(March 1952)
American Comics Group,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Best Syndicated Features Inc.
- Brand
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American Comics Group ACG
- Editing
- Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Invasion of the Ghost-Monsters
comic story / 9 pages
- Characters
- Mr. Hawes; Silas Inwood; Barry Inwood; Fay; Legion of Ghost Monsters [Bluebeard; Jack the Ripper; Captain Kidd; Sir Modred; Black Knight; Dracula]; Ivanhoe; Sir Lancelot; Don Quixote; Paul Bunyan; Ulysses; Robin Hood; Martha Inwood
- Synopsis
- Barry Inwood is, along with the family lawyer, the only one at his grandfather's funeral. His grandfather's will has conditions for Barry's inheritance. Those conditions result in the Legion of Ghost Monsters.
- Reprints
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in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #325 - Jack the Ripper ([November] 2017)
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Corpse's Revenge
text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- Ed Hamilton (header); typeset
- Characters
- Ethan Welles; Halbert Welles; Jeremiah Welles; Abigail Welles
Ship of Death
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- George Proctor; Mambo; Captain Krock
- Synopsis
- The S.S. Neptune seems to be an ordinary freighter, until the Captain decided to go to sea with a crew of Zombies.
- Reprints
- in Shock (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v3#2 (May 1971) [Retitled Ship of Zombies]
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in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #10 (August 1974) [retitled Ship of Zombies]
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- Keywords
- Zombies
[no title indexed]
Let's Talk It Over! / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Richard Hughes ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Includes header with art by Dan Gordon and lettering by Ed Hamilton used in earlier issues.
Letters from Charles Samuel Davis (Atlanta, Ga.), Pamela S. Brown (Wilmington, N.C.), and N. Lindstrom (Blue Island, Ill.)
The Mark of the Monster
comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Fred Thatcher; Venoma
- Reprints
- in Shock (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v2#4 (September 1970)
- in Chilling Tales of Horror (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v2#5 (October 1971)
- in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #9 ([October 1974])
- in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #36 (2018)
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For Startling Supernatural Stories ... It's the Terriffic Trio
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Richard Hughes
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Best Syndicated Features, Inc. owners: B. W. Sangor and Frederick H. Iger. Editor: Richard E. Hughes; Business Manager: Frederick H. Iger
The Hands of Darkness
comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Cliff; Gail
- Reprints
- in Chilling Tales of Horror (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v2#2 (April 1971)
- in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #9 ([October 1974])
- in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #10 (2011)
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in Collected Works: Adventures into the Unknown (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #6 (January 2014)
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Indexer Notes
From Hames Ware: For consistency's sake this story is by the artist who had been previously listed as Milt Knopf. Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. originally made this ID by cross-referencing signed work at another company and may have decided it was less than definitive, but for continuity, Milt Knopf might be an agreeable way of putting a name to this strange style.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Invasion of the Ghost-Monsters
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2.
Corpse's Revenge
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3.
Ship of Death
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4.
[no title indexed]
Let's Talk It Over! -
5.
The Mark of the Monster
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6.
For Startling Supernatural Stories ... It's the Terriffic Trio
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7.
Reunion
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8.
Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
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9.
The Hands of Darkness
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10.
The Witches' Brew
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Jochen G.
- Edgar Loftin
- James Ludwig
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Steven Rowe
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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