Mansion of Evil
#129
([November 6] 1950)
Gold Medal Books,
1950 Series
- Price
- [0.25 USD]
- Pages
- 196
- On-sale Date
- 1950-11-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications, Inc.
- Brand
- Gold Medal Book
- Editing
- Roy Ald
Issue Notes
An early graphic novel. Historian Martin O'Hearn calls it the the "First (or Second) Modern Graphic Novel", but it depends on the definitions of "modern" and "graphic novel" one is using. (It is unknown whether this or It Rhymes with Lust (St. John, 1950 Series) was released first)
This book does not have a cover price. Other Gold Medal books from this period generally sold for 25 cents.
On sale date from the publication date as submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 4, Part 1A, Number 2, Books, July-December 1957. Class A book. Copyright number A50009.
This book does not have a cover price. Other Gold Medal books from this period generally sold for 25 cents.
On sale date from the publication date as submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 4, Part 1A, Number 2, Books, July-December 1957. Class A book. Copyright number A50009.
Mansion of Evil [Chapter I]
comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Chapter II: Trip to Oblivion
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to George Evans.
Chapter III: Portrait of Laura
comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Chapter IV: Death by Accident!
comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to George Evans.
Chapter VI: Seed of Doubt
comic story / 19 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Chapter VII: Hope Postponed!
comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Chapter VIII: Flight to Nowhere
comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Chapter IX: Death Can Wait!
comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Chapter X: Into the Trap!
comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Chapter XI: Wild Climax
comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Joe Millard (credited as Joseph Millard)
- Pencils
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Inks
- Bud Thompson (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Mansion of Evil [Chapter I]
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2.
Chapter II: Trip to Oblivion
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3.
Chapter III: Portrait of Laura
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4.
Chapter IV: Death by Accident!
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5.
Chapter V: Dawn of Despair!
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6.
Chapter VI: Seed of Doubt
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7.
Chapter VII: Hope Postponed!
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8.
Chapter VIII: Flight to Nowhere
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9.
Chapter IX: Death Can Wait!
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10.
Chapter X: Into the Trap!
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11.
Chapter XI: Wild Climax
This issue was modified by
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Clint Maxwell
- Jim Walls
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