Sensation Mystery (1952) comic books 1952

Formerly Sensation Comics. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. Nightmare Island!, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Test pilot Larry Mangrum pushes his plane through the speed barrier at 1500 miles-per-hour; He crash-lands in another dimension—An island populated by giant frog beings, where he meets two other missing pilots. Vengeance of the Invisible Men!, art by Murphy Anderson; Robert Marley comes into possession of magic glasses, which make him see the invisible "Trogs"; The trogs are causing deadly accidents all over the country and try to wipe out the human race. The Vampire Myth article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. Horror in the Lake!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; Johnny Peril has to fight a horde of evil and weird caterpillar monsters. He can outrun and finally outfox them by using explosives he finds in a shack. Beware the Black Cat!, art by Morris Waldinger; Account of superstitions about black cats. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry. The Spectre in the Flame!, pencils by Murphy Anderson, inks by Sy Barry; The lawyer Preston Zandan dabbles with the occult at night and conjures a smoke-shaped spirit out of every fire thats lighted. Best Foot Forward half-page, script and art by Mort Drucker; Custom of getting off on the right foot. War of the Toy Soldiers!, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs; Retired general Roger Fielding loves to play with his toy armies and dies of exhaustion. He walked in his sleep and played at night, too. The Doorway to Evil!, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Steve Davis inherits the hotel "Fortuna" and discovers a secret 13th floor, filled with smybols of evil and bad luck. Unusual Ghost Haunts! fact page, script and art by Mort Drucker. Journeys into the Unknown, script by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry; article about time travel hoaxes of the past. The Screaming Death!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; The mad sound engineer and murderer Bryan Anson escapes from prison and locks up Johnny Peril. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Giunta. Death Has Five Guesses!, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Sy Barry; "Master adventurer" Johnny Peril is trapped inside a mansion with living dummies; He encounters actor Karl Kandor who wants to exchange his old body for Peril's young one by mind transfer. The Man Who Cried Werewolf!, art by John Giunta; Three students rival for leading the class in supernatural science; Monica has found a formula to turn a man into a werewolf. Errand Ghosts non-fiction page, script and art by Mort Drucker; Ghosts may urge humans to fulfill a mission. The Greatest Prophecy Ever Made article, script by Jack E. Miller, art by Raymond Perry; A brief account of Napoleon's rejected girlfriend. The Tattooed Terror!, script by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; Richard Forman made a fortune with counterfeit money, but let his partner Burt Jorgens go to prison; Years later Jorgens is released and stalks Forman by tattooing him in his sleep with symbols foreboding strange accidents. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.