Issue Details

Issue	#27
Published	January 1952
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Richard E. Hughes (Editor); Frederick H. Iger (Business Manager)
Notes	Giant 52-page issue.

Cover Details

Genre	Horror; Supernatural
Pencils	Ken Bald
Inks	Ken Bald
Notes	Giant 52-page issue.

8 page story "The Lost Lives of Laura Hastings"

Pencils	Al Williamson
Inks	Roy Krenkel
Notes	Inks: Krenkel added by Greg Theakston, 2002-05-29 (Per Sandell ed.) Pencils CORRECTED by Mark Gordon, 2007-02-10 (Per 36th Edition Overstreet Pricing Guide).

1 page Count di Montefeltro text story "Vicious Circle"

Characters	Count di Montefeltro
Letters	typeset

7 page Zambarta story "Dolls of Doom"

Characters	Zambarta; Floyd Sartoris; June; Andrew (death of); Madge
Genre	Horror
Pencils	George Wilhelms
Inks	George Wilhelms

2 page story "Warding Off Witches"

Genre	Horror
Pencils	Charlie Sultan
Inks	Charlie Sultan

9 page story "The Shape of Evil"

Characters	Arlene Milford; Monstro; Don; Swami Seeruti; Achilles
Genre	Adventure; Mystery
Pencils	Al Camy
Inks	Al Camy

1 page True Ghosts of History story "The Frenzied Sisters"

Characters	Isabeau; Margot de Frencheville
Genre	Horror

7 page story "The Buried Brain"

Characters	Patsy Ames; Dr. Dundea; Fred; Dr. Ames
Genre	Mystery; Horror
Pencils	Ogden Whitney
Inks	Ogden Whitney

8 page story "The Citadel of Evil"

Characters	Johnny Parks; Klathia (Priestess of the Citadel of Evil); Ellen; Horko (Chief Guard of the Temple of Evil)
Genre	Science Fiction; Fantasy; Horror
Pencils	George Wilhelms
Inks	George Wilhelms

6 page advertisement "Advertisements"

Notes

Premium Merchandise (Wilson Chemical Co.); The Bike that Has Everything (bicycles, Monark Silver King Inc.); U.S. Military Ring and Bracelet (merchandise, Smith Bros.); Television Bank (merchandise, Seagee Co.); Vacutex (acne extractor, Ballco Products Company); Wheaties (cereal, General Mills)

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Promotional Advertisement"

Notes

For Recommended Reading (promo, American Comics Group)

1 page letters page "Let's Talk It Over"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Fan letters from: Roger Dard; Jack Sahl; Phyllis Opiopio.

1 page text story "Strange Revenge"

Characters	Trempy
Genre	Horror
Letters	typeset