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Issue Details

Issue #v3#3
Published May 1971
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 52
Editing Carl Burgos; Ezra Jackson (art)

Cover Details

Genre horror
Pencils Johnny Bruck (painting)
Inks Johnny Bruck (painting)
Colors Johnny Bruck (painting)
Reprinted from Perry Rhodan (Moewig-Verlag, 1961 series) #142 [modified reprint from the German science fiction pulp series]

7 page story "Zombie Magic"

Synopsis "The stench of the open grave comes to life in a weird vaudeville show performed by the living dead. A shocker!"
Genre horror

7 page story "The Bloody Thing"

Synopsis "The shocking horror of a dissected dead man who sought vengeance among the living. Ye-ech!"
Genre horror
Pencils Stepancich (signed)
Inks Stepancich (signed)
Notes Same basic script as original, with new art. Splash panel has Vault Keeper swipe.
Reprinted from Mysterious Adventures (Story Comics, 1951 series) #12 (February 1953) [a redrawn version of "The Running Ghost"]

6 page story "Devil's Plague"

Synopsis "A tale of fear, superstition and terror that played into the hands of the grim reaper. Stop right there pal! H-help!"
Genre horror
Pencils Oscar Fraga (signed)
Inks Oscar Fraga (signed)

8 page story "Blood in the Sky"

Synopsis "The horror of a hate drowned in a downpour of blood. Where did I put my umbrella? Oops, my suit is ruined."
Genre horror
Pencils Robert Hayward Webb
Inks Robert Hayward Webb
Reprinted from Haunted Thrills (Ajax; Farrell, 1952 series) #11 (September 1953)

5 page story "If I Should Die"

Synopsis "A yarn of unspeakable shock that ends in a coffin for the wrong peron. Don't nail the lid, it's a mistake! I-I-"
Genre horror
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin
Notes Story also reprinted in Terror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v2#3.
Reprinted from Haunted Thrills (Ajax; Farrell, 1952 series) #18 (November 1954)

5 page story "Monster in the Mist"

Synopsis "A story of suspense featuring the modern-day ghosts of ancient Roman soldiers. A weirdo!"
Genre occult; horror
Pencils Robert Hayward Webb
Inks Robert Hayward Webb
Notes Story also reprinted in Weird (Eerie Publications, 1966 series) #v1#11.
Reprinted from Haunted Thrills (Ajax; Farrell, 1952 series) #17 (September 1954)

5 page story "The Thing From the Grave"

Synopsis "In the fearful hours between midnight and dawn a glow of evil beckons. Hey, you got the wrong man, fella! Let me go!"
Genre horror

5 page story "Demon Fiddler"

Synopsis "A violin plays and a crash of destruction fills the void with the stink of rotting graves. Ugh!"
Genre horror