(May 1953)

Marvel, 1951 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Current Detective Stories, Inc.
Brand:
Atlas [black & white]
Editing:
Stan Lee
Format:
4 Color; Standard Golden Age US; Newsprint; Saddle-Stitched; On-Going Series

The Girl Who Couldn't Die!/The Withered Hand!/The Strange Children!/The Maggots! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Carl Burgos ?
Inks:
Carl Burgos ?
Colors:
Stan Goldberg
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Colors: Stan Goldberg states himself.


The Withered Hand (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks:
Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
C-248?

Content Information

Genre:
horror-suspense
Characters:
John Clay
Synopsis:
While in Tibet John Clay steals a priceless ruby that a monk tells him contains a sinner's soul. While stealing it he also removes the monk's hand. With his dying breath the monk says that he will come for John when his (the monk's) hand turns to ashes. John escapes and sells the ruby and becomes rich. Now he has to try to keep the monk's hand from turning to ashes.
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The Maggots (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Paul S. Newman
Pencils:
Hy Rosen
Inks:
Hy Rosen (?)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
C-295

Content Information

Genre:
horror-suspense
Synopsis:
A scientist confirms his theory that the eggs which produce maggots are found in living tissue.
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Meet the Bride! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Matt Fox
Inks:
Matt Fox
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
C-308

Content Information

Genre:
horror-suspense
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Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint.


Dead of Night (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset
Job Number:
C-404

Content Information

Genre:
horror-suspense

The Strange Children (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sam Kweskin
Inks:
Sam Kweskin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
C-361

Content Information

Genre:
horror-suspense
Synopsis:
A sorcerer is cheated when he fulfills his end of the bargain to remove all of the roaches from a town, so he brings them all back and transforms the people's children into roaches as well.
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The Girl Who Couldn't Die (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Mort Lawrence
Inks:
Mort Lawrence
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
C-265

Content Information

Genre:
horror-suspense
Characters:
Dr. Lee Fuller; Lisa
Synopsis:
A scientist attempts to reanimate his dead lover. After years of failed attempts he succeeds, but she kills herself at the sight of his decades old body.
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Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. The Girl Who Couldn't Die!/The Withered Hand!/The Strange Children!/The Maggots!
  2. 1. The Withered Hand
  3. 2. The Maggots
  4. 3. Meet the Bride!
  5. 4. Dead of Night
  6. 5. The Strange Children
  7. 6. The Girl Who Couldn't Die
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  • Per Sandell
  • Chris Brown; M Vassallo; F Motler; J Selegue
  • Bill Borre
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