The Unseen
#8
(January 1953)
Pines,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Visual Editions Inc.
- Brand
-
Standard Comics
- Editing
- ?
The Vengeance Vat
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
The Vengeance Vat
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- B-1386
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In her scabrous old shack...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Old Myra; Zane Kaslow; Lars Kaslow; Cathy Kaslow
- Synopsis
- Junk dealer Zane disposes not only of garbage, but of his brother and an old witch woman, too. His life is spoiled though when his wife turns into the witch and Zane is plagued by hallucinations. In the end he has to face his fate and is boiled in the cauldron.
- Reprints
-
in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #35 (2018)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here comes that new kid.
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Half page sequential panel art ad for Dubble Bubble chewing gum.
Graveyard of the Atlantic
comic story / 0.5 page
- Job Number
- B-1295
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Since the 16th century...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Hundreds of ships have sunken off the coast of North Carolina.
The Phantom Train
comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- B-1405
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- John Mathews, engineer of a crack express...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- John Mathews
- Synopsis
- Train engineer John Mathews sees a ghost train coming behind him and then vanishing into thin air.
- Reprints
- in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #35 (2018)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
The Accusing Fiddle
comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- B-1299
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Alf Winston; Daniel Winston
- Synopsis
- A fiddle (made from the wood of a tree under which a murdered man was hidden) plays no music, but screams the name of the killer.
- Reprints
- in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #35 (2018)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
The Ring of Horror
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- B1438
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What dread creature is this...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Gordon Grant; Jane Grant
- Synopsis
- Because Gordon Grant has been a "student of the occult" and carelessly dedicated his life to a certain "cult of the beast" he has to die early. Tragically he won't stop coming back as a zombie to claim his wife until she is joined in death with him.
- Reprints
- in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #7 (2009)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Bob McCarthy? for art credits.
The Eternal Stooge
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Irwin Shapiro (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- B-1535?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A modern Doctoe Faustus...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Larry Simms; Mac Horton; Mephistopheles
- Synopsis
- Aspiring actor Larry Simms ends up as stooge for comedian Mac Horton. They both go to hell and have to perform the same routine for all eternity - in front of an audience incapable of laughter.
Blood on the Speedway
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- None
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tony Van Brunt, famous collector...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Tony Van Brunt; Oliver Martin; Myra Van Brunt
- Synopsis
- Racing car driver Ollie pushes his rival from the speedway - with fatal consequences. He tries to overcome his hallucinations about phantom cars crossing his way and has to pay a high price.
- Reprints
- in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #36 (2018)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Satan's Bullet
comic story / 1 page
- Job Number
- B-1319
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Highlands of Scotland...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Bruce; MacDonald
- Synopsis
- A deadly feud between two Scotsmen is decided by one's ghostly ancestor.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Vengeance Vat
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1.
The Vengeance Vat
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2.
["Here comes that new kid."]
Dubble Bubble -
3.
Graveyard of the Atlantic
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4.
The Phantom Train
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5.
The Accusing Fiddle
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6.
The Ring of Horror
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7.
The Eternal Stooge
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8.
Blood on the Speedway
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9.
Satan's Bullet
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- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Tillmann Courth
- Michael Hoskin
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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