Weird Mysteries (1952 Gillmore) comic books 1953
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Issue #3
Published Feb 1953 by Gillmore Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Charles Stern, Tony Mortellaro and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A surgeon's lifelong rival beats him to a prestigious position, so he cuts off his hand, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru (and possibly his longtime inker Mike Esposito). Paul inherits his uncle's castle, and also his family legacy of monster-making. A subway worker discovers giant ants beneath the city. While the Iron Was Hot; Hand of Fate; Your Name on It; The Disbeliever; The Castle of Fear. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Apr 1953 by Gillmore Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Hy Fleishman, Edd Smalle and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A businessman tests a magician's abilities by handcuffing him to a coffin, in a story by future Marvel artist Ross Andru. Witches seem to predict that a man will succeed in his revenge plan against his unfaithful wife. A wealthy man who never smiles confronts a greedy man in a cave, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. Devils Disciple!; The Twin Coffins!; Chain Reaction; Choker; The Black Board; The Witches Tale; The Man Who Never Smiled. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Jun 1953 by Gillmore Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Edd Smalle and Walter Palais. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A scientist creates a solution that can dissolve anything. Beset by gambling debts, Pete plots to murder his wealthy aunt, who is terrified of bats. An escaped convict fleeing through a swamp has an encounter that turns him into a monster, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. Weird "monkey brain" cover by Bernard Baily. Swamp Monster; Mind Over Matter; Mad Money; Still Life; The Old Bat. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
Published Sep 1953 by Gillmore Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Edd Smalle and Eugene Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. Two archaeologists discover the elixir of eternal life in a lost Aztec temple - but there's only enough left for one person. A hitchhiker who is secretly a werewolf is picked up by a beautiful woman who is secretly a vampire. A big-game hunter is outwitted by an army of ants. A dead gangster is brought back to life in the year 2053. Decapitated-head cover by Bernard Baily. Life Sentence; Full Moon; Big Game; Begin to Live; Civilized. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #7
Published Oct 1953 by Gillmore Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro, Vince Fodera, S. Finocchiaro, Sal Trapani and Eugene Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A woman helps her daughter take action against her inattentive husband, starting with dinner. A circus performer is a little too involved with her cats. In a story without dialogue, a man encounters a witch in a haunted house. Mothers Advice; More Deadly Than the Male; Reaching for the Moon; Spawn of the Cat; Sssshhh. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #9
Published Feb 1953 by Gillmore Publ..$474.00
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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Petrizza, Sal Trapani and Gerald Altman. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A man is captured and tormented by a bizarre cult. Ghosts rise to reveal their living secrets in epitaphs, giving Edgar an unpleasant surprise about his late wife. A struggling author discovers that a mysterious doppelganger is writing the same book he's writing. Dream; The Garcon; The Plan!; Out of Focus; Epitaph; Destiny's Double Deal. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #10
Published Apr 1953 by Gillmore Publ..- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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- Tape on Cover and Interior Cover.
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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Sal Trapani and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A couple buys werewolf and vampire costumes from a strange shop for Halloween, but the costumes become their real identities. An aging scientist discovers how to put his mind into a younger body, but he chooses the wrong body. A jeweler sells and resells a cursed ring that makes its wearers the targets of a vampire. Trick or Treat; The Ruby; To the Bitter End; Eternal Death; Vengeance in Death; A Better Mouse Trap. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #11
Published Jun 1953 by Gillmore Publ..- 3" cumulative spine split, cover coming loose at staples.
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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by John Romita, Les Zakarin and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A woman seeks revenge after her husband kills her father with voodoo. A serial husband-killer makes a pact with the devil that he will free her if she will live with the man he chooses, but that man turns out to be Jack the Ripper. A man makes a deal with the devil and thinks he's come out with the upper hand, in a story by future Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr. Voodoo Dolls; Live With a Man; Life Insurance; The Door; Rat-Trap; Cremation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #12
Published Aug 1953 by Gillmore Publ..This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Tony Mortellaro and others. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A convict sees a chance to escape prison by feeding a visiting rat. A scientist who manages to shrink down in size is accidentally swallowed by a colleague. A cursed pearl brings murder and death to all who possess it. The Castle of Fear; Rat-Trap; While the Iron Was Hot; Jonah; The Cycle. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
