The Hand of Fate #19

(August 1953)

The Complete Baseball Joke Book (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[How to hypnotize] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The 5 Lives of Otto Marlin (Table of Contents: 3)

Fate / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Lou Cameron (signed as Lou Cameron)

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Lou Cameron (signed as Lou Cameron)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here yáre, Doc! One kidnaped dame-- just like you ordered!

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Mad scientist Otto Marlin poisons Vivian Lake to learn about her previous lives. When cornered by the police, he poisons himself and is reincarnated in the middle ages. Marlin meets Lake again. They chase each other back through time.

Reprints

• in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #38 (1963)
• in The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (IDW, 2010 series) #23 - Lou Cameron's Unsleeping Dead (July 2018)

A Hand of Fate Mystery #23 (Table of Contents: 4)

A Hand of Fate Mystery / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Before you enter this section, I must warn you of the legend of the swamp!

Genre

non-fiction; horror-suspense

Synopsis

"From the sinister interior of the Florida everglades, comes a haunting and almost unbelievable story..."
Two hunters trespass into Indian burial grounds, are cursed and killed by the ghost of an avenging Indian warrior.

Stampede of the Centaurs (Table of Contents: 5)

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Jim McLaughlin

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Jim McLaughlin

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The ancient inscription in this cave warns against trying to find out what's hidden behind the wall!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Fate (host)

Synopsis

Archeologist Harlow Griffith releases a horde of living centaurs from a cave at Mt. Pindus in Greece. He joins their ranks and commits acts of murder and plundering. Griffith and his centaurs are imprisoned in the cave again, this time guarded by their worst nemesis, Hydra.

Reprints

• in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #37 (1963)

A Hand of Fate Mystery #24 (Table of Contents: 6)

A Hand of Fate Mystery / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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There it is, Bently--"The Cave of the Vampire Bat"

Genre

non-fiction; horror-suspense

Characters

Bently

Synopsis

"The tale of 'the cave of the vampire bat' has been a topic of rapt discussion for years among the people of Mexico..."
When three men enter the forbidden cave, one of them remains there - changed into a gigantic bat.

Reprints

• in Vampires Halloween Special (Asylum Press, 2022 series) #1 (2022)

Satan's Sinister Bargain (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Louis Zansky

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Louis Zansky

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S-stop! Don't kill me, M'sieu!

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Tony Pascal, petty thief and murderer, comes into possession of the "Devil's Mirror". By looking into it, one is drawn into the realm of Satan. Pascal makes a deal and may return as long as he feeds the devil other souls.

Reprints

• in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #37 (1963)

Spectre in the Arena (Table of Contents: 8)

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Willy Martin was running, running.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Willy Martin

Synopsis

Boxing promoter Willy Martin arranges a foul fight. His late partner, Mike Kelly, returns from the grave and punches him to death.

High Priestess of the Snake People (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Frank Giusto

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Frank Giusto

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You've been very kind to show me your pipes, madam, but tobacco is all I'll be needing!

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

In the Swiss Alps, a young american stumbles across a cult of snake-worshippers. He is bewitched by the beautiful snake queen Gilda. An old villager comes to his help and blows the whole bunch to kingdom come with a pack of dynamite.

Reprints

• from Challenge of the Unknown (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #6 (September 1950)

Indexer Notes

Frank Giusto is the real name of the artist often called "Ace Baker" for his Matt Baker art style.

Introducing Comfo-Gard (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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The Hour Glass Waist Nipper (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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