Red Circle Sorcery #9

(October 1974)

Famous Name Prizes for Cash (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

If I Were King (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Channing (credited as Marvin Channing)

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed)

Inks

Alex Toth (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Alex Toth ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An old proverb warns…

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Myron Evans; Leonora (an old gypsy witch); King Cade (a TV talk show host)

Synopsis

Myron Evans -- a mousy accountant-- dreams of being King Cade, a handsome TV talk show host. His neighbor Leonora makes Myron's wish a reality. But there are down sides to King's clamorous life, one's that Myron never imagined.

Reprints

• in Chilling Adventures in Sorcery (Archie, 2018 series) (November 2017)

Keywords

gypsy; witch

Meet Snoopy My New Pencil Pal! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys; Snoopy / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Shazam! It's Socko Saturday on CBS (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

CBS Saturday Cartoons / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Devil's in Borley (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Pat Boyette (signed)

Pencils

Pat Boyette (signed as Pat Boyette)

Inks

Pat Boyette (signed as Pat Boyette)

Colors

?

Letters

Pat Boyette

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Alone and desolate stand the ruins of the most haunted house in England!

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A centuries plagued rectory becomes known as "the most haunted place in England."

Reprints

• in Crawling Horror (Gredown, 1982 ? series) (1982 ?)
• in Afterlife with Archie Magazine (Archie, 2014 series) #3 (February 2015) [in black and white]

The Journey (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Channing

Pencils

Gray Morrow (signed as GRAY MORROW [lettering style]) (illustration)

Inks

Gray Morrow (signed as GRAY MORROW [lettering style]) (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Please step this way, we'll be leaving in just a few moments.

Genre

horror-suspense

The Inner Circle (Table of Contents: 8)

letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? (as The Sorceress)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

First half of the page is the end of the previous story, "The Journey." Letters from: Tommy Mason, Paul Duncatscheck, Lisa Anderson, Chad B Goyette, Andy Whitehead, Brian Wilkes Prescott.

The Goal Is Death (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Channing

Pencils

Vicente Alcázar (signed as Alcázar Vicente)

Inks

Vicente Alcázar (signed as Alcázar Vicente)

Colors

?

Letters

Vicente Alcázar

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The dark and deadly world of the vampire seems extremely remote from the joyous crowds that attend a hockey game.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Torak (a vampire); Johnny Lawrence (a hockey player); Toni (Johnny's wife)

Synopsis

Wanting to experience humanity again, a vampire takes over the life of a hockey player. He is destroyed when a fellow player's crucifix gets caught in his hockey gear.

Super Tee Shirts Full Color Iron-On Transfers (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Canyon House Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money and Earn Prizes! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Youth Opportunity Sales Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Blair Quality Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Come and Meet the Piano Player (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Channing

Pencils

Carlos Pino

Inks

Carlos Pino

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some people think only in terms of having fun, no matter who they hurt, or whatever the consequences.

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

4 strangers meet in a bar for some fun, but the bar's owner -- Mr. L -- makes them realize they have more in common than they thought.

Reprints

• in Strange Romance Tales (Gredown, 1977 series) #1 (1977)

100 Decals Free! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Super Values Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

This Will Really Grab You! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Red Circle / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Winner (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Converse Shoes; Sears, Roebuck and Co. Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)