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Weird Horrors (1952) comic books 1953-1955

  • Issue #8
    Weird Horrors (1952) 8

    Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Ben Brown, David Gantz, Al Tyler and John Belfi. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. During WWII, an American soldier has flashbacks of a horrifying past life in medieval England, in a story with early art by comics legend Joe Kubert. A magical painting gives an invalid nobleman the chance to visit his ancestral castle, but it also reveals to him his wife's infidelity. Treasure hunters ill-advisedly steal a sacred mask from a native temple, and soon learn they should have listened to the warnings. Cover by Kubert. Bloody Yesterday; The Castle in the Wall; Gag Bag; Queen Moll's Justice; The Road to Nowhere; Comedy Column; The Golden Mask. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Weird Horrors (1952) 9
    • 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Gus Ricca, Bob Forgione and Lou Cameron. Classic pre-Code horror from St. John. In an evil old house, a couple finds a book of maps that can influence the real world, in a story with early art (and cover) by comics legend Joe Kubert. Tom finds a portrait of his great-grandfather in the attic and learns to his horror that the old man's spirit still inhabits it. An actor's valet murders his employer and takes over his life, but is haunted by his spirit. Map of Doom; Menace from Beyond; Gag Bag; Did He Die?; Comedy Column; The Return of Professor Black. Final issue under this title; series continues as Nightmare (1953 St. John) #10. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.