Sensation Mystery
#114
(March-April 1953)
DC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953-01-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Haunted Diamond
Johnny Peril / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Johnny Peril
- Synopsis
- Johnny Peril and his companion Sandra Shaw are visiting the exhibit of the infamous cursed Bahara diamond. Suddenly they plunge into a dangerous diamond world and are being stalked by diamond creatures.
- Reprints
-
in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #7/1997 (uke 14 1997)
-
Indexer Notes
We previous credited Alex Toth with the pencils, but credit was changed by Gene Reed after comparisons with Grandenetti's signed work of this period. Layouts appear Toth-ish but the heads and figures are definitely Grandenetti.
First-person narrative.
Death Knock!
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Knocking as omen of approaching death.
- Reprints
-
in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #91 (October 1959) - in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #204 (January 1965) [cut to 0.33 page]
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #172 (January-February 1968)
-
The Return of Cagliostro!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Synopsis
- Bruce Clark is researching the life of count Cagliostro. A clever impostor visits him and tries to steal the Cagliostro foundation's money.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested Manny Stallman for pencils.
The Ghost Snowman
comic story / 3.67 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Eric Wright lets his business partner fall to death on a mountain slope. Back in the U.S., Wright is haunted by a living snowman seeking revenge. It is, however, the victim's brother in a clever disguise.
- Reprints
- in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-20 (October-November 1970)
- in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #2/1997 (uke 4 1997)
-
The Mystic Marvel
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Account of the mystic Dr. Brown Landone.
Beware after Dark!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Mrs. Dutton's cat Wendy is in reality a shape-shifting alien from the planet Deneb. At night it leaves the house and goes on a killing spree to decimate human life.
- Reprints
- in DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #4 (July-September 1969) [page 1 condensed]
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Haunted Diamond!
Johnny Peril -
1.
[no title indexed]
Master Art Helper Company -
2.
The Haunted Diamond
Johnny Peril -
3.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
4.
Death Knock!
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5.
[no title indexed]
Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix -
6.
["To sum up, students..."]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
7.
Editorial Advisory Board
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8.
The Return of Cagliostro!
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9.
[no title indexed]
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10.
Hazel Magic!
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11.
[no title indexed]
Necco -
12.
Good Neighbor Spirit
Leave It to Binky -
13.
The Ghost Snowman
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14.
Superman Is on Television!
The Adventures of Superman -
15.
The Mystic Marvel
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16.
Beware after Dark!
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17.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chem. Co. -
18.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
19.
[no title indexed]
Friendship Studios, Inc. -
20.
Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Tillmann Courth
- Jim Van Dore
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Matthew Head
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
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