(June 1952)

Story Comics, 1951 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
Story Comics, Inc.
Editing:
?
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock:
newsprint
Binding:
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

Strangest Tales Ever Heard (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
horror-suspense
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The Eyes of Horror (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ed Goldfarb
Inks:
Bob Baer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
horror-suspense
Synopsis:
An atomic scientist is exposed to radiation that causes a parasitic worm to grow behind his eye and slither out of his eye socket infecting anyone it bites.
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Indexer Notes

Goldfarb/Baer is credited to Mysterious Adventures in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the artwork here match signed art in Prison Break #3. Art ID by Steinar Ådland, April 2011.

Horror of the Flowers of Death! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Inks:
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

D'Agostini is credited to Mysterious Adventures on pen/ink in Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

The Bride of Death (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:
Ellen Lynn
Letters:
typeset
Genre:
horror-suspense

Terror of the Vampires Kiss (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harry Harrison (signed)
Inks:
Ernie Bache (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Piece is signed 'Harrison Bache'. Both Harry Harrison and Ernie Bache were working for Story at the time. Who's Who lists both as inking horror pieces through this period, and the assignment of Harrison to the penciling chores is an assumption of the indexer

Ghost with Two Faces (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:
?
Pencils:
A.C. Hollingsworth (signed)
Inks:
A.C. Hollingsworth
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Genre:
horror-suspense
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Strangest Tales Ever Heard
  2. 1. The Eyes of Horror
  3. 2. Horror of the Flowers of Death!
  4. 3. The Bride of Death
  5. 4. Terror of the Vampires Kiss
  6. 5. Ghost with Two Faces
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Tony Oliva
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Mike White
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Lou Mougin
  • James Ludwig
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