Haunted Horror #31

(December 2017)

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

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

Script

? [as Mr. Karswell]

Pencils

Drazen Kozjan (signed)

Inks

Drazen Kozjan (signed)

Colors

Drazen Kozjan ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm baaaaacl!

Characters

Mr. Karswell

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Death Head! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Hy Fleishman (signed)

Inks

Hy Fleishman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Henry Jeffery; Anne; Looel; Vejar

Synopsis

Good looking but poor Henry Jeffery marries rich heiress Anne. After he kills her for her wealth, her servant Looel and her friend Vejar use Ju-Jube magic to add Henry's head to their collection of shrunken heads.

Reprints

• from Mysterious Adventures (Story Comics, 1951 series) #10 (October 1952)

The Web of the Spider (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Certa

Inks

Joe Certa

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Martha Durando (Hugo's wife, mentioned only, death); Professor's unnamed assistant (death?); Professor Hugo Durando (villain, death)

Synopsis

When learned experts refuse to listen to Professor Durando's wild claims, he decides to go out on his own and conduct experiments with his serum that can change a men to beast and back again... on himself, with horrifying and unexpected results!

Reprints

• from Witches Tales (Harvey, 1951 series) #12 (July 1952)

Keywords

Daily Express; spider; spider web

If the Noose Fits - Wear It! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Tallarico ?

Inks

Tony Tallarico ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Two friends fall in love with a mysterious woman they meet at a museum. After buying mini souvenir nooses made from the rope of a noose used to hang a witch 300 years ago, the nooses strangely begin to grow...

Reprints

• from Dark Mysteries (Master Comics, 1951 series) #6 (April-May 1952)

The Cat Jumped over the Corpse (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lin Streeter

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton ?

Editing

Richard Hughes (original editor)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

John Hale; Maria Hale; Rowan; Granny; Katie

Synopsis

Katie lusts for John Hale, but is killed in a botched attempt to murder his wife Maria. After a black cat leaps over her corpse, Katie is revived as a vampire.

Reprints

• from Out of the Night (American Comics Group, 1952 series) #16 (August-September 1954)
• The authorship was formerly credited to Richard Hughes in this index, but Hughes is not known to have written pre-code horror.

The Thing from the Dark (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-1726

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

On an expedition in Peru, Larry Graham is caught in a cave-in caused by his rival. He survives underground, but turns into a monster mole yearning for human blood. Larry goes on a killing spree, finally getting his claws on the man responsible for his situation.

Reprints

• from The Unseen (Pines, 1952 series) #12 (November 1953)

Valley of the Scaly Monsters (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Giusto

Inks

Frank Giusto

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

In the steaming Amazon jungle, "Creature from the Black Lagoon"-like creatures kidnap a woman from an expedition. They drug her and want to make her the queen of the lizard people. Her boyfriend intervenes and buries the creatures under an avalanche of rocks.
(the movie came out three years later, by the way...)

Reprints

• from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #2 (January 1951)

Indexer Notes

Jim Vadeboncoeur was the original expert who determined that this art was not by Matt Baker, but as the name of this artist wasn't known, he referred to him as "Ace Baker", as he drew exclusively for ACE. Frank Giusto was discovered and interviewed for the 2012 book, Matt Baker: the Art of Glamour.

If the Coffin Fits... Get In! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Palette (signed)

Inks

Palette (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset (Leroy lettering)

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Two brothers fall in love with a mysterious woman they meet at a funeral. She leads them to a curio shop where they buy miniature coffins. Strangely, though, the wooden boxes begin to grow.

Reprints

• from Mysterious Adventures (Story Comics, 1951 series) #4 (October 1951)

Indexer Notes

Palette Art is listed as an art studio.