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Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) comic books 1952

  • Issue #9
    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 9

    It Is Written: I Die Tomorrow!, pencils by Ken Rice; Paul Hulick is a gambler who cheats on his girl; He meets Fate (the hooded figure) and learns that he must die tomorrow (by drowning) unless he changes his behavior. Secret of the Witch's Urn; Robbie Donegal saves a witch out of a pool of quicksand and gains magic items: a horn to summon the witch and do his bidding and an urn to hold the ashes of his enemies; The condition: no one else must touch these items. Strange Rendezvous at 17 Rue Noir; Chess champion Nicola is a vain and arrogant man; He is challenged by a mysterious opponent to a game of life and death involving human chess figures killing each other as the game unravels. Vengeance from a Restless Grave, art by Louis Zansky; Amos Langford is mocked by the whole town for his ugly appearance; He dies in an accident, is revived in a lightning-rich thunderstorm and comes back--with a vengeance. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 10
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation with chipping.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by humble cow

    Cover art by Ken Rice. One Awful Night with a Fiend, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Vince Alascia; Movie starlet Jane is made an offer she can't refuse: If she digs up foreign film director Count Marko from his grave and resurrects him, she will make her way to stardom yet. Beware of Siva's Flaming Wrath, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; An Englishman and his daughter in India interfere with local religion and superstition; they are cursed by a cult of Shiva worshippers. Bride of the Golden Skull; Clive Douglas steals a golden skull from a mountain temple in Tibet; Visions of the talking skull, commanding him to take him back, haunt his nights. Lure of the Zombie Diamonds, art by Lou Cameron; Gambler Willie learns of a South Seas treasure hidden in a valley only the dead can enter; he manages to get in, but comes out barely alive. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $200 Hand Of Fate #10 (1952, Ace Periodicals) CGC 4.5 OW/White Pages

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  • Issue #14
    Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) 14
    • Oxidation. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Cover detached and glued to first wrap. 2.5" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.
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      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    The Spirits Sing Tonight; Jean Randall wants to be a singer in Paris, but is turned down again and again. So she falls for count Rompre's offer to help her career; Her boyfriend Bob discloses the count as a demon who controls the souls of undead singers. Meet Me At The Cemetery; A cobra kills people at the cemetery; It is a mysterious snake-woman from India, who wants to take revenge on her husband. No Escape From Nightmare, art by Jim McLaughlin; Ramon Blagdon, a miserable psychology professor, dabbles with the forces of the supernatural and is warned by Fate to do so; Blagdon succeeds in transporting his astral body to other places and commits crimes with it. Devilish Dolls of Death, art by Louis Zansky; An evil doll maker in Vienna can transplant human souls into dolls which look just like the people he captures in his basement; Young American Wade Farman can escape his torture and brings the evildoer to justice. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.