(March 2013)

Dark Horse, 2012 Series
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49.99 USD; 54.99 CAD
Pages
232
On-sale Date
2013-02-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Brand
Dark Horse Archives; Dark Horse Books
ISBN
978-1-61655-045-5 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781616550455 54999
Editing
Philip Simon (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Ed Moritz
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Ed Moritz
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?
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typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
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Keywords
giants; rowboats

Indexer Notes

On dustjacket front cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #2
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Indicia.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

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Under Forbidden Covers, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 3)

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Bruce Jones
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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Ed Moritz
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Ed Moritz
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Genre
adventure
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Keywords
monsters; punts; swamps

Have a Slimmer, Youthful, Feminine Appearance Instantly! (Table of Contents: 5)

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Advertisement for Adjust-O-Belt Co.

She Dared the Unknown (Table of Contents: 6)

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Ed Moritz
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Ed Moritz
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Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mr. Dalton; Scarlett Dalton; Hugh Merritt; Thomas Derry; Guy Flint
Synopsis
In the seventeenth century, Scarlett Dalton finds a weird figurine that is possessed by a spirit who gives her supernatural powers, but she is betrayed by her frightened fiance and burned as a witch.
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Spirit of Frankenstein [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 7)

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?
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Charles Sultan
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Charles Sultan
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?
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?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Daniel Warren (nuclear scientist); Marcia Duncan (Warren's fiancee); Professor Lambert Pardway (villain, Warren's lab assistant, death)
Synopsis
Dr. Warren succeeds in inventing a plastic skin that looks and feels like living tissue, and decides to create a radio-controlled synthetic man coated with the substance over a bullet-proof steel frame. But Warren's assistant is jealous and contrives to add his own touch to the synthetic man...a brain...his own brain, that will give him a measure of fame that he feels he deserves and control over the creature.
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Keywords
Warren Cyclotron; Warren Molecule Beam Process

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of series.

The Blonde Witch of the Swamp (Table of Contents: 8)

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Ed Moritz
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Ed Moritz
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Paul Williams; Bob Hanson; Barbara Hanson
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cover story

The Town from Beyond (Table of Contents: 9)

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John Gregg; Gretchen Vanvelt
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The Ghostly Crew (Table of Contents: 10)

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Jon Blummer
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Jon Blummer
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Elias Fragg
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Mary Celeste

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Letters from Herbert Katz and S. Dimesa.

Now at Last You, Too, Can Make Your Own Greeting Cards (Table of Contents: 12)

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Comic strip advertisement for Martlyn Merchandise Company.

South Sea Superstitions (Table of Contents: 13)

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The Bwaga; The Tauva; The Tokway; The Yoyova
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The Spectral Singer (Table of Contents: 14)

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John Celardo
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John Celardo
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George Hastings; Alicia Bradwell; Mr. Hughes; Aunt Gertrude
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New 14 Piece Sew-Easy Double-Decker Workbox Kit (Table of Contents: 15)

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Advertisement for Scope Sales Co.

Reduce Fat! Up to 5 lbs. a Week (Table of Contents: 16)

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Advertisement for American Healthaids Co.

Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds with Vacutex (Table of Contents: 17)

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Advertisement for Ballco Products Company.

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

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Ed Moritz
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Ed Moritz
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Genre
horror-suspense
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Keywords
giants; rowboats

Now You Can Have Daring Newest Look Beauty ... (Table of Contents: 19)

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Advertisement for Wilco Co.

Bat by Night (Table of Contents: 20)

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Robert Brice
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Robert Brice
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Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Professor Gollet; George Tellier; Briot; Jeanne Calleau
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Condemned-- To Live! (Table of Contents: 21)

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Jon Blummer
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Jon Blummer
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Letters
Ed Hamilton
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Juan Delbourgo; Otis Kendall; Father Ramon; Alice Kendall
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Bewitched Bali (Table of Contents: 22)

Strange Spirits / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Paul Gattuso
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Paul Gattuso
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Letters
Ed Hamilton
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horror-suspense
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Durga; The Buta; The Leyaks; Rangda
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The Sands of the Desert (Table of Contents: 23)

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Ed Hamilton (logo); typeset
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Benson; Collins
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Spirit of Frankenstein [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 24)

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Charles Sultan
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Charles Sultan
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Dan Warren; Marcia; Dr. Daggett; Professor Marsden
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Indexer Notes

2nd in series. First line: "That creature still frightens me Dan!"

The Case of the Malignant Mummy (Table of Contents: 25)

True Ghosts of History / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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John Celardo
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John Celardo
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Letters
Ed Hamilton
Genre
horror-suspense
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Let's Talk It Over! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Richard Hughes ?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gather 'round, all you Adventures Into the Unknown fans...
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Indexer Notes

Includes header by Dan Gordon from earlier issue. Letters from R. I. Flanagan (Graeagle, Cal.) and David Harfeld (Baltimore, Maryland).

Journey into the Unknown (Table of Contents: 27)

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Script
Lynneal H. Diamond (credited)
Pencils
Bob Lubbers
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Colors
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Letters
Ed Hamilton
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Bill Sauvage; Roderigo; Manalora
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Indexer Notes

Grand prize contest winning story was won by Lynneal Hyer Diamond (1917 - 1983) who lived in Mallory, NY at the time she won the contest. This is her only known comic book story.

The Devil's Disciple (Table of Contents: 28)

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Robert Pious (signed as R.S. Pious)
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Robert Pious (signed as R.S. Pious)
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton
Characters
Hester Prince; Barbara; Satan; Wayne Morse; Judy; Hester Prentiss
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New Sensation! The Hubba-Hubba Wallet (Table of Contents: 29)

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Advertisement for Jewel, Inc.

Let's Go, Pal! I'll Prove I Can Make You an All-Round He-Man (Table of Contents: 30)

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Part comic strip advertisement for Jowett Institute of Physical Culture.

Send Secret Messages with the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set (Table of Contents: 31)

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Advertisement for Fun Industries.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

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Ed Moritz
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Ed Moritz
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horror-suspense
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pirates; rowboats; sailing ships; skeletons; swords; treasure chests

Fun! Fun ..and More Fun! (Table of Contents: 33)

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Advertisement for Novelty Mart.

The Swami's Secret (Table of Contents: 34)

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Robert Pious (signed as R.S. Pious)
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Robert Pious (signed as R.S. Pious)
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Swami Heshug; Bill Carlton; Trudy Roland; "Cat" Harris
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Ghost Mother (Table of Contents: 35)

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Mrs. J. Yakayima
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Indexer Notes

text story; 2nd place contest winner

The Ape Demon (Table of Contents: 36)

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Ed Moritz
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Ed Moritz
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Characters
Dr. Vance; Link; Jean
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The Mummy's Cloth (Table of Contents: 37)

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Johnny Craig
Inks
Harry Lazarus
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?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dick; Tom Winber; Sesostris; George Waverly
Synopsis
A piece of cloth from an Egyptian mummy brings doom wherever it goes.
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Timeless Is the Night (Table of Contents: 38)

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Michael Everett; Michael Everett III
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Drums of the Undead (Table of Contents: 39)

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Pete Riss
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Letters
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Characters
Sheila; Bill; Erzulie Bocor; Dr. Wenrod
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Let's Talk It Over! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Letters from Fred W. Goldstein, James Parry, and David Roggensach.

Something New--- Something Different! (Table of Contents: 41)

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Advertisement for comic book "Romantic Adventures". Reproduces cover for #4.

The World beyond the Mirror (Table of Contents: 42)

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Bob Lubbers
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Bob Lubbers
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Alice
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The Case of the Roman Curse (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Jon Blummer
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Jon Blummer
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Characters
Christopher Fenn; Alf; Pamela Hogarth; Penny; Marcus
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Announcing Something New .. Something Different! (Table of Contents: 44)

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Advertisement for comic book "Funny Films". Reproduces cover for #1.

You Can Choose America's Smartest Cottons (Table of Contents: 45)

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Advertisement for Florida Fashions, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46)

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Ed Moritz
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Ed Moritz
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?
Genre
horror-suspense
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Keywords
bats; haunted houses

Announcing... Double-Barreled Dynamite! (Table of Contents: 47)

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Advertisement for comic books "Spy-Hunters" and "Lovelorn". Reproduces covers for "Spy-Hunters" #3 and "Lovelorn" #3.

The Evil Ones! (Table of Contents: 48)

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Paul Gattuso
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Paul Gattuso
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Mary; George Bailey; Bud Palmer
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The Ghost from Algol (Table of Contents: 49)

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Robert Pious (signed as R.S. Pious)
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Robert Pious (signed as R.S. Pious)
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?
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?
Characters
Ken; Nancy; Terry
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

Let's Talk It Over! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Letters from Lynneal H. Diamond, Nelson Bridwell, and A. R. Polcari.

Spirit of Frankenstein [Part 3] (Table of Contents: 51)

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Charles Sultan
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Charles Sultan
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Characters
Dan Warren; Marcia; Professor Pardway; Dr. Enslow
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The Little Fellah (Table of Contents: 52)

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Johnny Ransome; India; Little Fellah; Big Bull; Bobby; Ellen; Ed Collins
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The Sargasso Specter (Table of Contents: 53)

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Script
Robert Brice
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Robert Brice
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Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Cora Bryce; Neil; Spike
Synopsis
Cora Bryce predicts the next appearance of the Sargasso Sea, the graveyard of lost ships, but it's not easy to plunder their treasures due to the Sargasso Specter.
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Send Secret Signals (Table of Contents: 54)

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Advertisement for Walman Sales Co.

The Man Who Went to the Devil (Table of Contents: 55)

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Pete Riss
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Pete Riss
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Characters
The Devil; Wendy; Karen; Ted Harper
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Now You Can Be the Queen of the Rink! (Table of Contents: 56)

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Advertisement for Wilco Fashions.

Small Bust (Table of Contents: 57)

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Advertisement for Tested Sales.

Our Biggest Bulb Bargain (Table of Contents: 58)

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Advertisement for Michigan Bulb Co.

Silver Streak Archives (Table of Contents: 59)

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Advertisement for "Silver Streak Archives" reprint series, vol.s 1 and 2.

Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped (Table of Contents: 60)

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Pete Poplaski (signed as Pete Pop)
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Pete Poplaski (signed as Pete Pop)
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Advertising "Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped".

Crime Does not Pay (Table of Contents: 61)

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Advertisement for vol.s 1-4 of "Crime Does Not Pay" reprint books.

Dark Horse Archives (Table of Contents: 62)

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Advertising Dark Horse Books' reprint line.

Adventures into the Unknown (Table of Contents: 63)

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Advertisement for "Adventures into the Unknown" reprint series, vol.s 1-2.

Adventures into the Unknown (Table of Contents: 64)

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On dustjacket back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. Under Forbidden Covers, Part 2
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Have a Slimmer, Youthful, Feminine Appearance Instantly!
  7. 6. She Dared the Unknown
  8. 7. Spirit of Frankenstein [Part 1]
  9. 8. The Blonde Witch of the Swamp
  10. 9. The Town from Beyond
  11. 10. The Ghostly Crew
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Let's Talk It Over!
  13. 12. Now at Last You, Too, Can Make Your Own Greeting Cards
  14. 13. South Sea Superstitions
    Strange Spirits
  15. 14. The Spectral Singer
  16. 15. New 14 Piece Sew-Easy Double-Decker Workbox Kit
  17. 16. Reduce Fat! Up to 5 lbs. a Week
  18. 17. Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds with Vacutex
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
  20. 19. Now You Can Have Daring Newest Look Beauty ...
  21. 20. Bat by Night
  22. 21. Condemned-- To Live!
  23. 22. Bewitched Bali
    Strange Spirits
  24. 23. The Sands of the Desert
  25. 24. Spirit of Frankenstein [Part 2]
  26. 25. The Case of the Malignant Mummy
    True Ghosts of History
  27. 26. ["Gather 'round, all you Adventures Into the Unknown fans..."]
    Let's Talk It Over!
  28. 27. Journey into the Unknown
  29. 28. The Devil's Disciple
  30. 29. New Sensation! The Hubba-Hubba Wallet
  31. 30. Let's Go, Pal! I'll Prove I Can Make You an All-Round He-Man
  32. 31. Send Secret Messages with the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set
  33. 32. [no title indexed]
  34. 33. Fun! Fun ..and More Fun!
  35. 34. The Swami's Secret
  36. 35. Ghost Mother
  37. 36. The Ape Demon
  38. 37. The Mummy's Cloth
  39. 38. Timeless Is the Night
  40. 39. Drums of the Undead
  41. 40. [no title indexed]
    Let's Talk It Over!
  42. 41. Something New--- Something Different!
  43. 42. The World beyond the Mirror
  44. 43. The Case of the Roman Curse
  45. 44. Announcing Something New .. Something Different!
  46. 45. You Can Choose America's Smartest Cottons
  47. 46. [no title indexed]
  48. 47. Announcing... Double-Barreled Dynamite!
  49. 48. The Evil Ones!
  50. 49. The Ghost from Algol
  51. 50. [no title indexed]
    Let's Talk It Over!
  52. 51. Spirit of Frankenstein [Part 3]
  53. 52. The Little Fellah
  54. 53. The Sargasso Specter
  55. 54. Send Secret Signals
  56. 55. The Man Who Went to the Devil
  57. 56. Now You Can Be the Queen of the Rink!
  58. 57. Small Bust
  59. 58. Our Biggest Bulb Bargain
  60. 59. Silver Streak Archives
  61. 60. Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped
  62. 61. Crime Does not Pay
  63. 62. Dark Horse Archives
  64. 63. Adventures into the Unknown
  65. 64. Adventures into the Unknown
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