Weird Terror (1952) 4

Edited by Allen Hardy. Cover art by Don Heck. Horror, suspense, and Weird Terror tales patterned after the classic EC comics. "Escape," pencils by Pete Morisi; Thirteen convicts escape from a prison colony in a boat without any food; They get decimated by animals, quicksand bogs, hunger and cold; The last five go overboard in a storm and drift as a gruesome quintet to frighten ships passing them. "Night Air"; A doctor treats a strange patient, the lovely Mara; She insists on staying indoors at night and keeping the windows strictly closed, because she feels stalked by vampires. "History of Horror" text article; Accounts of cannibalism and the inquisition. "Gruesome, Huh?" text article; Review of the novels "Justine" and "Juliette" by Marquis de Sade. "Short Cut," art by Don Heck; The bandit and tyrant El Toro wishes to be voted for president in the republic of Saldor; He uses every dirty trick in the book to get enough votes: Bribery, intimidation, blackmail. "Explorer"; A cruel captain commands an exploration into unknown territory; He kills dozens of natives and robs them of their resources. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.