Sensation Mystery (DC, 1952 series) #113

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Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1952-11-17

Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

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Johnny Peril / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Carmine Infantino
Inks:	John Giunta
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:horror-suspense

First Line of Dialogue or Text:You can't escape your fate, Johnny Peril!

Characters:

Johnny Peril

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Master Art Helper / advertisement / 1 page

The End of Death

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Johnny Peril / comic story / 8 pages

Script:	Robert Kanigher
Pencils:	Jerry Grandenetti
Inks:	Frank Giacoia
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:crime; horror-suspense

First Line of Dialogue or Text:No man alive ever had the chance given Johnny Peril...

Characters:

Johnny Peril; Eric Dexo; Professor Karl Dexo

Synopsis:: A criminal tries to convince Johnny Peril that he is being haunted by Death himself.; in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #158 (July-August 1974)
in Doomsday (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #27 ([June 1976] ?)
in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #4/1997 (uke 8 1997)

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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!

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Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Win Mortimer
Inks:	Win Mortimer
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:advocacy; superhero

The Sea Girl!

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comic story / 5.67 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Jim Mooney
Inks:	Bernard Sachs
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:detective-mystery

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jim Spencer met a girl who didn't exist...

Characters:

Jim Spencer; Celia

Synopsis:: Jim Spencer is marooned on an enchanted island. He lives in the company of an undine, a dryad and a sylph. Spencer falls in love with Celia, the mermaid. She offers him treasures if he leaves her, because the price for their love will be her becoming human. Spencer chooses Celia and they live happily ever after. The dryad and the sylph explain that everything has been a masquerade to shock Celia out of believing she is an undine.; in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #96 ([June 1964])

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested Bob Oksner for pencils.

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

Tug-of-War

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cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:	Mort Drucker
Pencils:	Mort Drucker
Inks:	Mort Drucker
Colors:	?
Letters:	Mort Drucker

Genre:non-fiction

Synopsis:: Tug-of-war rituals in Asian cultures.

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Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter] / advertisement / 0.5 page

Lantern in the Rain!

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comic story / 2 pages

Script:	Jack Miller
Pencils:	Irwin Hasen
Inks:	Irwin Hasen
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:horror-suspense

First Line of Dialogue or Text:We're coming to Horseshoe Bend...

Characters:

John Logan (ghost); Luke Brownell

Synopsis:: Did the ghost of John Logan flash his ghostly signal lantern to stop Luke Brownell from crashing his train?; in Top Comics Die Grüne Laterne (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #103
in Groene Lantaarn Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2709 (1970)
in Ghosts (DC, 1971 series) #2 (November-December 1971)
in Spectral (Arédit-Artima, 1974 series) #2 (4ème trimestre 1974) [N&B [B&W]]
in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #26 (April 1977)
in Showcase Presents: Ghosts (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([January] 2012)

Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"

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Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Win Mortimer
Inks:	Win Mortimer
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:advocacy; teen; humor

The Man Who Sold His Soul

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text article / 2 pages

Script:	Jack Miller
Pencils:	Raymond Perry
Inks:	Raymond Perry
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:non-fiction

Synopsis:: Account of a strange story happening in Lima, Peru, in 1715.

Now More Than Ever!

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Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Superman Is on Television!

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The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 0.33 page

Legacy of Horror!

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comic story / 8 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Murphy Anderson
Inks:	Sy Barry
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:detective-mystery; horror-suspense

First Line of Dialogue or Text:I can't see too well through this fog... are those the castle’s servants standing there?
Keywords:castles; ghosts; spectres

Characters:

Ralph Edgerton; Phillip Barnstall; June White; Jenkins; Amos Edgerton

Synopsis:: Ralph Edgerton inherits millions from a distant relative, but has to spend time in a haunted house. A crooked lawyer tries to drive him insane by impersonating ghosts.; in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #73 (June 1964?)
in Fantomet (Semic, 1976 series) #9/1997 (uke 18 1997)

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Johnny Peril / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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Master Art Helper / advertisement / 1 page

The End of Death (Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Peril / comic story / 8 pages

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Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page

The Sea Girl! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

Tug-of-War (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 0.5 page

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Chemcraft Chemistry Sets [Porter] / advertisement / 0.5 page

Lantern in the Rain! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages

Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!" (Table of Contents: 11)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page

The Man Who Sold His Soul (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages

Now More Than Ever! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page

Superman Is on Television! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 0.33 page

Legacy of Horror! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 8 pages

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Electric Football [Jim Prentice] / advertisement / 1 page

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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The End of Death

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Editorial Advisory Board

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Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!

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The Sea Girl!

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Tug-of-War

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Lantern in the Rain!

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Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"

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The Man Who Sold His Soul

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Now More Than Ever!

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Superman Is on Television!

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Legacy of Horror!

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