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Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) comic books

  • Issue #120
    Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) 120

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow, Bob Webb and Lee Loeb. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, formerly called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. Numbering continues from Blue Bolt (1949) #119. A comics artist responds accordingly when his editor says the audience wants horror, not science fiction. Jungle hero Jo-Jo and Tanee investigate a cursed native idol that causes agony and death to any who touch it. A strange vase purchased at an antique shop kills any plant placed in it, and getting rid of it isn't that easy. Night-Monster; The Mummy's Hand; The Ring and the Skeleton; The Vengeful Phantom; Jo-Jo: Ghostly Idol; The Djinni of Bazra; The Garden of Horror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #121
    Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) 121
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Centerfold re-attached with tape. Tape on interior cover.
    • Label #3711285021
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1488647015
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, part of the horror-comics craze of the 1950s. The heir to a haunted castle seeks the one weapon that can destroy its malevolent spirit. Jungle hero Jo-Jo and his mate Tanee encounter the slithery menace of Janeece, the Queen of the Cobras, and her venomous cohorts. A murderer's bride kills him in self-defense, but then faces justice from her own tribe. Terrible Encounter; Gems of Death; The Case of the Shrunken Heads; The Last Man Alive; Jo-Jo: The Cobra Kiss. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #122
    Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) 122

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and A. C. Hollingsworth. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. Over the protests of his wife, Commander Ben Woodruff returns to space one last time to investigate reports of a supernova. Bruce Corbet becomes the superhero The Mask to track down the Devil Gang that killed his brother, and engages the gang's leader in a final aerial dogfight. Jungle hero Rulah fights to save an oppressed people from an evil tyrant in a hidden jungle city, in a story with art possibly by good-girl legend Matt Baker. Death Ship; Death and the Devil; Mask: The Face of Death; Evidence of Murder; Rulah: Man-Killers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #123
    Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) 123

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and others. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. A monstrosity from space exiled to Earth winds up in rural Louisiana. A famed movie producer (named "Orson") and his crew and entourage cause trouble for jungle hero Jo-Jo during a movie shoot, in a story with art possibly by good-girl legend Matt Baker. A miner is transformed by subterranean forces into a gigantic monster who emerges to wreak havoc on the surface world. The Thing From the Void; Thorns of the Devil; Maniac; The Beast from Below; Jo-Jo: Duel with Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #124
    Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) 124
    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.
    • Label #3906332003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jay Disbrow and Jack Kamen. Pre-Code tales of horror and monsters, unofficially called Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror. An amnesiac in Haiti is drawn by the jungle drums into dark places and the revelation of his true identity. Torpedoman investigates reports of a giant octopus, and finds something even more sinister. An American gangster deported to Africa tries his old tricks until he encounters jungle hero Princess Tonaka, in a story with art by EC legend Jack Kamen. The Homecoming; The Parchment of Death; Torpedo Man: Ghostly Sea Monster; A Thief; Ghostly Act; Weird Trap; Tonaka: The Coward. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.