Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1953-01-19
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Sensation Mystery (DC, 1952 series) #114 Edit Cover
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The Haunted Diamond!
(Table of Contents)

Johnny Peril / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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Master Art Helper / advertisement / 1 page

The Haunted Diamond
(Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Peril / comic story / 7.67 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Did you ever wonder...
Characters:
Sandra Shaw
Synopsis:
Johnny Peril and his companion Sandra Shaw are visiting the exhibit of the infamous cursed Bahara diamond. Suddenly they plunge into a dangerous diamond world and are being stalked by diamond creatures.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

We previous credited Alex Toth with the pencils, but credit was changed by Gene Reed after comparisons with Grandenetti's signed work of this period. Layouts appear Toth-ish but the heads and figures are definitely Grandenetti.

First-person narrative.

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Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

Death Knock!
(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Knocking as omen of approaching death.
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Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

Editorial Advisory Board
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Return of Cagliostro!
(Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When Bruce Clark advertised for new information...
Characters:
Bruce Clark
Synopsis:
Bruce Clark is researching the life of count Cagliostro. A clever impostor visits him and tries to steal the Cagliostro Foundation's money.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested Manny Stallman for pencils.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

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typeset

Hazel Magic!
(Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Superstitions about hazel twigs.

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Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.5 page

Good Neighbor Spirit
(Table of Contents: 12)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:advocacy; teen; humor

The Ghost Snowman
(Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 3.67 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery; horror-suspense
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You can't kill a snowman, Eric Wright!
Characters:
Eric Wright
Synopsis:
Eric Wright lets his business partner fall to death on a mountain slope. Back in the U.S., Wright is haunted by a living snowman seeking revenge. It is, however, the victim's brother in a clever disguise.
Reprints (2)

Superman Is on Television!
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The Adventures of Superman TV Show / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Mystic Marvel
(Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Account of the mystic Dr. Brown Landone.

Beware after Dark!
(Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:horror-suspense
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Twelve times the Phantom Prowler had struck...
Characters:
Mary Dutton; Jimmy
Synopsis:
Mrs. Dutton's cat Wendy is in reality a shape-shifting alien from the planet Deneb. At night it leaves the house and goes on a killing spree to decimate human life.
Reprints (1)

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Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

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Friendship Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page

Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
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Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Haunted Diamond!
    Johnny Peril
  2. [no title indexed]
    Master Art Helper
  3. The Haunted Diamond
    Johnny Peril
  4. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. Death Knock!
  6. [no title indexed]
    Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix
  7. ["To sum up, students..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  8. Editorial Advisory Board
  9. The Return of Cagliostro!
  10. [no title indexed]
  11. Hazel Magic!
  12. [no title indexed]
    Necco Wafers
  13. Good Neighbor Spirit
    Binky
  14. The Ghost Snowman
  15. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman TV Show
  16. The Mystic Marvel
  17. Beware after Dark!
  18. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  19. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  20. [no title indexed]
    Friendship Studios, Inc.
  21. Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • David Banuelos
  • Keith Chandler
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Peter Croome
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  • Matthew Head
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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