Ghostly Weird Stories #122

(March 1954)

Death Ship (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Jay Disbrow

Pencils:

Jay Disbrow

Inks:

Jay Disbrow

Colors:

Jay Disbrow

Letters:

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

The ship continued its relentless course, right into the grinning jaws of death!

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Commander Ben Woodruff; Wendra

Synopsis:

Commander Ben Woodruff's wonderlust drives him to return to space one last time over the protests of his wife.

Reprints:

• in Ghostly Weird Stories (Arnold Book Company, 1953 series) #1 (1953)
• in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #66 (1966)
• in Weird Worlds (Eerie Publications, 1970 series) #v2#2 (April 1971) [reworked]
which is reprinted
• in Tales of Voodoo (Eerie Publications, 1968 series) #v6#1 (January 1973)
• in Lurid Little Nightmare Makers (Boardman Books, 2014 series) #4 (2015)

Keywords:

Arcturus; Ganymede; Orion; super nova

Death and the Devil (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

McGregor

Inks:

McGregor

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

What happens when an exotic dancer takes drugged pills for her nerves?

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Carl McRae; Shirley McRae; Inspector Roc

Reprints:

• in Ghostly Weird Stories (Arnold Book Company, 1953 series) #1 (1953)

The Face of Death (Table of Contents: 3)

Mask / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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First Line of Dialogue or Text:

The Mask!

Genre:

crime; detective-mystery

Characters:

Danny Corbet; Zongo; The Mask [Bruce Corbet]; Dr. Larbins; Jim; Pompernickle

Reprints:

• from Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror (Star Publications, 1951 series) #111 (November 1951)
• in Ghostly Weird Stories (Arnold Book Company, 1953 series) #1 (1953)

Evidence of Murder (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text:

Mark Green rubbed his hands together in joyful anticipation.

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Mark Green; Fred Slade

Synopsis:

Mark Green schemes to commit the perfect murder against his neighbor.

Reprints:

• in Ghostly Weird Stories (Arnold Book Company, 1953 series) #1 (1953)

Indexer Notes

Mark Green is also referred to as Matt Green in the story.

Man-Killers (Table of Contents: 5)

Rulah / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

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First Line of Dialogue or Text:

As unexpected and as unwelcome as winter lightning, there came a grim signal that was death itself...

Genre:

adventure; jungle

Characters:

Rulah; Renture; Salu

Synopsis:

In a hidden jungle city, Rulah rescues an oppressed people from an evil tyrant.

Reprints:

• from Rulah (Fox, 1948 series) #21 (December 1948)
• in Ghostly Weird Stories (Arnold Book Company, 1953 series) #1 (1953)

Keywords:

Nocterne

Indexer Notes

Original title: "The Miserable Mankillers."