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Weird Horrors (1952) comic books

  • Issue #2
    Weird Horrors (1952) 2
    • Water spotting.

    Stories and art by Paul Gattuso, Rafael Astarita, and Enrico Bagnoli. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A violinist falls under the spell of a cursed Stradivarius. A man assumes the guise of an avenging specter to take on the ruthless gang known as the Vultures. Treasure hunters dare to steal a cursed ruby from an ancient idol. The Fatal Forecast; The Violin of Death; Ghost Brain; Monster of the Moors; Don Pedro Hangs the Vultures; The Dancing Lights of Kula. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Weird Horrors (1952) 3

    Stories and art by George Tuska and Bob Forgione. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A 20th-century GI drinks from a cursed chalice and finds himself trapped in the body of 15th-century Roland De Ville. An Arabic mage battles the evil sheik who has taken over his city, in a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. An archaeologist makes the mistake of reviving a mummified Egyptian priestess of Baal. Beware the Vampire Virus; The Fantastic Chalice; The Return of the Phantom Fakir; Vengeance of the Fiery Phantoms; The Priestess of Baal. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Weird Horrors (1952) 4

    Stories and art by Don Perlin, Gus Ricca, Abe Simon, and Charles Sultan. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A ghostbreaker investigates sightings of skeletal horsemen, and finds something even worse... Commies! Simon sets out to scare his wealthy uncle to death by faking ghost voices with technology, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. A prison guard from a Nazi concentration camp seeks revenge, and meets a grim comeuppance. The Knife on Murderer's Knoll; Ghost Riders; The Haunter; Comedy Column; The Fiend of Dachau. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Weird Horrors (1952) 5
    • Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Albert Tyler. Stories and art by Albert Tyler and André LeBlanc. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. A scientist discovers that the monsters of myth and legend actually existed, but he didn't mean to bring them here. A cursed head turns ordinary men into jungle cats, in a story with art that may be the work of future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Jack is haunted by the victim of a deadly prank gone wrong. Plus the World War I legend of the Angel of Mons and the phantom bowmen. Invasion from the Past; The Lair of Medusa; The Phantom Bowmen; Circle of Death; Gag Bag; Fun Time; The Smiling Woman. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Weird Horrors (1952) 8

    Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Ben Brown, David Gantz, Al Tyler and John Belfi. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. During WWII, an American soldier has flashbacks of a horrifying past life in medieval England, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. A magical painting gives an invalid nobleman the chance to visit his ancestral castle, but it also reveals to him his wife's infidelity. Treasure hunters ill-advisedly steal a sacred mask from a native temple, and soon learn they should have listened to the warnings. Cover by Kubert. Bloody Yesterday; The Castle in the Wall; Gag Bag; Queen Moll's Justice; The Road to Nowhere; Comedy Column; The Golden Mask. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Weird Horrors (1952) 9
    • 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Gus Ricca, Bob Forgione and Lou Cameron. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. In an evil old house, a couple finds a book of maps that can influence the real world, in a story with early art (and cover) by comics legend Joe Kubert. Tom finds a portrait of his great-grandfather in the attic and learns to his horror that the old man's spirit still inhabits it. An actor's valet murders his employer and takes over his life, but is haunted by his spirit. Map of Doom; Menace from Beyond; Gag Bag; Did He Die?; Comedy Column; The Return of Professor Black. Final issue under this title; series continues as Nightmare (1953 St. John) #10. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.