Sensation Comics #107

(January-February 1952)

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Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sinister Jack-in-the-Box (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Giacoia

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Any large city is a city of strangers...

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Jack-in-the-Box; Jonah Travis; Marjorie Lane; Grifter

Synopsis

A magic toy, a jack-in-the-box, passes from hand to hand and fulfills wishes. Good-hearted people make reasonable wishes and are granted with what they want. Finally a gangster comes into possession of the toy. Greedily he wishes for millions of dollars - and finds death.

Reprints

• in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #23/1997 (uke 46 1997)

Indexer Notes

Giacoia art credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. We previously credited Irwin Hasen (pencils) and Bernard Sachs (inks).

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Squeekie!; Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Last Dream! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Frank Giacoia ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Frederic Beaumont had an uncanny, recurring dream!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Frederic Beaumont; Tybalt Fletcher

Synopsis

A 400 year old curse catches up with Frederic Beaumont. All of his male ancestors were killed by the ghost of family rival Tybalt Fletcher. Beaumont tries to hide in a mountain lodge, but he can't escape his grisly fate.

Reprints

• in Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #1 (September-October 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #26 ([December 1976])
• in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #1 (3ème trimestre 1974) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #22 (mars 1982) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Pencilling credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The indexer of the reprint says Sy Barry inked this. Martin O'Hearn says Giacoia inked it. Martin O'Hearn also identified the writer in Apa-I.

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Riddle Me This; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Schwinn Black Phantom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Man Into Frog (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

Mort Drucker

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #25 (October 1959)

Indexer Notes

Credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent from E. Nelson Bridwell to Gene Reed in 1986.

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Electric Football / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Voice from Beyond (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

David Kahn

Pencils

Raymond Perry ?

Inks

Raymond Perry ?

Colors

Raymond Perry

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

When Harry Houdini died, he had previously arranged for a supernatural contest. He left a secret message with his wife. Mediums should try and contact him in the afterlife. A certain Arthur Ford held a number of seánce sessions and contacted a spiritual guide named Fletcher - who told him the secret message only Houdini and his wife could know about. Mrs. Houdini confirmed the correctness of the message.

Queen of the Snows! (Table of Contents: 13)

Johnny Peril / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Kanigher

Pencils

Alex Toth (signed as Al Toth)

Inks

Sy Barry (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is Johnny Peril. The story I'm going to tell you is a strange one.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Johnny Peril; Lee Allen; Subara; Bill Davis; Jack Gordon

Synopsis

Johnny Peril finds his friend Lee Allen, who just before he dies swears he has seen Subara the Ice Queen, whom the natives believe lives on frozen Mt. Subara. Johnny returns to the mountain with two more friends, but only he encounters Subara. They refuse to believe he met the mythical woman until he produces her crown of roses.

Reprints

• in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #96 ([June 1964])
• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #127 (September 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Skræk-Ekstra (Williams, 1973 series) (1973)
• in Skräckextra (Williams Förlags AB, 1973 series) (1973)
• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #110 ([June 1974])
• in Il Est Minuit... l'Heure des Sorcières (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #2 (1er trimestre 1975)
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990 [January 1991])
• in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) ([May] 1992)
• in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #20/1996 (uke 40 1996)

Indexer Notes

Pencilling credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Signature in last panel.

First-person narrative.

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Wheaties / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Ghost Habits (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Giunta ?

Inks

John Giunta ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #26 (November 1959)
• in Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (DC, 1972 series) #12 (August-September 1973)

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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Lucky Horseshoes (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

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Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Superboy Says "Share with Others!" (Table of Contents: 19)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

Jack Schiff

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)