Web of Evil
#3
(March 1953)
Quality Comics,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-11-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines
- Brand
-
A Quality Comic Publication
- Printer
- Printed in the U. S. A.
- Editing
- Al Grenet (credited as Alfred Grenet) (editor); Richard Arnold (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
Indexed from scan from http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/. All art credits form Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.
WEB OF EVIL March 1953. Vol. 1 No. 3 Published bi-monthly by Comics Magazines, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Periodicals, page 268.
WEB OF EVIL March 1953. Vol. 1 No. 3 Published bi-monthly by Comics Magazines, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Periodicals, page 268.
The Killer from Saturn
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Oswald Pilcher (villain); Ed; Jordan
- Synopsis
- The city's in panic as an alien-like serial killer stalks the streets at night. Twelve people have to die until clever police lieutenant Jordan comes up with an explanation and confronts the fiend, who turns out to be a mousy city window clerk who wears an imposing monster costume with stilts, who is taking revenge on those who abused him.
- Reprints
-
in Horror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v4#1 (January 1972) [reworked] which is reprinted -
in Maze of Monsters (Gredown, 1976 ? series) #4 - in Weird (Eerie Publications, 1966 series) #v7#6 (October 1973), #v11#2 (June 1978)
- in Weird Vampire Tales (Eerie Publications, 1979 series) #v4#3 (July 1980), #v5#3 [4] (March 1982)
- in Thrill Book! (Pure Imagination, 2004 series) (2004)
- in The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (IDW, 2010 series) #4 - Jack Cole's Deadly Horror (July 2013)
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- Keywords
- Daily Bugle; Evening News
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed by Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd in Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched To Their Limits! (Chronicle Books LLC, 2001 series) nn (August 2001)
Vengeance of the Red Ghost
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Susan Maynard; Mr. Maynard; Dr. Jebb; Mildred Maynard; Edward Maynard; Wilkens; Tom Maynard
- Synopsis
- Susan Maynard fakes her death and plays the avenging ghost coming back from the grave. She starts killing the rest of the family to get her hands on a big inheritance.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Ogden Whitney? for pencils and inks.
Goddess of Murder
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Kali; T. C. Hamlock; Louie; Joe; John Angsworth; Caroline Angsworth; Kenneth
- Synopsis
- Monstrous four-armed goddess Kali demands human sacrifices. When the lovely Caroline is chosen to be the next victim, her lover Kenneth comes to the rescue.
- Reprints
- in Tales from the Tomb (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v3#5 (October 1971) [reworked] which is reprinted
- in Witches Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v5#5 (September 1973)
- in Horror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v9#3 (August 1978)
- in Terrors of Dracula (Eerie Publications, 1979 series) #v2#2 (May 1980)
- in Thrill Book! (Pure Imagination, 2004 series) (2004)
- in The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (IDW, 2010 series) #4 - Jack Cole's Deadly Horror (July 2013)
-
House of Horror
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Jack Belden; Dr. Howard
- Synopsis
- Constable Belden is convinced there is a human murderer behind the deaths of tramps in a deserted house.
The Beast from Beyond
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Amy; Bill; Pierre; Ellen; Ed; Sally; Joe; Reynolds; Greyson
- Synopsis
- A hunting company from the city enters the woods and finds no moose, but a dragon-like monster! When all of the campers disappear one by one, the police come investigating. They confront the monster with high-powered rifles and grenades.
- Reprints
- in Tales of Voodoo (Eerie Publications, 1968 series) #v5#1 (January 1972) [reworked] which is reprinted
- in Terror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v5#4 (August 1973)
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Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Vernon Henkel? for pencils and inks.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Goddess of Murder
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1.
["Walkie talkies"]
Electronic Walkie Talkies -
2.
["Terrific power! 20-mile range!"]
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3.
The Killer from Saturn
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4.
Vengeance of the Red Ghost
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5.
Goddess of Murder
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6.
["Running hot water - in a jiffy! from any cold water faucet"]
Jet Instant Hot Water Heater -
7.
House of Horror
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8.
The Beast from Beyond
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9.
["Amazing bargains rings ladies' & men's engagement, wedding, friendship rings your choice $1.94"]
Harem Co. Rings -
10.
["If you can whistle or hum a tune... you can be a popular harmonica ...player in 15 minutes or your money back"]
Hopkinson Harmonica -
11.
["I will train you at home for good pay jobs in radio-television"]
National Radio Institute Home Study Course -
12.
["Magic Dutch rock garden grows in 4 days"]
Magic Dutch Rock Garden
This issue was modified by, among others
- Pat Conolly
- Tillmann Courth
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Bob Hughes
- Pat Lang
- James MacKay
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Jim Van Dore
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