(October 1953)

Story Comics, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Story Comics Inc.
Editing
?

Chilling Tales of Horror! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The Ice Man Cometh (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Goldfarb
Inks
Robert Baers
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
The wife of an ice delivery company owner wants to kill him so she can run away with her lover. She tries to lock him in a freezer but the plan backfires.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the Haunted Love reprint.

A Pound of Flesh (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru ?
Inks
Ross Andru ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A mechanic kills his obese wife and uses her skin as a covering for a beautiful robot he built in his workshop.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker.

Death's Revenge! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doug Wildey ?
Inks
Doug Wildey ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
When a player in an illegal card game gives evidence to the DA, the Mob organizers of the game see to his painful death. He returns on the anniversary of his killing for one more hand and some revenge.
Reprints
Keywords
poker

A Tall Warm Drink (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
The local undertaker turns out to be a vampire.
Reprints
Keywords
vampire

The Death Statue (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Cameron?
Inks
Lou Cameron?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Sculptor John Weatherbee can't get anyone excited with his work, until a model dies while posing, and, to cover up her death, he coats her in clay. The critics love his new piece, but how can Weatherbee keep his career going?
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Chilling Tales of Horror!
  2. 1. The Ice Man Cometh
  3. 2. A Pound of Flesh
  4. 3. Death's Revenge!
  5. 4. A Tall Warm Drink
  6. 5. The Death Statue
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony Oliva
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike White