(December 1948 - January 1949)
American Comics Group,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- B. & I. Publishing Co., Inc.
- Editing
- Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
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in Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012), #1 (June 2012)
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- Keywords
- black dogs; ghosts; puppets
Kill, Puppets, Kill
comic story / 9 pages
- Characters
- Turgot; Jeanne; Pierre; Gloria; Ralph Wellman
- Synopsis
- Turgot, the Puppet Master, animates and controls his autonomous and murderous dolls. His affections spurned by his young assistant Jeanne, he has his dolls try to kill her. Jeanne's brother, Pierre, comes to her rescue. Turgot dies trying to kill Pierre. Turgot's house remains empty until Ralph and Gloria purchase the house and ship it from France to the U.S. where they rebuild the house. Turgot returns as a ghost, and his puppets are again active. Ralph uses a flame gun to destroy them all.
- Reprints
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in Hideous Haunts (Gredown, 1982 ? series) ([1982] ?) - in Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
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The Mermaid Mole
text story / 1 page
- Characters
- Tom Jenson; Steve Miller
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This story sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, 1/20/2007.
Out of the Unknown
Living Ghost / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Gail Leslie; Tony Brand; The Living Ghost; Dr. VanDyke; Professor Mavelli; The Dark Phantom
- Synopsis
- The Living Ghost returns to kidnap Gail Leslie, in a new bid to make her his queen. Tony Brand consults with Dr. VanDyke, who suggests The Dark Phantom may be of aid. The Living Ghost and the Phantom hate each other. Professor Mavelli assists Tony Brand in contacting the minions of The Dark Phantom, who whisk Tony away to the phantom's Tibetan retreat. The Dark Phantom agrees to fight The Living Ghost, and is triumphant. He then turns on Gail and Tony, but Tony has a relic given to him by VanDyke to destroy the phantom.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ghosts
Indexer Notes
The Living Ghost first appeared in Adventures Into The Unknown #1.
Story continues in next issue.
The Old Tower's Secret
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Frank Belknap Long
- Pencils
- Edmond Good (signed)
- Inks
- Edmond Good (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Douglas Drew (ghost-breaker); Henry Masters; Jane Masters; Carter; Robert; Andrew
- Synopsis
- Douglas Drew discovers the truth behind a lovers' triangle with the help of their ghosts.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ghosts
Indexer Notes
cover story
The Haunted Hoard
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Jimmy Severn; William Denning; Miss Scruggins
- Reprints
- in Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
- in Classic Pulp Horror (Source Point Press, 2020 series) (2020)
- in Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2021 series) #1 - Spooks and Sleuths ([December] 2021)
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Indexer Notes
This story sequence added by Leonard Wolinsky, 1/20/2007.
The Master's Hand
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Betty Saunders; Kees Van Ruyter
- Synopsis
- Betty Saunders is a world renowned expert on the artwork of 15th century artist, Kees Van Ruyter. Van Ruyter's paintings depict monstrous creatures. In 1496, Van Ruyter killed himself by throwing his hands under the wheels of a moving oxcart, severing them. Betty recreates his horrific paintings with monstrous creatures depicted therein. A human looking ghoul hires Betty to go to his mansion in Belgium and paint pictures Van Ruyter's style. The ghost of Van Ruyer has Betty paint a picture of the ghoul. When the painting is revealed, the ghoul is destroyed.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ghosts; ghouls
Phantom of the Seas
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Captain Wolfson; Orfeo; Stephen Knowles; Joan Knowles; Betty Knowles; Bobby Knowles
- Synopsis
- A family buys a ship in a bottle for the son. They soon become aware of the ghost of Captain Wolfson, executed by his crew for his brutality, haunting the miniature vessel.
- Reprints
- in Chilling Tales of Horror (Stanley Morse, 1969 series) #v2#2 (April 1971)
- in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #9 ([October 1974])
- in Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
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- Keywords
- ghost ships; ghosts
Indexer Notes
cover story
The Grim Lady of Raynham Hall
True Ghosts of History / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Lady of Raynham Hall; Captain Frederick Marryatt; Sir Charles
- Synopsis
- A writer witnesses the ghostly Grim Lady, but only a photograph is proof.
- Reprints
- in Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
- in Classic Pulp Horror (Source Point Press, 2020 series) (2020)
- in Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2021 series) #1 - Spooks and Sleuths ([December] 2021)
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Kill, Puppets, Kill
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2.
The Mermaid Mole
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3.
Out of the Unknown
Living Ghost -
4.
The Old Tower's Secret
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5.
The Haunted Hoard
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6.
The Master's Hand
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7.
Phantom of the Seas
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8.
The Grim Lady of Raynham Hall
True Ghosts of History
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