Witches Tales
#12
(July 1952)
Harvey,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Witches Tales Inc.
- Editing
- Leon Harvey
The Web of the Spider!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Un-named girl; a witch (inset)
- Reprints
- Keywords
- spider; spider web
Indexer Notes
This cover was reprinted in a very special limited edition large booklet prepared for the London Super Comic Convention for 2013 by PS Artbooks, along with many full comic stories and short comic features from the early 1950's.
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- Reprints
-
in Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #2 (December 2012)
-
[Look Fellows! Here's the neatest, strongest little real electric motor you've ever seen!]
Imperial Sales Company / advertisement / 0.5 page
Reincarnation
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Pierre Francot; Special Agent John LaPorte; Special Agent Ann Bourdeau; Inspector Regard; The Evil One
- Synopsis
- A monster known as The Evil One brings corpses back to life to build an army to terrorize the surface.
- Reprints
-
in Horror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v5#1 (February 1973) [reworked] - in Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #2 (December 2012)
-
- Keywords
- acid; undead
The Web of the Spider
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Martha Durando (Hugo's wife, mentioned only, death); Professor's un-named assistant (death?); Professor Hugo Durando (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- When learned experts refuse to listen to Professor Durando's wild claims, he decides to go out on his own and conduct experiments with his serum that can change a men to beast and back again....on himself, with horrifying and unexpected results!
- Reprints
- in Showcase (PS Artbooks, 2013 series)
- in Horror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v5#1 (February 1973) [reworked]
- in Web of Scares Special Collector's Edition (Dennis Druktenis, 2009 series) #4 (2010)
- in Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #2 (December 2012)
- in Haunted Horror (IDW, 2012 series) #31 (December 2017)
-
- Keywords
- Daily Express; spider; spider web
The Crying Coffin
text story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #2 (December 2012)
-
Witchcraft
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Superstitions about warding off witches.
- Reprints
- in Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #2 (December 2012)
-
- Keywords
- superstistion; witch
The Shower of Death
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Baxter; Dr. Phorbes; Peters; Anderson
- Synopsis
- Two scientists attempt to create rain for a drought stricken city but instead unleash a cloud which kills everything it rains upon.
- Reprints
- in Tales of Voodoo (Eerie Publications, 1968 series) #v6#2 (March 1973) [reworked]
- in Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #2 (December 2012)
-
- Keywords
- drought
The Man with the Iron Face!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Thor; Dr. Wilson; Major
- Synopsis
- Dr. Thor invents a solution that makes him indestructible.
- Reprints
- in Tales of Voodoo (Eerie Publications, 1968 series) #v6#1 (January 1973) [reworked]
- in Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #2 (December 2012)
-
D.. for Death
text story / 1 page
- Reprints
- in Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Witches Tales (PS Artbooks, 2011 series) #2 (December 2012)
-
[Now you can fly a real jet plane!]
Jatex Javelin / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for a jet engine.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Web of the Spider!
-
1.
[50 combat action plastic toys!]
Fighting Force -
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
[Running hot water from any cold water faucet]
Success Products -
4.
[Look Fellows! Here's the neatest, strongest little real electric motor you've ever seen!]
Imperial Sales Company -
5.
Reincarnation
-
6.
The Web of the Spider
-
7.
[Draw the first day]
Norton Products -
8.
The Crying Coffin
-
9.
Witchcraft
-
10.
[How to Hypnotize]
Stravon Publishers -
11.
[The 4-in-1 Wonder Watch]
U.S. Diamond House -
12.
The Shower of Death
-
13.
The Man with the Iron Face!
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14.
D.. for Death
-
15.
[Now you can fly a real jet plane!]
Jatex Javelin -
16.
[Look! Terrific Bargins!]
U.S. Diamond House -
17.
[I gained 53 lbs. of shapely power-packed muscles!]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
[An amazing new health supporter belt]
Ronnie Sales, Inc.
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- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Alan Hutchinson
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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