(September 1950)

Ace Magazines, 1950 Series
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ace Magazines Inc.
Brand
An Ace Magazine
Editing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Warren Kremer ?
Inks
Al Avison ?
Colors
?

Genre
horror-suspense
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Indexer Notes

Reprint in "The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics!" (IDW, 2010 series) #18 certain about the artist credits.

High Priestess of the Snake People (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Giusto
Inks
Frank Giusto
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
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.
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Indexer Notes

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

True Tales of the Supernatural #1 (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
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?
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?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Among a certain noble family of Scotland...
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
"Among a certain noble family of Scotland, there was a legend..."
If a family member hears the beating of drums, another member is stricken by tragic death. It so happens.
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The Ghost in the Portrait (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kenneth Rice
Inks
Kenneth Rice
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See yon mansion? It speaks of peace and home and love.
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A young couple free the ghost of an evil ancestor. He takes revenge on the bones of the people who sentenced him to death. Then he commands the man to murder his wife, as he did with his wife. The woman manages to destroy the evil spirit in the last moment. The couple lives happily ever after.
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True Tales of the Supernatural #2 (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?
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?
Colors
?
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?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There is a legend about a ghost-infested cell...
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
"There is a legend about a ghost-infested cell in a jail in New Orleans..."
The inhabitants of this cell become suicidal because of the ghost of an old woman who hanged herself in it.

Villa of the Vampire (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lin Streeter (signed as Lin)
Inks
Lin Streeter (signed as Lin)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A full moon rises over the Villa Di Pini.
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A vampire haunts an Italian villa. The inhabitants are decimated. With the help of a doctor and a blood transfusion, the husband can save his wife and kill the creature of darkness.
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Unburied Dead (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Man hypnotizes wife, but summons demon in the process. They fight over possession of the woman's body. Her body explodes. Man is arrested and sentenced to death.
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No Grave to Hold Him (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky ?; Art Peddy ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am dying of an incurable disease.
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
To live on after his demise, the brain of a dying professor is planted into the body of an executed criminal. His gangster pals kidnap him to find the hidden money from their last robbery. Dramatic showdown on an airfield landing strip. The bad guys are killed, the professor's assistant regains control over the Frankenstein-like creature. Hidden from the public, it lives on scribbling formulas.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. High Priestess of the Snake People
  3. 2. True Tales of the Supernatural #1
  4. 3. The Ghost in the Portrait
  5. 4. True Tales of the Supernatural #2
  6. 5. Villa of the Vampire
  7. 6. Unburied Dead
  8. 7. No Grave to Hold Him
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Dave Redmond
  • Steven Rowe
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore