Baffling Mysteries #26

(October 1955)

Prisoners in a Lost World (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset (Leroy lettering)

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Synopsis:

Two explorers discover the underground kingdom of Xandia, hidden in the Himalayas. They are imprisoned and have to fight wild beasts. Only one of them can escape back to western civilization.

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• from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #10 (April 1952)

What's the Answer to These School Problems? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

by National Citizens Commission for the Public Schools

Baffling Mysteries (Table of Contents)

Baffling Mysteries / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sy Grudko

Inks:

Sy Grudko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

"When the french army was fighting its toughest battle of World War I, tales of heroic ventures became almost commonplace..."
A lieutenant is killed leading an attack. His ghost returns to complete the task.

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• from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #5

Indexer Notes

Presented as true stories.
Feature abstains from traditional numbering.

The Lorelei of Loon Lake (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

[“Ace” Baker] (see notes)

Inks:

[“Ace” Baker] (see notes)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

The ghost of a drowned girl reveals what happened.

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• from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #2 (April 1951)

Indexer Notes

Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. refers to this artist as “Ace” Baker, a Matt-Baker-imitator, who worked for Ace Magazines.
Previous indexer Saltarella suggested Lou Cameron ? for art credits.

Story has been reworked and censored (woman’s skeleton removed).

Baffling Mysteries (Table of Contents)

Baffling Mysteries / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sy Grudko

Inks:

Sy Grudko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

"One of the most fascinating sports in the world is skiing..."
American tourist in the Swiss alps witnesses nightly somersault ski jump of a man who injured himself a week before.

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• from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #13 (July 1952)

Indexer Notes

Feature abstains from traditional numbering.
Story has been reworked. In the original version the ski jumper had died a week ago.

The Phantom Model (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim McLaughlin

Inks:

Jim McLaughlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset (Leroy lettering)

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Synopsis:

A young lady seeks revenge on artist because of the one that jilted her mother.

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• from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #9 (May 1952)

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer Saltarella suggested Lou Cameron ? for art credits.

The text is doctored to avoid all references to death. The painter does not die, he just faints.

The Mummy's Curse (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Egyptian Whodunit: Archeologist sets deadly trap for his employer by springing a mummy's poisoned ornament on him. Egyptian detective can put the blame on him.

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• from Baffling Mysteries (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #7 (March 1952)

Keywords:

monsters

6 Furlongs to Yesterday (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gene Colan

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset (Leroy lettering)

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

A ghost dad and a hospitalized son help a horse win the big race.

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• from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #4 (August 1951) [original title: “The Haunted Horse”]

Indexer Notes

In the original version the son dies.