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#14 - Devil Tales
(December 2015)
IDW,
2010 Series
- Price
- 24.99 USD
- Pages
- 156
- On-sale Date
- 2015
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- IDW Publishing
- Brand
-
Yoe Books!; IDW
- ISBN
-
978-1-63140-504-4
- Barcode
- 9781631405044 52499
- Editing
- Steve Banes
[no title indexed]
illustration / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Enlarged detail from story "Too Much Steam!", Tales of Horror (Toby, 1952 series) #9, page 2. On endpapers.
Devil Tales
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Title page and indicia.
[Let us speak of the devil, shall we?]
text article / 1.75 pages
- Script
- Steve "Mr. Karswell" Banes
- Pencils
- Drazen Kocjan; ? (photo)
- Inks
- Drazen Kocjan; ? (photo)
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
Rulah / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Reprints
-
from Terrifying Tales (Star Publications, 1953 series) #13 (June 1953)
-
[Murderer's Mask]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #10 (December 1953)
-
The Eternal Fires!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Frankie Boll; Satan; Mrs. Boll; Rocco
- Synopsis
- Gang leader Frankie Boll realizes that he is dying of a rare disease. Terrified of burning in Hell after he dies, he makes a pact with Satan to spare him suffering in Hell in exchange for killing as many gang members as possible to supply Satan with more souls. Afterwards Satan puts Frankie in a death like coma and will obtain his soul after Frankie is buried. Frankie can live in Hell but will not suffer any torment. Problem is after he dies, Frankie is cremated by his wife and is never buried thus canceling the contract. Frankie now has no choice but to burn in Hell for all eternity!
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #49 (November 1953)
-
Welcome to My School
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Professor Lenox and his associates open a charm school for women, to make them more cultured and refined members of society. Turns out he's really Satan himself and has been replacing these women with his own agents in hopes of taking over the World.
- Reprints
- from Tales of Horror (Toby, 1952 series) #12 (August 1954)
-
The Son of Satan
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Satan replaces the newly born son of a simple countryfolk couple with an evil imp of his making. By showing this creature parental love, Satan will be able to ascend to earth and rule. But things go not according to plan.
- Reprints
- from Tales of Horror (Toby, 1952 series) #9 (February 1954)
-
Appointment in Hades
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Soldier Heath drowns while deserting his unit's fight on a beachhead. He returns to life, but is marked by the devil. The ghosts of his comrades catch up with him and drag him to hell, where he belongs.
- Reprints
- from Baffling Mysteries (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #11 (November 1952)
-
Ghoul's Gold
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Grave robber Belardi is looking for the book of the devil, buried in an unmarked grave 400 years ago. Whoever finds it will have control over Satan. A fellow grave robber helps Belardi find the book. The devil appears but manages to trick Belardi, of course.
- Reprints
- from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #21 (November [1953])
-
Conjurer for the Foul Fiend
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Aging stage magician Willis Duncazy makes a pact with the devil. Magical powers, youth and a beautiful assistant are his for one year. Then he has to join the "underworld fraternity of magicians", of course.
- Reprints
- from Baffling Mysteries (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #19 (January 1954)
-
Demon Inferno
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Raymond Stevens discovers the abode of inner-earth demons Hate, Violence and Betrayal. They brand him with the devil’s sign and send him back home. Stevens is now ruled by his demons and starts killing people in a satanic rage.
- Reprints
- from Web of Evil (Quality Comics, 1952 series) #13 (April 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
This reprint suggests Beck as the inker.
True Tales of Unexplained Mystery # 35
True Tales of Unexplained Mystery / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- "Circus life has always been the source of strange and haunting tales. The weirdest of these stories is still told among circus people..."
Sideshow freak Bruno gets a new tattoo, depicting a devil's figure. It is a cursed tattoo that strangles Bruno to death. - Reprints
- from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #18 (May 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
This reprint suggest Grudko as the artist.
The Devil Is a Dame!
The Purple Claw / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why did you have to come snooping around for, flatfoot?
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- The Purple Claw [Dr. Jonathan Weir]; Brima Stone (villain, death); Lug Garrison (death); Mayor Jones; Chief Matthews
- Synopsis
- Brima Stone is a she-devil who uses an enchanted gun supplied by Satan as well as her demonic minions to commit crimes that overcomes the city. Luckily Doctor Jonathan Weir (aka The Purple Claw) arrives to stop her.
- Reprints
- from The Purple Claw (Toby, 1953 series) #1 (January 1953)
-
Conspiracy with Death
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Adventures into Darkness (Pines, 1952 series) #12 (December 1953)
-
The Man Who Returned from Hades!
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #38 (December 1952)
-
- Keywords
- caves; demons; devils; hell; pitchforks; Satan
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Baffling Mysteries (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #17 (September 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
This reprint certain about artist identity.
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where am I?
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Freddie Demon / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Horrific (Comic Media, 1952 series) #11 (May 1954)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
from Mysteries (Superior, 1953 series) #9 (September 1954)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Strange Mysteries (Superior, 1951 series) #8 (November 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Strange Suspense Stories (Fawcett, 1952 series) #2 (August 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Witches Tales (Harvey, 1951 series) #10 (May 1952)
-
- Keywords
- devil
The Devil's Pact
comic story / 9 pages
- Characters
- John Blade; Bob Blade; The Devil
- Synopsis
- Desperate for money John Blade makes a pact with the Devil. In exchange for money the Devil will get John's soul in five years. When the time comes for the Devil to collect, John and his son Bob hide from the Devil in a nearby church. Bob then dumps holy water on the Devil causing him to flee. The pact becomes broken and John is spared.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This reprint attributing the art to Lin Streeter.
Trick the Devil
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Aldo Von Carl, a peasant from the small village of Brunswold, makes a pact with the Devil. The Devil can have Aldo's soul if he will grant Aldo a wish. Aldo tricks the Devil by wishing for eternal life therefore he will never die and the Devil will not get his soul. Aldo is immortal now and nothing can kill him. However he is captured and executed via beheading. He survives but now is headless. Without hearing, seeing or tasting, Aldo is cursed to roam the land forever as a headless body.
- Reprints
- from Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #35 (May 1952)
-
Out of Blackness They Come!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Two scientists enter the realm of blackness, where demons dwell and the devil resides. They can fight their way back to our reality - scaring the devil off with a flashlight.
- Reprints
- from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #18 (May 1953)
-
Decapitation
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Sick of his lazy sloth of a wife who spends all her time listening to radio quiz shows, Homer Bobble murders her with a fireplace poker. While trying to bury her at night during an electrical storm, he is hit by lightning. After he awakens he finishes burying her and resumes his life content and free. One day he decides to enter a radio quiz show and wins quite easily. The prize for his victory? His dead wife's head!! It turns out the lightning bolt killed Homer and he was in Hell all this time!
- Reprints
- from Weird Terror (Comic Media, 1952 series) #6 (July 1953)
-
The Devil's Puzzle
activity / 0.5 page
- Job Number
- B-1836
- Reprints
- from The Unseen (Pines, 1952 series) #14 (April 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
A crossword puzzle hosted by the devil himself.
The Devil in Massachusetts
comic story / 0.5 page
- Job Number
- B-1419
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- An odd thunderstorm spares the house of a woman writing a book about witchcraft.
- Reprints
- from Out of the Shadows (Pines, 1952 series) #7 (January 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
This reprint attributing the art to Landau.
The King of Hades
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Gangster Johnnie Grotz is killed by his rivals and goes to Hell to be tormented by Satan. However he steals Satan's trident thus giving him control over him and all of his minions. Returning to the surface, Johnnie gets revenge on his enemies. After returning to Hell, Johnnie humiliates Satan by getting him to shine his shoes. When Johnnie mistakenly drops the trident, a vengeful Satan reclaims it and plans to make Johnnie suffer!
- Reprints
- from Voodoo (Farrell, 1952 series) #11 (September 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
This reprint certain about the Webb contribution.
General Moulton and the Devil
comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- B-1130
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Moulton bargains with Satan to make him a rich man. When he gets too greedy, the devil withdraws the fortune but insists on the general's soul.
- Reprints
- from Out of the Shadows (Pines, 1952 series) #7 (January 1953)
-
Talisman of the Evil Brood
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Madame Khal; Ronald Colby
- Synopsis
- Newspaper columnist Ronald Colby likes to ruin the lives of people. When he accuses the mystic Madame Khal of being a fraud, she presents him with a special gift. A ring which makes his demons visible. Colby is haunted and hunted to his death in the pits of Hades.
- Reprints
- from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #23 (November 1953)
-
A Hand of Fate Mystery #17
A Hand of Fate Mystery / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- "In 1907, Peter Bauer, a resident of a small bavarian village..."
A puppet maker assembles a devil puppet supposed to be cursed. The puppet comes alive and strangles the man. - Reprints
- from The Hand of Fate (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #16 (February 1953)
-
Indexer Notes
This reprint certain about the artist identity.
Satan's Spectacles
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- The devil sets a trap for optometrist Harry Lenz. In disguise he lets him have magic glasses which reveal the thoughts of others. At a moment’s notice, Lenz goes for a life of crime and high finance. Years later Satan comes to collects his dues. Surprisingly not Lenz’ soul, but just his eyesight.
- Reprints
- from Web of Evil (Quality Comics, 1952 series) #4 (May 1953)
-
The Bloody Jinx
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Herman Haas is the last of his family line from Germany. His family was infamous for creating the "jinx of the blue candle". A blue wax candle that, when breathed upon by the victim, will cause the victim to die after the flame flickers out. Herman had destroyed the candle making book and wants to never continue this family practice. When Satan (Lucifer H. Diablo) himself visits Herman, he forces him to make a blue candle from memory. Herman tries to escape but is killed. However Satan had breathed on the candle and when the flame flickers out is destroyed.
- Reprints
- from Mister Mystery (Stanley Morse, 1951 series) #1 (September 1951)
-
The Devil's Ally
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Mr. Kenton meets Mr.Thompson, an elderly rich occultist who has a interest in the black arts and all manner of supernatural beings. Mr.Thompson is near death and wants Kenton to wait on him and keep his wife, the young and exotic Jet, occupied. Jet convinces Kenton to kill Thompson so they get his money. Kenton does just that, killing Thompson with a small devil figurine. After Thompson dies, the figurine bites Kenton. Kenton finds himself being possessed and transformed into Satan and Jet soon realizes that Thompson was the "Devil's Ally".
- Reprints
- from Journey into Fear (Superior, 1951 series) #12 (March 1953)
-
Too Much Steam!
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A killer relaxes after a hit in a steam room. When the steam gets hotter by the minute, the man realizes where he's really gone to.
- Reprints
- from Tales of Horror (Toby, 1952 series) #9 (February 1954)
-
Release from Satan's Scourge
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- American film set location scout Gil Jenkins visits an english castle. He discovers a "Book of Demons" and accidentally releases them. By conjuring the Black Duke, who wrote the book, the minions of Satan are again caught and confined in the book.
- Reprints
- from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #10 (April 1952)
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Devil Tales
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3.
[Let us speak of the devil, shall we?]
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4.
[no title indexed]
Rulah -
5.
[Murderer's Mask]
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6.
The Eternal Fires!
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7.
Welcome to My School
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8.
The Son of Satan
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9.
Appointment in Hades
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10.
Ghoul's Gold
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11.
Conjurer for the Foul Fiend
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12.
Demon Inferno
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13.
True Tales of Unexplained Mystery # 35
True Tales of Unexplained Mystery -
14.
The Devil Is a Dame!
The Purple Claw -
15.
Conspiracy with Death
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16.
The Man Who Returned from Hades!
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17.
[no title indexed]
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18.
["Where am I?"]
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19.
[no title indexed]
Freddie Demon -
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[no title indexed]
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21.
[no title indexed]
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22.
[no title indexed]
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23.
[no title indexed]
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24.
The Devil's Pact
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25.
Trick the Devil
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26.
Out of Blackness They Come!
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27.
Decapitation
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28.
The Devil's Puzzle
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29.
The Devil in Massachusetts
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30.
The King of Hades
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31.
General Moulton and the Devil
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32.
Talisman of the Evil Brood
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33.
A Hand of Fate Mystery #17
A Hand of Fate Mystery -
34.
Satan's Spectacles
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35.
The Bloody Jinx
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36.
The Devil's Ally
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37.
Too Much Steam!
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38.
Release from Satan's Scourge
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39.
[no title indexed]
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[Beware puny mortals ...]
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- Pat Conolly
- Alan Hutchinson
- Claus Simonsen
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