Beware #9
(May 1954)

Trojan Magazines, 1953 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Trojan Magazines Inc.
Editing
Adolphe Barreaux (credited) (editor)

Vampire's Roost (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed)
Inks
Alvin Hollingsworth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[The Farmer's Daughter] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Letters
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Promotional ad for publications "The Farmer's Daughter" and "Blackouts".

Vampire's Roost (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Gates (signed)
Inks
Art Gates (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Helyana; Count Otto Sander; Johann; Arthur; Helen
Synopsis
Two lovers survive together as vampires in a castle, a descendant of one of them visits the castle with his fiancé. Are they destined to become vampires as well?
Reprints
Keywords
Vampire

[Rupture-Easer] (Table of Contents: 3)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Letters
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Rupture-Easer. A device to ease hernia discomfort from Piper Brace Co.

[314 Stamps] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement to purchase an introductory set of stamps to start a stamp collection from Zenith Co.

The Ghost of Fire (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
A. C. Hollingsworth (signed)
Inks
A. C. Hollingsworth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A man is framed for murder, found guilty and executed in the electric chair. He gains revenge as a fire ghost.
Reprints
Keywords
Ghost

No Pockets On the Dead (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leo Morey
Inks
Leo Morey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Marlin Quagg
Synopsis
A pickpocket attempts to rob a house using keys he picked. The house is occupied by grave robbers who make him assist them in their crimes.
Reprints

[The Chevalier] (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
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Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Chevalier 'health supporter' belt plus body building course by Ronnie Sales.

The Man Who Died Twice (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
crime
Synopsis
The case of man who died twice, by suicide and murder.

Indexer Notes

Possibly a 'true' story.

The Sea Ghost Returns (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
A man who died at see is seen at his home thousands of miles from the ocean.
Keywords
Ghost

[Mardo Sales Corp.] (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Letters
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for various products from Mardo Sales Corp.

The Corpse In the Ring (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Kid Baldo (The Kid); Joe Zavinski (a ghost); Packy Higgins
Synopsis
A man wins a boxing match even though he was killed hours earlier.
Reprints
Keywords
Ghost

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 12)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Stanley M. Estrow (credited as Stanley Michael Estrow) (vice president)
Letters
typeset

[Stops Bed-Wetting] (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Dry-Tabs, tablets that prevent bed-wetting by Gary Pharmacal Co.

Sportsman's Paradise (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
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Colors
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Typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for various products from Champion Sales.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Vampire's Roost
  2. 1. [The Farmer's Daughter]
  3. 2. Vampire's Roost
  4. 3. [Rupture-Easer]
  5. 4. [314 Stamps]
  6. 5. The Ghost of Fire
  7. 6. No Pockets On the Dead
  8. 7. [The Chevalier]
  9. 8. The Man Who Died Twice
  10. 9. The Sea Ghost Returns
  11. 10. [Mardo Sales Corp.]
  12. 11. The Corpse In the Ring
  13. 12. Statement of Ownership
  14. 13. [Stops Bed-Wetting]
  15. 14. Sportsman's Paradise
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky
  • Tom Zsolt