Ripley's Believe It or Not! #60 [Whitman]

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In 1890, at the British Museum, Professor Wyant directs the opening of a newly arrived Egyptian mummy.

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! True Ghost Stories [Western Logo 1]

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense; non-fiction

Characters

Professor Wyant; Dr. Henley; mummy; guard; sketch-artist; Dr. Foster

Synopsis

Professor Wyant intends to unwrap a 19th Century Egyptian mummy. While the mummy remains wrapped, its fearsome face becomes visible through the the wrappings - but only in photographs, and a supernaturally altered artist's rendering, and not to the naked eye.

Reprints

• in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #119
which is reprinted
• in Spuk Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1978 series) #279

Keywords

1890; archeology; coffin; mummy; mystery

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The Immortals Club (Table of Contents: 4)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman

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Come on! The dagger prick won't hurt! It just draws enough blood so you can each sign! Or now that I've signed, are you fearful of joining me in the Immortals Club?

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! True Ghost Stories [Western Logo 1]

Genre

drama; fantasy-supernatural; historical; non-fiction

Characters

Baron Cecil (leader of the club); Howard (member of the club); other members of the club; master of the manor; Dennis Heath

Synopsis

In 1736, a group of cavalier swordsmen form a club that meets every five years - dead or alive.

Reprints

• in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #121
which is reprinted
• in Spuk Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1978 series) #206

Keywords

1736; 1741; abounding oddities; club; ghosts; historical setting; living-up-to-one’s-word; pact; swordsmen

Indexer Notes

Script credit per Newman's records published in Robin Snyder's History of the Comics, Vol 2, # 8, August 1991.

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Breakfast for Two (Table of Contents: 10)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Frank Bolle

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Frank Bolle

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Frank Bolle

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As Ken Simms takes Paula Parsons out for an early morning drive in June, 1920, his touring car comes to a halt along a Pennsylvania road...

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! True Ghost Stories [Western Logo 1]

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; non-fiction

Characters

Ken Simms; Paula Parsons; gas station attendant; upper class ghostly couple

Synopsis

A devoted ghostly couple continue to keep their cherished breakfast dates on the terrace of their mansion, despite having died. A motoring couple out of fuel intrudes upon the tradition.

Reprints

• in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #119
which is reprinted
• in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #119
• in Spuk Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1978 series) #219

Keywords

1920; breakfast; ghosts; motoring; Pennsylvania; unexpected intrusion

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The Foxes of Death (Table of Contents: 13)

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Joe Certa (llustration)

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Joe Certa (llustration)

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Near the beginning of World War I, in his ancestral castle a short distance from Dublin, Ireland, Lord Gormanstown lay gravely ill.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Lord Gormanstown; Lady Gormanstown; doctor; foxes

Synopsis

A few hours before the death of any head of the House of Gormanstown, foxes gather from miles around to surround the manor house. They remain until death occurs and the body is buried.

Keywords

1913; death; foxes; Ireland; ominous moment; reused story

Indexer Notes

Condensed text adaptation of "The Foxes of Doom", a six-page comics story appearing in Ripley's Believe It or Not (Western, 1965 Series) #14 (June 1969).

In this text version, the family name is spelled "Gormanstown". In the earlier comics version, the family name is spelled "Gormanston".

Various accounts of the story can be found on the Internet, such as this one published in 2018. https://jackhammersley.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/gormanston-castle-a-tale-o…

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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In 1878, as General Barnes drives through a small town in India on the way to his home...

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Ripley's Believe It or Not! True Ghost Stories [Western Logo 1]

Genre

drama; fantasy-supernatural; historical; horror-suspense; non-fiction

Characters

General Matthew Barnes; Lily Barnes; old nursemaid; Ahmed (servant); Trixie (dog); Grace Barnes (daughter)

Synopsis

In 1878 India, Lily Barnes, wife of British General Matthew Barnes, is haunted by the ghost of an old nursemaid who means to do her harm. After four such episodes, she learns the startling reason why.

Reprints

• in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #119
which is reprinted
• in Spuk Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1978 series) #211

Keywords

1878; fright; ghost; historical setting; India

Indexer Notes

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