(June 1974)

Western, 1963 Series
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Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, March, May, September, and November
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company, Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Himilce Novas

Issue Notes

Cover code: 90053-406.
This issue has variants:

The Monster of the Moors! (Table of Contents)

Boris Karloff / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painting)
Inks
George Wilson (painting)
Colors
George Wilson (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense; detective-mystery
Characters
Boris Karloff (photograph, inset)
Keywords
barren tree; claws; hourse; monster; moon; moors; stone ruins
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The Human Element (Table of Contents: 1)

Boris Karloff / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Warner
Pencils
John Celardo
Inks
John Celardo
Colors
?
Letters
John Celardo
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're trapped! I can't run any further! We're at the mercy of that -- that thing!
Genre
horror-suspense; detective-mystery
Characters
Boris Karloff (narrator); Dr. Kurt Maggin; Ellie Maggin (his wife)
Reprints

Monster of the Moors (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
John Warner
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

The Symbiont Factor (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Warner
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Bolle
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How fascinating the world of science -- it can create mechanical brains, cure disease and put men on the moon!
Characters
Boris Karloff (narrator); Matthew Porter; Eric Porter (brothers)
Reprints

The Ant Monster (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Warner
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Breck...help me! I can't get up! The monster is about to get me! Help!
Characters
Boris Karloff (narrator); Edgar Brett; Peter Stacy
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Monster of the Moors!
    Boris Karloff
  2. 1. The Human Element
    Boris Karloff
  3. 2. Monster of the Moors
  4. 3. The Symbiont Factor
  5. 4. The Ant Monster
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