Sensation Mystery #115

(May-June 1953)

Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession! (Table of Contents: 1)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Phantom Castle! (Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Peril / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks

Sy Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Johnny - - ! This can't be true - - ! It's a nightmare - - !

Genre

detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Johnny Peril; Rita

Synopsis

When Gloorie castle is transported from Scotland to the US, a stolen crown is hidden in the floor. Johnny Peril investigates and is confronted with three hooded henchmen posing as ghosts.

Reprints

• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #19 ([November 1966])
• in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #11/1997 (uke 22 1997)

Indexer Notes

First-person narrative.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Stairways of Destiny... (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Superstitions about stairways

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How to Avoid a Witch! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Account of precautionary measures when confronting a witch.

Vengeance of the Sea King! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Bernard Sachs

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

...Seaman Albie Wilkins died suddenly this morning...

Genre

detective-mystery

Synopsis

Crew members impersonate Neptune and his sons to make a murderer come forward and confess his crime.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Images of Death! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Short feature about voodoo.

The Half-Lucky Charm! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane (signed as G. Kane)

Inks

Bernard Sachs (signed as B. Sachs)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He agreed to accept half the luck the charm would bring him...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Martin Devlin; Diane

Synopsis

A man comes into possession of a half good-luck charm and has some strange experiences. He inherits half his uncle's estate and falls in love with a woman in a half-white and half-black costume, learning only half her name and address.

Reprints

• in Secrets of Sinister House (DC, 1972 series) #18 (June-July 1974)
• in Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1978 series) #15 (1er trimestre 1982) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: Secrets of Sinister House (DC, 2010 series) ([April] 2010)

Mystery of the Yoga (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Feats of yogis, like being sealed in an airtight concrete chamber for 60 hours.

The Line of Stars (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Giant in the Swamp! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Murphy Anderson

Inks

John Giunta

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A fabulous treasure of gold...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Steve Dexter; Maust

Synopsis

Archeologist Steve Dexter discovers a hidden island of giant Indians and their gold treasure in the Okefenokee swamp in Georgia. He is being followed by three gangsters who attack and plan to rob him. A hermit comes to Dexter's rescue.

Indexer Notes

Inks were formerly credited to Murphy Anderson.

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Sheaffer's Skrip / advertisement / 1 page (report information)