Journey into Fear #12

(March 1953)

Vampire Vengeance (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Classic story in which two thrill-killers inadvertently select a vampire as their target. Peter sacrifices Mary to the vampire horde that chases them. Mary returns to wreak vengeance upon Peter.

The Devil's Ally (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Mr. Kenton meets Mr.Thompson, an elderly rich occultist who has a interest in the black arts and all manner of supernatural beings. Mr.Thompson is near death and wants Kenton to wait on him and keep his wife, the young and exotic Jet, occupied. Jet convinces Kenton to kill Thompson so they get his money. Kenton does just that, killing Thompson with a small devil figurine. After Thompson dies, the figurine bites Kenton. Kenton finds himself being possessed and transformed into Satan and Jet soon realizes that Thompson was the "Devil's Ally".

Reprints:

• in The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (IDW, 2010 series) #14 - Devil Tales (December 2015)

Satan's Playhouse (Table of Contents: 3)

Ghost Clinic / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

horror-suspense

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Evil Intruder (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Classic story of a Trugg searching for love. It finds a couple, kills the husband, and casts a spell over the wife so that she believes he is her husband. After cuddling, Lucy realizes he's a monster. He kills her and is dragged away by the Truggs.

Reprints:

• in Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) (September 2010)

No Rest for the Dead (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Jack Croner; Swanson (ghost); Kennedy (ghost); Deskin (ghost)

Synopsis:

A cemetery caretaker tortures the ghosts in his cemetery.

Reprints:

• in Tales Too Terrible to Tell (New England Comics, 1989 series) #4 (Winter 1991-1992)
• in The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics (Running Press Book Publishers, 2008 series) (2008)