed to be a werewolf. Years later, the first-born returns, his curse fulfilled, intent on claiming his inheritance.

Reprints:

• from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #3 (March 1951)

True Tales of the Supernatural #58: The Orchards of Hof (Table of Contents)

True Tales of the Supernatural / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sy Grudko

Inks:

Sy Grudko

Colors:

?

Letters:

mechanical lettering

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Synopsis:

"The citizens of the village of Hof in Bavaria were plagued by mysterious disappearances of villagers from the neighborhood..."
An orchard-keeper is caught burying bodies in the Bavarian village of Hof. The trees don't take kindly to the removal of the bodies.

Candles for the Undead (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim McLaughlin

Inks:

Jim McLaughlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

mechanical lettering

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Synopsis:

A down-and-out candle maker is desperate, and cannot buy animal fat to make more product. After his fiancee leaves him, he becomes desperate, and resorts to digging graves to steal the bodies for making his wares. This, of course, comes with consequences.

The Bride of Jan Malthek (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Synopsis:

Carpathia 1853: The glass blower Jan Malthek discovers that his wife Sofia is a werewolf. He learns about magic, shrinks her to the size of a figurine and keeps her enshrined in a bowl of glass.

The Face In the Fog (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Martin “Marty” Rose (signed)

Inks:

Martin “Marty” Rose (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Synopsis:

An Army officer is trying to fly home to be with his wife for the birth of their first baby. He is stuck at an airfield, fog-bound, when the news reaches him that the flight on which he was booked has crashed en route to the air field, killing all aboard. Later, a mysterious stranger arrives and volunteers to fly the officer to his wife. The officer is later shocked to learn the identity of his benefactor.

Reprints:

• from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #3

Indexer Notes

Signature hidden on barrel in splash.