The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #11 - Ghosts and Girls of Fiction House

(October 2015)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Hebberd

Inks

Bob Hebberd

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Enlarged detail from "Fabulous relic of a gilded age, the Howlett ...", Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #47, pg. 1. On endpapers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bob Hebberd

Inks

Bob Hebberd

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Enlarged detail from "Fabulous relic of a gilded age, the Howlett ...", Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #47, pg. 1. On endpapers.

[Ghosts and Girls of Fiction House] (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Hebberd (spot illustration)

Inks

Bob Hebberd (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page and indicia.

50 Shades of 4 Colors (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Yoe

Pencils

Photographs; Jack Kamen (spot illustrations)

Inks

Photographs; Jack Kamen (spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Kaänga / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Webb

Inks

Bob Webb

Letters

?

Reprints

• From Kaänga Comics (Fiction House, 1949 series) #7.

Indexer Notes

Reproduction of original art for story "Each year, after the trading season was over, Kaänga held games in the arena of the old Roman ruins.", pg. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Tiger Girl / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Allan O'Hara]

Pencils

Matt Baker

Inks

Matt Baker

Letters

?

Reprints

• From Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #42.

Indexer Notes

Reproduction of original art for story "Tiger Girl, I will take these two for a...", pg. 6.

Ectoplasmic Spasmochasm with the Elusive and Enigmatic Drew Murdoch (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 9.17 pages (report information)

Script

Michael H. Price

Pencils

Photographs; Lou Fine; Bob Kane (spot illustrations)

Inks

Photographs; Lou Fine; Bob Kane (spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.33 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #2 (1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Uncle Otto; Hawks of the Seas; Peter Pupp; Sheena / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #1 (September 1938)

Keywords

diving

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Ghost Gallery / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kamen

Inks

Jack Kamen

Letters

?

Reprints

• From Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #156.

Indexer Notes

Reproduction of original art for story "The night wasn't fit for man, beast, nor devil ...", pg. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Hooks Devlin / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as John Campbell]

Pencils

Alex Blum; Matt Baker

Inks

Matt Baker; [shop]

Letters

?

Reprints

• From Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #40.

Indexer Notes

Reproduction of original art for story "There was a knight in the armor at ...", pg. 1.

Hangman's Haunt (Table of Contents: 12)

Ghost Gallery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #162 (August 1952)

Keywords

ghosts

Indexer Notes

This reprint book attributes the art to Whitman.

Cagliostro Cursed Thee (Table of Contents: 13)

Ghost Gallery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Joy Bell

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #163 (September 1952)

Keywords

werewolves

Indexer Notes

This reprint book attributes the art to Whitman.

Death Bars the Door (Table of Contents: 14)

Ghost Gallery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #164 (October 1952)

Keywords

clowns; ghosts; jewels; robbery; skeleton keys; skeletons; treasure chests

Pay-Off From a Corpse (Table of Contents: 15)

Ghost Gallery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #165 (December 1952)

Keywords

coffins; convicts; ghosts; graves; picks; prisoners; shovels; tombstones

Indexer Notes

This reprint book attributes the art to Whitman.

The Gallows Bird (Table of Contents: 16)

Ghost Gallery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #166 (February 1953)

Keywords

cats; ghosts; hangman's knots

Ghost Artist Maurice Whitman (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script

Craig Yoe

Pencils

Photograph, Maurice Whitman (spot illustrations)

Inks

Photograph, Maurice Whitman (spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Cult of the Clawmen (Table of Contents: 18)

The Ghost Gallery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #167 (March 1953)

Keywords

cages; leopards; lion taming; whips

Indexer Notes

Illustrating text article "Ghost Artist Maurice Whitman".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #1 (1951)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #2 (1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #3 (1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #4 (Fall 1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #5 (Winter 1952)

The Sleepers in the Crypt (Table of Contents: 24)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #6 (Spring 1953)

The Hunters and the Haunts (Table of Contents: 25)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #7 (1953)

Indexer Notes

bondage/headlights cover

Curse of the Mist-Things (Table of Contents: 26)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #8 (1953)

Keywords

voodoo dolls

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #9 (Winter 1953)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #10 (1954)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Ghost Comics (Fiction House, 1951 series) #11 (1954)

Murder At Midnight (Table of Contents: 30)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Bob Hebberd

Inks

Bob Hebberd

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Dr. Edmond Sharp; Naomi Hunt; Mr. Fogg; Mr. Burnham; Luther Fogg (a werewolf)

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #43 (September 1942)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Bob Hebberd

Inks

Bob Hebberd

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Everyone thought that big Mike McHugh's blood and...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Judd Kelly; Sheila; Nora Kelly; ghost of Mike McHugh; ghost of Gloria Kelly; Paul Kelly

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #44 (October 1942)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Bob Hebberd

Inks

Bob Hebberd

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fabulous relic of a gilded age, the Howlett...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Marie Howlett; Lucille; Captain Reilly; Charles Howlett; Alfred Howlett

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #47 (January 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Bob Hebberd

Inks

Bob Hebberd

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hindu hands built the music box that tinkled...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Capt. Percy Locke; Preston Rowe; Dipsy Vogt; Gaston Duval; Ken Brown; Magsa; Mr. Graves; Sihka Dajore; Edith Ellis

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #48 (February 1943)

The Real Thing (Table of Contents: 34)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Bob Hebberd

Inks

Bob Hebberd

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Jimmy Dundee; Patrick Grady; Vera Rourke; Jim Dundee; Willie; Joe Garse; Chief Donovan; Mikey Dugan

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #50 (April 1943)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

? [shop]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gloria and Dale...song and dance team...follow...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Gloria; Dale; Poirett; Dixon; Captain Voorhis; Mrs. Poirett

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #54 (August 1943)

Indexer Notes

The inkers are still attempting to mimic Bob Hebberd. A shop artist [Cassone or ?] is drawing the girl.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

? [shop]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why did the ghost of a murdered moon-shiner...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Alvin Butler (villain, introduction, death); Hodge Williams (villain, introduction, death); Josh Butler (ghost, introduction, death in flashback); Miss Barlow (introduction); Millie Potter (introduction); Mr. Potter (introduction, death)

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #56 (October 1943)

Indexer Notes

The Bob Hebberd feel is still maintained. The female seems to be by another hand.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

? [shop]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The long last mile...past death row cells...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Jedwick; Vito Messina; Rowena; Bender; a governor; Johnny Blake; Warden Yates; Doc Wiener; Lester Burke (a ghost)

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #58 (December 1943)

Indexer Notes

Strong Bob Hebberd style on the inks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

? [shop]

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was midnight outside the proud old mansion...

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #59 (January 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

? [shop]

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The clown bowed low before Drew Murdoch and...

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #60 (February 1944)

["Confidential Record from the files of Drew Murdoch..."] the Johnny Roman (Table of Contents: 40)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

Arnold Hicks?; ? (shop)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #61 (March 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdock]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

? [shop]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mollison! I'll never forget that night he came...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Cleopatra (as a ghost); Avery Mollison; Prof. Lord; Hurlburt

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #65 (July 1944)

Indexer Notes

Clean inker. Possible this is Feldstein?

["Confidential record from the files of Drew Murdoch."] Jennifer Kent (Table of Contents: 42)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #66 (August 1944)

Indexer Notes

Very good inks. Could this be Jack Kamen or Al Feldstein who is making Blum look so good?

["Confidential Record from the files of Drew Murdoch"] Kurt Housman (Table of Contents: 43)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

? [shop]

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Elsa Muller (introduction); Mueller (ghost, introduction, death in flashback); Captain Kurt Houseman (villain, introduction, death); Nazis (villain)

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #67 (September 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It started with a frightened girl who ran...

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #68 (October 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45)

The Ghost Gallery / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Drew Murdoch]

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

Matt Baker?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We meet here at Miss White's grave every...

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #69 (November 1944)

Indexer Notes

Pg. 1 reproduced from original art. Excellent inks and they appear to be the work of a single hand. Baker is my best guess.

Miss Laura Whitney, 20-year-old American heiress... (Table of Contents: 46)

Ghost Gallery / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kamen

Inks

Jack Kamen

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #155 (January 1952)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kamen

Inks

Jack Kamen

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Enlarged detail from story "Miss Laura Whitney, 20-year-old American heiress ...", Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #155, pg. 6. On endpapers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 48)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Blum

Inks

? [shop]

Colors

?

Indexer Notes

Enlarged detail from story "[Confidential Record from the files of Drew Murdoch] Kurt Housman", Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #67, pg. 9. On endpapers.

[The Publisher Fiction House ...] (Table of Contents: 49)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kamen

Inks

Jack Kamen

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Enlarged detail from story "Miss Laura Whitney, 20-year-old American heiress ...", Jumbo Comics (Fiction House, 1938 series) #155, pg. 1.