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Issue Details

Issue #19
Published February 1954
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stan Lee
Notes Index revised with information from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker and atlastales.com.

Cover Details - "Peek-a-Boo!"

Pencils Bill Everett
Inks Bill Everett

5 page story "Who's Knocking at My Door?"

Synopsis A scientist develops the means of murdering everyone on the planet, but commits suicide after hearing a knocking on his door figuring that it is Martians come to place the only living human in a zoo. It turns out to be a tree branch in the wind.
Pencils Cal Massey
Inks Cal Massey

2 page text story "The Witch of Maple Street"

Letters typeset
Reprinted from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #12 (April 1952) [originally titled "Horror for Sale"]

5 page story "Peek-A-Boo!"

Synopsis In 1973 the first landing on Mars retreats quickly after Martians toss flesh dissolving grenades at them. They bring one back to Earth and it is stolen by a communist spy. He takes it back to the communist leaders where they open it and all die.
Pencils Bob Powell
Inks Bob Powell

4 page story "Witch Doctor"

Synopsis A man looking for an island paradise finds a witch doctor who keeps his zombie thinking he is a living man by transfusing blood into him.
Pencils Tony DiPreta
Inks Tony DiPreta

4 page story "The Firing Squad"

Synopsis A man becomes wealthy by accusing his neighbors of disloyalty to the Red Chinese and sharing in the redistribution of wealth. Various soldiers pass through the area looking for traitors until there is no one left to accuse. When the last general asks who is wealthy, his neighbors point to the man and he is executed.
Pencils Al Luster
Inks Al Luster

5 page story "Off His Rocker!"

Synopsis A man gets rid of his uncle by tipping his rocking chair so he falls out the window. His conscience bothers him so that he thinks the rocker is still rocking, and he falls out the window himself.
Pencils Bob Fujitani
Inks Bob Fujitani