(Winter 1951)

Ziff-Davis, 1951 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Approved Comics Inc.
Brand
Ziff-Davis Comic Group
Editing
?
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock
Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Only one issue published as title was dropped by Ziff-Davis to avoid legal action by Avon with their own Eerie title.

The Grim Reaper (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Allen Anderson (painting)
Inks
Allen Anderson (painting)
Colors
Allen Anderson (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Cover art credit authenticated by article in Illustration Magazine No. 18 Winter 2007.

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Famous American Ghosts (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Short entries about five different ghosts.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Indicia is at the bottom of the page.

The Vampires from Venus! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed); Howard Nostrand (backgrounds)
Inks
Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand (backgrounds)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Characters
Jake Zukosky; Mike Zukosky
Synopsis
Two brothers rescue a space traveler who plants blood-sucking vines in their cellar.
Reprints

The Grim Reaper (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Carreno (signed)
Inks
Al Carreno (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Alan Baker; Sudi Lei
Synopsis
An international chess tournament turns into a battle with death.

The Fountain of Youth (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Don Winters; Tall Crane
Synopsis
A businessman buys the fountain of youth from a Seminole Indian.

Here it is fellas! Send for it now! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Perfect Hideout! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gerald McCann
Inks
Gerald McCann
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Rocco; Wendell Whitney
Synopsis
A thief tries to hide in the fourth dimension after he kills a scientist who showed him the gateway.
Reprints

See Exciting Battle Action! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

G. I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Deadline for Death (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand
Inks
Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dom Manard
Synopsis
After he kills a payroll messenger, a robber is haunted by an old man who keeps telling him that his life will be forfeited.

Preview of Death (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sir Melville
Synopsis
The vision of a man with a coffin prevents an English lord from plunging to his death in an elevator.

36-piece Electric Work Kit (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

From Beyond the Grave (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob McCarty ?
Inks
Bob McCarty ?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Ian MacPherson; Mrs. Cameron
Synopsis
A woman's ghost summons a doctor to aid her mother.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Eerie Adventures (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Bat flying over a swamp with house in the background.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Grim Reaper
  2. 1. Famous American Ghosts
  3. 2. The Vampires from Venus!
  4. 3. The Grim Reaper
  5. 4. The Fountain of Youth
  6. 5. Here it is fellas! Send for it now!
    Lionel Trains
  7. 6. The Perfect Hideout!
  8. 7. See Exciting Battle Action!
    G. I. Joe
  9. 8. Deadline for Death
  10. 9. Preview of Death
  11. 10. 36-piece Electric Work Kit
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
  12. 11. From Beyond the Grave
  13. 12. Eerie Adventures
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Peter Croome
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Steven Samuels
  • Ramon Schenk
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