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Baffling Mysteries (1952) comic books

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    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 18 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #0124701009

    Starts Apr 4

    6 of Me on the Prowl, art by Ken Rice; An evil sculptress and a mad doctor create six clones of ex-G.I. Barney Phelps; As the clones commit crimes, the real Phelps is desperate to stop them. 12 Hours to Doom, art by Lou Cameron; Businessman Arthur Matlin discovers a magic sundial which summons Chronos, the spirit of time;p With the help of Chronos, Matlin can travel some hours ahead into the future; He uses this ability to commit crimes. The Ghost in the Portrait, art by Ken Rice; A young couple free the ghost of an evil ancestor; He takes revenge on the bones of the people who sentenced him to death; Then he commands the man to murder his wife, as he did with his wife. Crimson Wraith from the North, art by Sy Grudko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Baffling Mysteries (1952) 22 VG- 3.5

    Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Interior tearing.

    Starts Apr 4

    Sculptress of Doom, art by Ken Rice; The evil-minded Corella is a sculptress who can capture her model's souls in her statues; Her husband George finds out about it and has to decide between his wife and his life. Curse of the Condemned Gypsy, art by Jay Scott Pike; A violin is charged with a gypsy curse: the person who plays it, will commit a murder. Over My Dead Body, art by Lou Cameron; In a scheme to get his insurance money, struggling painter Ben Ober agrees to a fake burial of his comatose body. The Amulet of Terror, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.