Baffling Mysteries #23

(November 1954)

Werewolf Husband (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Louis Zansky

Inks

Louis Zansky

Colors

?

Letters

typeset (Leroy lettering)

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Lucille Garth is determined to marry into wealth, even if it means wedding the strange Count Yarno. Lucille suspects the Count's secret, and makes plans to become a rich widow.

Baffling Mysteries #39 (Table of Contents: 2)

Baffling Mysteries / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sy Grudko

Inks

Sy Grudko

Colors

?

Letters

typeset (Leroy lettering)

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Carl Reiber plots to fake his identity in order to inherit an abandoned estate. He failed to ponder what the spirits of his assumed ancestors might think.

Indexer Notes

First line: "The Baron of Willheim was dead..."

It Happened on Valentine's Eve (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Charles Nicholas ?

Inks

John Belfi ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Lost in the Florida swamps, a young couple drives up to an old colonial mansion where a masquerade seems to take place. It is in reality a reenactment of an old family tragedy, staged by ghosts. The couple escapes from the burning house and stands there, pondering.

Reprints

• from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #4 (May 1951)

Baffling Mysteries #40 (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sy Grudko

Inks

Sy Grudko

Colors

?

Letters

typeset (Leroy lettering)

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Two adventurers run into head-hunting indians and pay with a downsizing of their noggins.

Indexer Notes

First line: "The Jivaro Indians of Brazil have long harbored a process for shrinking heads."

Clang of the Crypt Door (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim McLaughlin

Inks

Jim McLaughlin

Colors

?

Letters

typeset (Leroy lettering)

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

The Chesney family line lies unblemished from the time of Rupert the Crusader. Last descendant Bart Chesney wants no part in charity and good work for humanity. He rather kills his uncle to inherit the family fortune. When Bart throws a party, no one shows up but the ghosts of his ancestors.

The Deadly Visitor (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A man-eating rug is delivered to the house of Mr. and Mrs. Tillotson. When they find out about the killer carpet, each spouse tries to dispose himself of the other. Both end up devoured by the ever growing rug. Then the frienly Oriental from "Kismet Rugs" arrives and transports the carpet across town into the next suburban home.

The Frenzy of Sheila Lord (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Gutwirth; George Appel

Inks

Maurice Gutwirth; George Appel

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Having murdered her first husband (and gotten away with it), beautiful Sheila Lord falls in love again. The new lover begins to change his physique and resembles the former husband more and more. Sheila freaks out, and as her new husband falls acidentally to his death, she is convicted for a murder she didn't commit.

Reprints

• from The Beyond (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #5 (July [1951])