Issue Details

Issue	#52
Published	February 1954
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard E. Hughes

Cover Details - "No! No! This can't happen! A ship can't eat a man!"

Genre	Horror
Pencils	Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inks	Harry Lazarus (signed)
Notes	(TrueVision cover)

1 page View Scope advertisement "See 3rd Dimension Fairy Tales"

Script	? (ad copy)
Notes	Inside front cover, ad for View Scope with coupon to mail in.

8 page story "Monster In The Fog"

Characters	Walt (death); Ches (death); Mr. Robinson (death); Joe
Synopsis	Two men take a rich man out on their boat fishing and run into a strange old boat. They make the mistake of boarding the boat looking for gold.
Genre	Horror
Pencils	Harry Lazarus
Inks	Harry Lazarus
Notes	TrueVision story.
Reprinted	in Deep Dimension Horror (AC, 1994 series) #1 [Reprint title: "Ship of Ghouls"]

1 page National Schools advertisement "Get Shop-Method Home Training"

Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Notes	An ad for National Schools with a coupon to mail in.

1 page text story "The Old Gold Ring"

Characters	Henry Carlson (death); Otto Carlson (death); Martin Carlson (death)
Synopsis	The story of an old gold ring that was coveted by two cousins, and the depths they would go to so they could possess it.
Genre	Horror

8 page story "The Year of the Bat"

Characters	Chris; Norma Stanhope; Major Stanhope (death); Kang (death)
Synopsis	While taking Norma Stanhope home from a date Chris sees a vampire fly out of a house. When he gets there he finds a man dying who then becomes a vampire. Chris kills him and they go to tell Norma's father (the head of military intelligence) what is going on. When they get to his house they see a vampire coming out and they shoot and kill him. It turns out to be Major Stanhope in disguise so Norma tells Chris about the top secret investigation that her dad was a part of. They find out that the Reds have moved an ancient Mandarin Vampire tomb to Hong Kong and that is where the vampires are coming from. They then have to figure out how to stop this vampire plot.
Genre	Horror
Pencils	Harry Lazarus
Inks	Harry Lazarus
Notes	TrueVision story.
Reprinted	in Deep Dimension Horror (AC, 1994 series) #1 [Reprint title: "Hong Kong Horror"].

1 page Motor Book Department advertisement Now YOU Can Be a "Cracker-jack" at Auto Repairs!

Script	? (ad copy)
Notes	An ad for books on vehicle repair from Motor Book Department, including a coupon to mail in.

1 page text article "Let's Talk It Over!"

Notes

An article talking about the new "TrueVision" method of telling stories. It asks for reader's input on what they think of the method and reprints two short letters from Dorothy Schirmers and P. Menendez.

7 page story "Till Death Do Us Part"

Characters	Ethan Jones; Fay Jones (death); Old Liza; Old Man Phillips (death); Jeb
Synopsis	Ethan's wife Fay dies when the local doctor can't save her. Old Liza (a magic healer) comes and says she can bring her back to life if Ethan will pay enough. Ethan does and Old Liza lets a demon enter her body. Ethan thinks it is Fay brought back to life but when there are many killings around them the local people come looking for Fay and the unfortunate truth comes out.
Genre	Horror
Pencils	Harry Lazarus
Inks	Harry Lazarus
Notes	TrueVision story.
Reprinted	in Deep Dimension Horror (AC, 1994 series) #1 [reprint title: "Lover, Come Back... From the Grave"].

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "For Recommended Reading It's the American Comics Group!"

Script	? (promo copy)
Notes	Promo advertising the following comics: Adventures Into the Unknown, Cookie, Out of This World, Ha-Ha, Forbidden Worlds, Giggle, The Kilroys and Funny Films.

Half page Smith Bros. Oil Paints; Smith Brothers Cough Drops advertisement "Make Your Own Oil Painting on Canvas!"

Script	? (ad copy)
Notes	Advertisement for a complete artist's set available from Smith Brothers with a coupon to be mailed in. Includes a small blurb advertising Smith Brothers Cough Drops.

2 page story "The Clairvoyant Girl"

Characters	Professor Charles Hastings; Mildred Winslow
Synopsis	The story of a young girl with great extra-sensory perception and her eventual fate.

Half page Dubble Bubble Gum advertisement "Now that we're at the north pole, let's go exploring."

Synopsis	Even on the North Pole kids are enjoying Dubble Bubble Gum.
Notes	A cartoon strip advertising Dubble Bubble Gum.

Half page Rudolph Field; Pro Baseball Game advertisement "New! Fast-Action Pro Baseball Game"

Script	? (ad copy)
Notes	An advertisement for Pro Baseball Game with a coupon to mail away.

1 page Hip Pocket Gym; Rudolph Field advertisement "Could You Use $1,000,000 ?"

Script	? (ad copy)
Notes	An advertisement for the Hip Pocket Gym with a coupon to mail away.

1 page Jowett Institute of Physical Training; Jowett's Photo Book of Strong Men advertisement "In Ten Minutes of Fun a Day I Changed Myself"

Script	? (ad copy)
Pencils	? (photos)
Inks	? (photos)
Notes	An advertisement for Jowett's Photo Book of Strong Men, a Muscle Meter and five He-Man Building Courses with a coupon to mail away.

1 page Daisy B.B Guns advertisement "Which Daisy Training B.B Rifle Do You Want Hanging On Your Christmas Tree, Pardner?"

Script	? (ad copy)
Notes	An advertisement for various Daisy B.B. Guns.