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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published March-April 1952
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Sol Cohen
Notes WITCHCRAFT. March-April, 1952. Vol. 1, No. 1. Published bi-monthly by AVON PERIODICALS, Inc., 575 Madison Ave., New York 22, N. Y.

Cover Details

Genre Occult
Notes WITCHCRAFT. March-April, 1952. Vol. 1, No. 1. Published bi-monthly by AVON PERIODICALS, Inc., 575 Madison Ave., New York 22, N. Y.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Notes Includes illustrations and summaries of the main stories in this issue.

7 page story "Heritage of Horror! [The Art of Julian Daniels!]"

Synopsis "Beauty is only skin deep," they say... But to Julian Daniels it was everything! Weird events came to pass when this ugly, pitiful creature put brush to canvas, and horrible death was Julian's "Heritage of Horror!" (from Table of Contents)
Script Sol Cohen
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Notes The primary story title appears in the table of contents and as a banner over the splash page. The secondary title appears in the introductory paragraph on the splash page.
Reprinted in Strange Mysteries (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #18; in Buried Treasure (Caliber Press, 1990 series) #1

7 page story "Devil-Music!"

Synopsis What brings evil to life? Is it a word, a cry...a song? The beautiful young singer found out when she had to pay the horrible price...for using... "Devil-Music!" (from Table of Contents)
Letters ?; typeset
Notes Only the identifications of the three main female characters appear to be hand-written.
Reprinted in Strange Mysteries (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #18

6 page story "This Ship Is Doomed!"

Synopsis The Indies Queen was destined for grim disaster! But the passengers did not at first realize the horror imparted by the words... "This Ship Is Doomed!" (from Table of Contents)
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Strange Mysteries (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #18

2 page The Story behind the Cover text story "Demon's Bargain!"

Pencils ? (cover repro)
Inks ? (cover repro)
Letters typeset
Notes Illustrated with repro of this issue's cover.

5 page story "Vengeance of the Ouanga!"

Synopsis Bob Grant saw no reason why he should be afraid of a dead killer's luck charm -- the bones of a hand and arm -- harmless as a rabbit's foot! But stark terror froze him when he was suddenly confronted by... "The Vengeance of the Ouanga!" (from Table of Contents)
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Strange Mysteries (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1958 series) #18