Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1952-07-21
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual, probably)

The Spectre in the Flame!

cover / 1 page


  • Genre:horror-suspense

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page


  • Genre:teen; humor
Characters:
Wolfie

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Spectre in the Flame!

comic story / 7.67 pages


  • Genre:horror-suspense
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Preston Zandan had everything a man could want in life...
Characters:
Preston Zandan; Miss Davis; Betty Lanson
Synopsis:
The lawyer Preston Zandan dabbles with the occult at night and conjures a smoke-shaped spirit out of every fire that’s lighted. The spirit follows him around like a puppy, while Zandan tries to dispose of it. He is able to kill it with silver bullets.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

splash identical to cover except for missing girl

[no title indexed]

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

House of Mystery; The Phantom Stranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page

War of the Toy Soldiers!

comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:My "Blue" toy army has the enemy hopelessly trapped!
Characters:
Roger Fielding; Matilda
Synopsis:
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.
Reprints (3)

The Doorway to Evil!

comic story / 7.67 pages


  • Genre:detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Everyone called Stave Davis lucky when he inherited the fabulous Hotel Fortuna!
Characters:
Steve Davis; Linda Reeves
Synopsis:
Steve Davis inherits the hotel "Fortuna" and discovers a secret 13th floor, filled with symbols of evil and bad luck. Accidents start to happen, and a streak of bad luck hits the hotel. In the end all turns out well, because an investor buys the place for $1,300,000.
Reprints (1)

Editorial Advisory Board

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.5 page

Unusual Ghost Haunts!

comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Awareness of ghostly presences.

Journeys into the Unknown

text article / 2 pages


  • Genre:non-fiction
Synopsis:
Article about time travel hoaxes of the past.

The Screaming Death!

Johnny Peril / comic story / 7.67 pages


  • Genre:crime; horror-suspense
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I - I - - can't stand - - it - - any longer - - Johnny
Characters:
Johnny Peril; Mary; Bryan Anson
Synopsis:
The mad sound engineer and murderer Bryan Anson escapes from prison and locks up Johnny Peril. Anson plans to kill Peril by amplifying the noises he makes. At the showdown in a terrarium Anson is bitten by a poisonous snake and perishes.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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

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