(February 1952)

Fawcett, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Editing
Roy Ald (credited) (editor); Al Jetter (credited) (art editor); Will Lieberson (credited) (executive editor)

[Quest Of The Vampire!] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Death / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stark terror shrivels every page in my macabre tale of the... quest of the vampire!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Death (host)

The Cult Of The 13 Ghosts (Table of Contents: 1)

Dr. Death / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lfie and death are the beginning and the end!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Death (host); Semple Ridgedon; Meggar; Cult of Death
Synopsis
When landlord Semple Ridgedon finds a society of murderers lodging in one of his buildings, he tears the place down and rebuilds it in a modern way. But the evil ghosts appear anew and confront Ridgedon with his promise to join them in their cult of murder.
Reprints
Keywords
ghost; graveyard; slumlord

Beware The Jabberwock (Table of Contents: 2)

Dr. Death / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Trapped in a ghastly prison beyond time and space, Giles Farrow knew that only death was the escape from that hideous dimension of doom!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Death (host)
Synopsis
Trapped in a mirror world, two men face a flesh-eating monster. The horror subsides when the magical mirror is smashed from the outside.
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Ditworth's Little Friend (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Martin (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ditworth frowned as I tossed the illustration he'd brought to the office down on my desk with an expression of disgust.
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
The horror comic book artist Ditworth lures his editor into a parallel world of terror, in which he has to dwell for all eternity.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First-person narrative

Quest Of The Vampire! (Table of Contents: 4)

Dr. Death / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are no vampires, you say?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Death (host)
Synopsis
On the behalf of his friend Hans Buloff, Lawrence Avery, "famous investigator of psychic phenomena", looks into the strange happenings at Buloff mansion. Avery encounters Buloff's vampire bride and her creepy butler. The investigator manages to foil all evil plans.
Reprints

Down With Crime (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Quest Of The Vampire!]
    Dr. Death
  2. 1. The Cult Of The 13 Ghosts
    Dr. Death
  3. 2. Beware The Jabberwock
    Dr. Death
  4. 3. Ditworth's Little Friend
  5. 4. Quest Of The Vampire!
    Dr. Death
  6. 5. Down With Crime
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Richard Thomson