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Dark Mysteries (1951) comic books 1954

  • Issue #16
    Dark Mysteries (1951) 16

    Cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Jon D'Agostino and Hy Fleishman. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. A couple commits murder to inherit a farm, but a new miracle fertilizer brings their victim right up out of the ground. An abused boy is aided by the revived corpse of his dead father. A taxidermist finds an especially nasty revenge for his cheating wife and her boyfriend, a wealthy hunter. The Horror of the Walking Corpse; Terror Needs a Stage!; The Ghost in the Mirror; Time to Die; Terror of the Nightmares! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Dark Mysteries (1951) 17
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #21-02CEBFB-007
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4368350017
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #4338111008
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Skeleton cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth, Hy Fleishman and Jon D'Agostino. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. This issue is hosted by "The Old Gravedigger," a take-off on EC's Crypt Keeper and other horror hosts. In a typically boundary-pushing story, a vampire includes an infant in its list of victims. A ape-human hybrid terrorizes a city. Lady with the Mask of Death; Horror of the Fifth Corpse; Terror of the Man-Ape; Verdict of Terror. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Dark Mysteries (1951) 21
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #1282367006

    Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth and Myron Fass. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. On a fog-shrouded night, an odd little man approaches a stranger and begins talking. His tale reveals the truth behind the strange deaths of rival magicians Mord and The Great Gobbo. Sinister Secret. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $390 DARK MYSTERIES 21 CGC 4.5 ; MYRON FASS COVER, DEVIL COVER, PRE CODE HORROR!

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