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Homecoming
Homecoming
cover /
1
page
cover /
1
page
| Pencils: | L. B. Cole (signed) |
| Inks: | L. B. Cole (signed) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:horror-suspense
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:What was the terrible force that kept drawing them back into the dark recesses of the forbidden land?
in Issue Data
- Publisher's Brand:
A Star Comic
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Star Publications Inc.
- Indicia Frequency: quarterly
- Printer: ?
The Homecoming
The Homecoming
comic story /
6
pages
comic story /
6
pages
| Script: | |
| Pencils: | Jay Disbrow (signed) |
| Inks: | Jay Disbrow (signed) |
| Colors: | ? |
| Letters: | ? |
- Genre:horror-suspense
- Synopsis:
- An amnesiac man visits Haiti and finds himself being beckoned to the Jungles at night by the drumming of demonic creatures. As much as he resists, he can't fight the hypnotic urge to join them in the Jungle. After giving in, he regains his memories and realizes he is the leader of these creatures. He then reverts to his true physical form, a hairy murderous beast man.
Reprints (2)
The Parchment of Death
The Parchment of Death
comic story /
1
page
comic story /
1
page
- Genre:horror-suspense
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:While inspecting the personal effects of his late father...
Characters:
Gary Peters; Prentice; Dr. Cambridge; Professor Zorick; Dr. Gray
- Synopsis:
- A cursed parchment from Tibet kills anyone who reads it.
Ghostly Sea Monster
Ghostly Sea Monster
Torpedo Man
/
comic story /
10
pages
Torpedo Man
/
comic story /
10
pages
- Genre:detective-mystery; superhero
Characters:
Torpedoman [Don Wallace]; Salvador; Oscar (giant rubber octopus); Tripset (villain); Mr. Fowler (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Torpedoman is notified by Salvador that a giant creature lurks beneath the ocean, so he decides to scope it out. Sure enough, he faces the biggest octopus he has ever seen. Suddenly he is attacked and overcome by a group of divers and is taken to their boss, Mr. Fowler. Escaping, Torpedoman, suspicious of the octopus, heads back down to confront it, and discovers it is made of rubber and was being used to scare off unwanted people from discovering a gang's illegal underwater oil-drilling operation.
Indexer Notes
Story originally untitled.
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Issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike O'Regan
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike White
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