([August 1980])
K. G. Murray,
1980 Series
- Price
- 0.90 AUD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Murray Publishers Pty Ltd
- Brand
-
Murray Comics
- Editing
- ?
The Waiting Noose
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
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from Ghost Manor (Charlton, 1971 series) #3 (February 1972) [Mr. Bones (host) deleted, and cover recoloured.]
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- Keywords
- ghosts; hangman's knots; nooses
The Waiting Noose
comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Charlotte Jetter
- Editing
- Sal Gentile (original editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cyrus T. Shadd; Buckeye Jones; Charley
- Synopsis
- Cyrus T. Shadd returns to the ghost town where he became rich only to find a ghostly posse waiting for him.
- Reprints
- from Ghost Manor (Charlton, 1971 series) #3 (February 1972) [Job number (D-2352) deleted from this reprint. All illustrations of Mr. Bones (host) deleted from story and text/artwork rearranged/redrawn.]
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Along Came a Spider and...
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Ray Burzon
- Editing
- Sal Gentile (original managing editor)
- Job Number
- D-2855
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Tyler Rand; Samantha Shields
- Reprints
- from Haunted (Charlton, 1971 series) #7 (August 1972) [All illustrations of Impy (host) deleted from story and text/artwork rearranged/redrawn.]
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- Keywords
- spiders
No Other Man!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Ray Burzon
- Editing
- Sal Gentile (original managing editor)
- Job Number
- C-219
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dexter Sissonby; Letitia Wimm; Roger Wimm
- Reprints
- from Ghostly Tales (Charlton, 1966 series) #75 (September 1969) [All illustrations of Mr. Dedd (host) deleted from story and text/artwork rearranged/redrawn.]
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- Keywords
- doberman; dog; ghost; plastic surgery
Ghost of the Swamp
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Harrison ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Roy Ald (original editor); Al Jetter (original art editor); Ginny Provisiero (credited as V.A. Provisiero) (original executive editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Geoffrey Pettigrew; Caroline Pettigrew; Blanche Pettigrew; Harold Pettigrew; Jim Pettigrew; Ricky
- Synopsis
- A woman's ghost clings to a necklace placed in the southern swamps. Thieves are welcomed to stay there - forever.
- Reprints
- from Worlds of Fear (Fawcett, 1952 series) #7 (November 1952)
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- Keywords
- ghost; necklace; swamp
The Medallion
Midnight Philosopher / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Wayne Howard
- Pencils
- Wayne Howard
- Inks
- Wayne Howard
- Letters
- Wayne Howard
- Editing
- George Wildman (original managing editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Professor Coffin; Professor Dipalo; Mummy of Pharaoh Rank-Ah-Tut; Arachne; Doctor Brutrund; Professor Grant
- Synopsis
- Professor Coffin attempts to bring the Mummy of Pharaoh Rank-Ah-Tut back to life.
- Reprints
- from Midnight Tales (Charlton, 1972 series) #12 (April 1975) [Splash page: original indicia removed - artwork slightly extended at bottom. Job number (D-5108) deleted from this reprint.]
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Indexer Notes
Framing sequence for the other stories in this issue: two pages before “The Red Army”; one page before “The Snow Men!”; one page before and one page after “The Green Man”.
The Red Army
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Nicola Cuti
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- George Wildman (original managing editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Janet Grant; Mr. Garret; Doc; Kamu; Lama
- Synopsis
- Mr. Garret escapes the army of red ants only to meet a worse fate.
- Reprints
- from Midnight Tales (Charlton, 1972 series) #12 (April 1975) [Job number (D6693) deleted from this reprint.]
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The Snow Men!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Nicola Cuti
- Pencils
- Don Newton
- Inks
- Dan Adkins
- Letters
- Don Newton
- Editing
- George Wildman (original managing editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Wang-Ti; Gina Diablo; Tom; Hardy
- Synopsis
- Wang-Ti and his trained Yeti are tricked by the acheologists.
- Reprints
- from Midnight Tales (Charlton, 1972 series) #12 (April 1975) [Job number (D-6710) deleted from this reprint.]
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The Green Man
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Wayne Howard
- Pencils
- Wayne Howard
- Inks
- Wayne Howard
- Letters
- Wayne Howard
- Editing
- George Wildman (original managing editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Professor Coffin; Archane; Hillary Timman; Merman
- Synopsis
- Archane learns the mystery behind the drownings.
- Reprints
- from Midnight Tales (Charlton, 1972 series) #12 (April 1975) [Job number (D-6762) deleted from this reprint.]
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The Flying Dutchman
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Pat Boyette ?; Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Pat Boyette (signed)
- Inks
- Pat Boyette (signed)
- Letters
- Pat Boyette
- Editing
- Sal Gentile (original editor)
- Job Number
- B-1772
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dutch Heins; Aunt Beth; Eric Heins
- Reprints
- from Ghostly Tales (Charlton, 1966 series) #73 (May 1969) [All illustrations of Mr. Dedd (host) deleted from story and text/artwork rearranged/redrawn.]
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- Keywords
- aeroplane; airplane; glider
Death in a Darkroom
comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Nicola Cuti (signed)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Letters
- Charlotte Jetter
- Editing
- George Wildman (original editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Blue Beetle (cameo); E-Man (cameo); Captain Atom (cameo); Phil Curtis; Della Curtis
- Reprints
- from Ghost Manor (Charlton, 1971 series) #21 (November 1974) [Job number (D-6102) deleted from this reprint.]
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- Keywords
- camera; darkroom; photographer
Indexer Notes
Blue Beetle, E-Man and Captain Atom are seen in the background of a parade. They are using their powers so it is not somebody dressing up for the parade. Alphonse Cuti is credited as technical advisor.
The Presence of the Unseen
comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Evans
- Inks
- George Evans
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Will Lieberson (original executive editor); Roy Ald (original editor); Al Jetter (original art editor)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Hiram/John; unnamed (old lady); lunatic (unnamed)
- Synopsis
- An old couple is held hostage by a madman. The invisible ghost of their daughter saves them.
- Reprints
- from Strange Suspense Stories (Fawcett, 1952 series) #5 (February 1953) [Splash page: original indicia removed - artwork slightly extended at top and bottom. Story title and caption rearranged, and editorial credits deleted. “Strange Suspense Stories” banner removed from every page of story.]
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Indexer Notes
The old lady first calls her husband ‘Hiram’ and then ‘John’ later in the story.
This Is How It Is!
comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Charlotte Jetter
- Editing
- Sal Gentile (original editor)
- Job Number
- D-2515
- Characters
- Reverend Forbes; Wilbur J. Crosley; Kenneth Crosley; Franklin Crosley; Alan Crosley; Emily Crosley; Joe Stenick; Marcel; Anna; Dr. White
- Reprints
- from Haunted (Charlton, 1971 series) #5 (April 1972)
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Indexer Notes
Two main characters look exactly like Peter Parker and Norman Osborn!
An Ancient Mystery
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Joe Staton
- Inks
- Joe Staton
- Letters
- Joe Staton
- Editing
- George Wildman (original editor)
- Job Number
- D-5189
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves (Charlton, 1967 series) #41 (September 1973)
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- Keywords
- Stonehenge
The Snake God
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Enrique Nieto (signed)
- Inks
- Enrique Nieto (signed)
- Letters
- Ray Burzon
- Editing
- George Wildman (as George R. Wildman (original managing editor))
- Job Number
- D-7320
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Scary Tales (Charlton, 1975 series) #5 (April 1976)
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- Keywords
- snake
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Waiting Noose
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1.
The Waiting Noose
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2.
Along Came a Spider and...
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3.
No Other Man!
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4.
Ghost of the Swamp
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5.
The Medallion
Midnight Philosopher -
6.
The Red Army
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7.
The Snow Men!
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8.
The Green Man
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9.
The Flying Dutchman
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10.
Death in a Darkroom
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11.
The Presence of the Unseen
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12.
This Is How It Is!
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13.
An Ancient Mystery
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14.
Look What I've Found in Peter Hasting's Lucky Dip Grab Bag!
Peter Hastings -
15.
The Snake God
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16.
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