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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published June 1972
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 164
Editing ?
Notes 92501-206, monthly

Cover Details

Genre fact
Pencils ? (painted)
Inks ? (painted)
Colors ? (painted)
Notes 92501-206, monthly

6 page story "The Ghost Of Povis Castle"

Pencils Andre LeBlanc
Inks Andre LeBlanc
Letters John D'Agostino
Notes This reprint removes the "True Ghost Stories" subheading. This story is also reprinted in Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #81 (September 1978).
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #9 (May 1968)

6 page story "The Shadow Men"

Pencils Luis Dominguez
Inks Luis Dominguez
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This reprint removes the "True Demons and Monsters" subheading. This story is also reprinted in Ripley's Believe It or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #91 (September 1979).
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #10 (August 1968)

1 page Ripley's Believe It Or Not! filler "The strangest tombstones in the world"

Genre Fact
Colors ? (painted)
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It or Not (King Features Syndicate) 1900.00.00

10 page A Macabre Mystery story "The Hug Of Death"

Genre Occult
Script Don Glut
Pencils Dan Spiegle
Inks Dan Spiegle
Letters Bill Spicer

6 page story "The Vampires"

Pencils Joe Certa
Inks Joe Certa
Letters Ben Oda
Notes The reprint removes the "True Demons and Monsters" subheading.
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #4 (April 1967) [original layout=2 pages]

5 page story "Death Comes Knocking"

Pencils Luis Dominguez
Inks Luis Dominguez
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This reprint removes the "True Ghost Stories" subheading.
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #8 (February 1968)

10 page story "The Red Knight Of Germany"

Pencils Bob Jenney
Inks Bob Jenney
Letters John D'Agostino
Notes This reprint removes the "True War Stories" subheading.
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #3 (November 1966)

1 page Ripley's Believe It or Not! filler "[The corpse that quelled a mutiny] "

Genre Fact
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It or Not (King Features Syndicate) 1900.00.00

11 page story "Phantom Hands Of Vengeance"

Pencils Sam Citron
Inks Sam Citron
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This story is also reprinted in Ripley's Believe It or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #81 (September 1978) [original layout=4 pages].
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #11 (November 1968) [original layout=4 pages]

10 page Midnight Mysteries story "A Tree Grows in Transylvania"

Genre Occult
Script Don Glut
Pencils Jesse Santos
Inks Jesse Santos
Letters Bill Spicer
Notes with Baron Tibor, who later shows up in Dr Spektor, et al.
Reprinted in Dr. Spektor Presents Spine-Tingling Tales (Gold Key, 1975 series) #4 (January 1976)

4 page story "Proof Of A Ghost"

Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #9 (May 1968)

1 page Ripley's Believe It or Not! filler "Prophet of Doom"

Genre Fact
Notes text

15 page text story "The Fiend Of Beachy Head"

Pencils Frank Bolle
Inks Frank Bolle
Notes GK Story Digest style. Adapted from the story "The Demon of Beachy-Head" in Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Gold Key, 1965 series) #14 (June 1969).

1 page Skulduggery filler "Tibetan hermits of the Nima-Pa sect..."

Genre Fact
Reprinted from Skulduggery (King Features Syndicate) 1900.00.00?

4 page story "The Phantom In White"

Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Colors ? (painted cover)
Letters Ben Oda
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #8 (February 1968)

17 page story "The Mummy's Hand"

Pencils George Evans
Inks George Evans
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This reprint removes the "True Ghost Stories" subheading. This story is also reprinted in Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #81 (September 1978) [original layout=7 pages].
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #1 (June 1965) [original layout=7 pages]

10 page Tales Of The Macabre story "Where There's Smoke, There's Fear"

Genre Occult
Script Don Glut
Pencils Dan Spiegle
Inks Dan Spiegle
Letters Bill Spicer

6 page story "The Fated Plane"

Letters Ben Oda
Notes This reprint removes the "True Ghost Stories" subheading.
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #9 (May 1968)

5 page story "Hand To Hand"

Pencils Sal Trapani
Inks Sal Trapani
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This reprint removes the "True War Stories" subheading.
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #5 (June 1967)

14 page story "The Flaming Scar"

Pencils Al Williamson
Inks Al Williamson
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This reprint removes the "True Ghost Stories" subheading. This story is also reprinted in Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #80 (August 1978) [original layout=5 pages].
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #1 (June 1965) [original layout=5 pages]

1 page Skulduggery filler "A widow in the Azera Tribe, New Guinea..."

Genre Fact
Reprinted from Skulduggery (King Features Syndicate) 1900.00.00?

9 page story "The Phantom Visitor"

Pencils Frank Bolle
Inks Frank Bolle
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This reprint removes the "True Ghost Stories" subheading. This story is also reprinted in Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #80 (August 1978) [original layout=3 pages].
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #1 (June 1965) [original layout=3 pages]

5 page story "Hounds Of Death"

Pencils Joe Certa
Inks Joe Certa
Letters Ben Oda
Notes This reprint removes the "True Ghost Stories" subheading. This story is also reprinted in Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #83 (November 1978).
Reprinted from Ripley's Believe It Or Not (Gold Key, 1965 series) #6 (August 1967)