Dark Mysteries (1951) comic books 1951

Cover pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Wally Wood. "The Curse of the Sea Witch," art by Wally Wood; Shipping magnate Caleb Dodge builds a yacht out of the timber of the "Sea Witch", a cursed sailing vessel. Dogde's ancestor committed murder there and the curse sails now with Dodge Junior. "The Corpse's Embrace!", art by Lou Cameron; Wealthy composer Leopold Zadek is killed by his young and greedy wife, Vania. When the police want to take her fingerprints, Vania hides in the coffin, contracting a deadly desease and the corpse's wrath. "Horror Of The Ghostly Recluse" text story. "The Ghoul Of Death," pencils by Edward Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer; Surgeon Barton Hastings removes part of a murderer's brain to free him from his evil self; The operation is a success, but the evil spirit takes form in another body and commits new crimes. "The Nameless Terror Of Twin Dunes"; The peaceful town of Twin Dunes is haunted by a vampire scare. Professor Conlan figures out who's behind this and puts an end to the prowling beast. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wally Wood, inks by Harry Harrison. "The Monster's Ghost," art by Joe Orlando; Ghost hunter Bruce Gibson buys a haunted house and challenges a satanic "dark stranger" to work his worst magic; He conjures a "monster's ghost" out of the bodies of four dead men, a black bull and drops of Gibson's blood. "Book Of The Grey Dragon," art by Lou Cameron; Dr. Frederick Hansen and his expedition are trekking through the Gobi desert in search of the tomb of Genghis Khan; When they find it, they discover a Chinese scroll, too; The magic words revive the Khan and his horde. "Haunted Houses" text story by Jesse Merlan. "What Was It?"; When Jane encounters her fiance Jim, she believes he's returned from the war in Korea; But Jim has been killed in action, as his parents assure her. "Vampire Fangs," pencils by Edward Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer; A vampire stalks an US-American city. Crime reporter Bill Swaney exposes the businessman Orloff from Transylvania as the fiend and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Dread Book of Betarin," pencils by Edward Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer; Eugene Gordon dabbles with black magic and tries spells out of a "grimore", the black book of Betarin; After summoning some elemental creatures and dead people, Gordon encounters Betarin himself. "Ghosts From Mars," art by Vince Napoli; Tiny dead ghostlike Martian creatures are raining down on earth and cause chaos and destruction; Only scientist and "authority on the occult" Don Blant may help by contacting the ghost of his dead brother Allen. "The Occult Notebook of Dark Mysteries" article; Methods of divination, superstitions about were-animals, voodoo dolls and the evil eye. "The Unwilling Witch"; Bob and Jane are haunted by an old witch who was an ancestor of Jane's; Under the witch's bidding Jane turns into a were-cat and tries to kill her fiancé. "Bargain With a... Worm"; Jim Thomas enters into a pact with a strange entity; Looking like a sack, the being offers Jim help in financial matters; In exchange the being can read Jim's thoughts. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.