Out of the Shadows #8

(April 1953)

The Drums of Cajou (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-1579

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Haitian voodoo witch doctor Cajou turns the lovely Lora into a zombie to do his bidding and settle an old score with his adversary Neal. But Cajou is hunted down and killed; and Lora's mission can be thwarted.

Reprints:

• in Seduction of the Innocent (Eclipse, 1985 series) #5 (March 1986)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Devil's Mansion (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Vince Colletta ?

Inks:

Vince Colletta ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-1571

Genre:

non-fiction; horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Account of a haunted house in New Orleans.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
This half-pager is followed by a half-page advertisement.

The Mask Of Death (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks:

Jerry Grandenetti

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-1551

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

A window cleaner discovers the office of a vampire doctor. No one believes his fantastic accusations - until a fatal showdown ensues.

Reprints:

• in Seduction of the Innocent (Eclipse, 1985 series) #6 (April 1986)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Plunge into Doom (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Margaret Isbell

Pencils:

? (illustrations)

Inks:

? (illustrations)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Coming home on a thunderstorm night, Marcy finds a tall and dark stranger in her apartment. She fantasizes about him strangling her and has to learn the next morning that a crime happened years ago in that same room.

The Man in the Mirror (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils:

Morris Marcus ?

Inks:

Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-1545

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

The meek Mr. Blane comes into possession of a powerful druid mirror. Releasing the mirror's genie, Blane is drawn into a spiral of violence and death - until he destroys the evil mirror.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Woolfolk script credit per his record books, via Martin O'Hearn's blog:

http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/07/woolfolk-records-195210.html

Celtic Spirits (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Morris Marcus ?

Inks:

Aldo Rubano

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-1566

Genre:

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Report about ghosts being spotted in Scotland.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Masque for a Monster (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charles Sultan

Inks:

Charles Sultan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-1557

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

When trapped in a mining cave-in, Frank Wayne develops a trauma. He's afraid of the dark and sees monsters everywhere. Crazed with fear, Wayne commits a murder and has to run from the police.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

The Philosopher Finds a Ghost (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

["as told by Pliny the Younger"]

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-1078

Genre:

non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis:

Philosopher Athenodorus rents a house and is visited by a ghostly apparition.