Eerie #11
(April 1953)

Avon, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Avon Periodicals Inc.
Brand
An Avon Publication
Editing
Sol Cohen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as A. C. Hollingsworth)
Inks
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as A. C. Hollingsworth)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense

[contents] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as A. C. Hollingsworth)
Inks
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as A. C. Hollingsworth)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Half of this thing of horror was man...
Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover

Anatomical Monster (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as A. C. Hollingsworth)
Inks
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as A. C. Hollingsworth)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's just a piece of paper!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Joe Kirk; Dr. Norton; Alice; Bill Grant; Gloria Grant
Synopsis
In a curio shop medical student Joe Kirk is presented an anatomical chart of the human body. At night, though, the detailed picture of a man cut open comes to life and goes on a killing spree. When Kirk tries to burn the magic chart, he has to face the blood-lusting monster.
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Indexer Notes

Great splash page! (Richard Arndt)

Crimson Death (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Norman Nodel (signed as Nodel)
Inks
Vince Alascia (signed as ALASCIA)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your blood will flow!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Jack Blake; Daisy Blake; Du Mort
Synopsis
The down-and-out dance act of Jack and Daisy jazzes up the performance by including voodoo rituals. The undead do not approve of this and haunt their lives with a rising feeling of paranoia. Jack and Daisy see death behind every corner – until they kill off each other in a mad frenzy.
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The Steps in the Cellar (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (3 spot illustrations)
Inks
? (3 spot illustrations)
Colors
? (3 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was an old house.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Pete Welch
Reprints

The Haunted Murderer (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gerald McCann
Inks
Gerald McCann
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bet I can hit you with this baseball!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
John Dunn; Dunn's poltergeist; Mrs. Blanchard
Synopsis
John Dunn has a poltergeist which won’t leave him. Maybe that is Dunn’s form of punishment for murdering and robbing a man some weeks ago. The poltergeist causes embarrassing scenes for Dunn and gets the attention of the police.
Reprints

Robot Model L2 -- Failure! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Norman Nodel (signed as Nodel)
Inks
Vince Alascia (signed as ALASCIA)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset (Leroy lettering)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's our official report on your L2, Mr. Darrow!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Professor Darrow; General Blair; Major Garond; Professor Evans; Mary Evans
Synopsis
Professor Darrow builds a robotic bodyguard (Eltoo or L2) to protect the life of General Blair against Martian invaders. The general’s right hand man, Major Garond, however, is in it for foul play. When he steals plans and kills Professor Darrow, L2 is suspected of having had a malfunction.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [contents]
  3. 2. Anatomical Monster
  4. 3. Crimson Death
  5. 4. The Steps in the Cellar
  6. 5. The Haunted Murderer
  7. 6. Robot Model L2 -- Failure!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Brian Dobbelaere
  • Dan Kurdilla
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore