(February 1953)
Fawcett,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fawcett Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Will Lieberson (credited) (Executive Editor); Ginny Provisiero (credited as V. A. Provisiero) (Editor); Al Jetter (credited) (Art Editor)
The Witch of Tarlo
Dr. Death / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was a little thing... merely a piece of wood stuck into the ground... but it started Craig Stepanik and his wife on a night of terror... a night that was to live forever in their memories!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Death (host); Craig Stepanik; Hilda Stepanik; Mr. Holcutt; Witch of Tarlo
- Synopsis
- An old and evil witch is accidentally resurrected and haunts a young couple which moved in an abandoned New England home.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- burning at the stake; ghost; witch
Devil's Mask!
Dr. Death / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jack Karven knew what he wanted!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Death (host); Jack Karven; Papa Demetrio; Violetta; Eric
- Synopsis
- Jack Karven buys a devil's mask to wear to a masquerade. He commits evil deeds, kills the rival for his love and is in for an unpleasant surprise.
- Reprints
-
in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #32 (1963) - in Pre-Code Classics: This Magazine Is Haunted (PS Artbooks, 2016 series) #2 (June 2016)
-
in Haunted Horror (IDW, 2012 series) #25 (December 2016)
-
- Keywords
- mask; masquerade party; strangulation
Indexer Notes
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.
Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Virginia Provisiero (editor); Ralph Daigh (managing editor); Gordon Fawcett (business manager)
Old Suzy
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- John Martin (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (header illustration)
- Inks
- ? (header illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dan Harlan finished his breakfast thoughtfully, washed the dishes and put them away and took a turn in the garden behind the little summer house.
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Dan Harlan buys "Old Suzy", a boat. But the ship is cursed and steers its own course.
- Reprints
Lady or the Tigress?
Dr. Death / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the darkness of the zoo at night, many strange animals prowl to and fro, far from their native habitat!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Death (host); Donald Matson; Peter Razon
- Synopsis
- Donald Matson, owner of a private zoo, is presented with a beautiful tigress. The animal however can transform into a mysterious white lady and makes Matson fall in love with her - with fatal consequences.
- Reprints
- in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #32 (1963)
- in Haunted Love (IDW, 2016 series) #1 (February 2016) which is reprinted
- in Pre-Code Classics: This Magazine Is Haunted (PS Artbooks, 2016 series) #2 (June 2016)
-
- Keywords
- tiger; zoo
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.
The House of Doors
Dr. Death / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have you ever been lost... locked in the grip of endless terror from which there seemed no escape?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Death (host); Andrew Jelke; Conrad Furth
- Synopsis
- Two men mysteriously survive a car crash unharmed and find themselves in a strange "house of doors". They are stranded in limbo and have to find their way - back to life or on to death.
- Reprints
- in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #32 (1963), #32 (1963)
- in Pre-Code Classics: This Magazine Is Haunted (PS Artbooks, 2016 series) #2 (June 2016)
-
- Keywords
- car crash
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Possible Gill script per Nick Caputo.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Witch of Tarlo!
Dr. Death -
1.
[Strange Stories from Another World]
-
2.
The Witch of Tarlo
Dr. Death -
3.
Devil's Mask!
Dr. Death -
4.
Statement of the Ownership, Management, and Circulation
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5.
Old Suzy
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6.
Lady or the Tigress?
Dr. Death -
7.
The House of Doors
Dr. Death -
8.
[Worlds of Fear]
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9.
[This Magazine Is Haunted]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Tillmann Courth
- Kenneth English
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walls
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