Crypt of Horror
#23
(2014)
AC,
2005 Series
True Tales of the Supernatural #8
True Tales of the Supernatural / comic story / 0.8 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do the dead hold powers over the living? Some claim they do!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Mr. Bentley wants to be buried near the cliff at his home. When he is given a burial at sea, his corpse mysteriously floats 2.000 miles back home.
- Reprints
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from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #4 (May 1951)
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Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Flight to the Future
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Weird Tales of the Future (Stanley Morse, 1952 series) #2 (June 1952)
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The Violin of Death
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Ulrico Antonio (violinist); Giovanni Monti
- Synopsis
- The violinist offered his life and soul to own a Stradivarius.
- Reprints
- from Weird Horrors (St. John, 1952 series) #2 (August 1952)
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The Ghost's Revenge
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- James Kendall is a professional "ghost-breaker," relieving troubled persons of their fear of spooks. He is also the man who embezzled his ward’s fortune. So Kendall throws young Anne off a cliff to her death and is haunted thereafter by her ghost.
- Reprints
- from Witchcraft (Avon, 1952 series) #3 (July-August 1952)
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The Thirteenth Clown
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Jacob Rok forged his brother’s testament to take over his circus business. When star performer Marco the clown confronts Rok, he’s being strangled and buried in the woods. But the ghost of Marco keeps performing as the "Phantom Clown," bringing Rok to justice and supporting new owner Linda.
- Reprints
- from Witchcraft (Avon, 1952 series) #3 (July-August 1952)
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Better Off Dead!
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Boxing champ Georgie Price gets the jitters when dead girl friend Anne starts to haunt him. She distracts him during a prize fight. Georgie dies of brain concussion and Anne leads him away to the afterworld.
- Reprints
- from Witchcraft (Avon, 1952 series) #3 (July-August 1952)
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Fate Has a Thousand Faces!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Strange Fantasy (Farrell, 1952 series) #2 (October 1952)
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Shining Sands of Death!
comic story / 7 pages
- Reprints
- from Strange Worlds (Avon, 1950 series) #5 (November 1951)
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The Stolen Corpse
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
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from Journey into Fear (Superior, 1951 series) #16 (November 1953)
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The Phantom Gloves
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Jack Lonergan; Hex Morgan
- Synopsis
- Out of sheer boredom sports reporter Jack Lonergan declares himself a warlock and bewitches a pair of boxing gloves, turning them into match-winning killing tools. And so it happens – to the reporter’s own surprise!
- Reprints
- from Worlds of Fear (Fawcett, 1952 series) #8 (January 1953)
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The Supermen
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Out of This World (Charlton, 1956 series) #3 (March 1957)
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The Haunting White Shadow
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- The two murderous thugs Jocko and Squash encounter Lady Justice in person and embark on a psychedelic journey into madness and poetic retaliation.
- Reprints
- from Beware! Terror Tales (Fawcett, 1952 series) #3 (September 1952)
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His Long, Strange Journey!
comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Wilbur Cummings; Martha Cummings; St. Peter (unnamed); Satan; Death
- Synopsis
- Cowardly Wilbur Cummings is knocked unconscious when he falls down a flight of stairs. His consciousness is rejected from Heaven because he hasn't done anything good, then rejected from Hell because he hasn't done anything bad. Death sends him back to life for another chance.
- Reprints
- from Strange (Farrell, 1957 series) #2 (June 1957) which is reprinted
- from Haunted Thrills (Farrell, 1952 series) #18 (November 1954) [retitled and modified]
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Chant of the Dead
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Strange Fantasy (Farrell, 1952 series) #2 (October 1952) which is reprinted
- from Ellery Queen (Superior, 1949 series) #1 (May 1949) [retitled]
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The Man Who Saw Too Much
Dr. Death / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Photographer Arne Hunter comes into possession of a camera able of taking pictures of ghosts. Investigating this Hunter detects an unsolved murder case and endangers his own life.
- Reprints
- from This Magazine Is Haunted (Fawcett, 1951 series) #7 (October 1952)
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To a Waiting Doom
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Petty criminal Alf Nichols robs a man in London. Chased by the police, he stumbles on a meeting of wanted criminals. He escapes from the criminals into the arms of the police. In the last panel, Jack Harraway and his Fellow Denizens of the Underworld are revealed to be part of a Edwin Wilson's Waxworks.
- Reprints
- from Strange (Farrell, 1957 series) #6 (May 1958)
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The Forgotten Room
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A couple who start a coffee shop in an old house is haunted by a re-enactment of murder every night on their stairs.
- Reprints
- from Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #12 (April 1954)
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Death's Round Trip
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Dr. Albert Carlton drugs himself to death and takes a tourist trip into the realm of death. His colleague will revive him after some minutes, so that Carlton can return and live to tell. There are complications, of course.
- Reprints
- from Beware! Terror Tales (Fawcett, 1952 series) #3 (September 1952)
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The Train That Wasn't There!
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- G-636
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A railroad magnate curses his rival with a ghost train that runs through his property.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #27 (October 1955)
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The Long Way Home
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #34 (May 1956)
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True Tales of the Supernatural #7
True Tales of the Supernatural / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Over a century has passed since old Andrew McCullough and his dog, Satan, used to stride down the hillside...
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- When watchdog Satan dies, it is buried with precious gifts. Two grave robbers meet a grisly end, trying to retrieve the treasures.
- Reprints
- from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #4 (May 1951)
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Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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1.
True Tales of the Supernatural #8
True Tales of the Supernatural -
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[no title indexed]
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3.
Flight to the Future
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4.
The Violin of Death
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5.
The Ghost's Revenge
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6.
The Thirteenth Clown
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7.
Better Off Dead!
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8.
Fate Has a Thousand Faces!
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9.
Shining Sands of Death!
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10.
The Stolen Corpse
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11.
The Phantom Gloves
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12.
The Supermen
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13.
The Haunting White Shadow
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14.
His Long, Strange Journey!
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15.
Chant of the Dead
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16.
The Man Who Saw Too Much
Dr. Death -
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To a Waiting Doom
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18.
The Forgotten Room
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19.
Death's Round Trip
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20.
The Train That Wasn't There!
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21.
The Long Way Home
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22.
True Tales of the Supernatural #7
True Tales of the Supernatural
This issue was modified by
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Dan Stevenson
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