Haunted Horror #29

(August 2017)

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

Doctor Odd / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dave O'Dell

Pencils

Len Danovich (signed)

Inks

Len Danovich (signed)

Colors

Len Danovich (signed)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Doctor Odd [Dave O'Dell]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Mother's Advice (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Mortellaro (signed)

Inks

Tony Mortellaro (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A woman asks her mother for advice to win back her husband who is losing interest in her. The mother suggests bringing him over for a meal to win him back with food. After he insults her cooking, the mother kills him and cuts out his heart.

Reprints

• from Weird Mysteries (Stanley Morse, 1952 series) #7 (October 1953)

Indexer Notes

This reprint mistakenly assigns the story from Weird Mysteries #8, instead of #7.

Best Seller! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Hy Fleishman

Inks

Hy Fleishman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

David; Jane; Dr. Wong; Bert Devlin

Synopsis

A failing writer asks Dr. Wong to help him become a successful writer. Wong agrees but only if he gets half of everything he gains from the success of his book. After becoming a success, the writer kills Wong to avoid paying him his fee. Wong comes back from the dead and takes half of the writer's beautiful girlfriend as payment.

Reprints

• from Dark Mysteries (Master Comics, 1951 series) #12 (June 1953)

Death of a Doll! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Rosenberger

Inks

John Rosenberger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Corpse-Maker (narrator); Harold Honeywell; Marilyn Meag; Daisy Bergen

Synopsis

Harold Honeywell (a man as small as a doll) becomes rich. When he finds out the women in his life are only interested in his money, he begins killing them. One day while fleeing from the cops, he hides in a gorilla cage at the circus. The problem is, the huge gorilla who lives in the cage has destroyed its favorite toy (a doll) and now finds a new "doll" it can play with.

Reprints

• from The Clutching Hand (American Comics Group, 1954 series) #1 (July-August 1954)

All, or Nothing At All! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tom Feelings (signed)

Inks

Tom Feelings (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Mistery Mystery (narrator); Sarah Hull; John Hull; Helen Michaels

Synopsis

A skilled surgeon wants all of her husbands love for herself. When she finds out he's having an affair with a nurse, she cuts out his heart.

Reprints

• from Mister Mystery (Stanley Morse, 1951 series) #14 (November 1953)

Dead Right! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Memling

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Charlotte Jetter

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Mr. Mord; Sam Drake; Ken Karl; Mephistopheles (cat)

Synopsis

Two newspaper reporters go story hunting and end up with more than they could ever have hoped for. Because Mr. Mord's strange wax museum proves to be a hell's kitchen itself.

Reprints

• from Strange Suspense Stories (Charlton, 1954 series) #18 (May 1954)

Vein of Irony (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Forgione (signed)

Inks

Bob Forgione (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A vampire is loose in a hospital, but drinks poisoned blood.

Reprints

• from The Thing (Charlton, 1952 series) #8 (May 1953)

Tag... You're It (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Howard Nostrand

Pencils

Sid Check ?; Howard Nostrand ?

Inks

Howard Nostrand

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Rosen

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Bobby; Steve; Joan

Synopsis

A vampire attacks a child. Shortly thereafter the townsfolk destroy the vampire. Afterwards something begins to attack people in the town at night draining them of their blood...

Reprints

• from Tomb of Terror (Harvey, 1952 series) #16 (July 1954)

Indexer Notes

This reprint credits Nostrand alone with the art chores.

The Body Maker (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Warren Kremer

Inks

Warren Kremer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Dr. Payne

Synopsis

A horrid looking man (who idolizes Frankenstein) wants to create the perfect bride for himself by harvesting body parts from various women that he murders, creating a beautiful patchwork woman. One night during one of his murders, he gets his comeuppance.

Reprints

• from Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #39 (September 1952)

Junk-Man's Treasure (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

VB-46

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Danny; Chet

Synopsis

A junk-man collects the heads of his victims in a trunk.

Reprints

• from Out of the Shadows (Pines, 1952 series) #14 (August 1954)