Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) comic books 1953-1955

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Specters Stalk the Bloody Tower; England, 1940, height of the "blitz"; A German collaborator is brought to justice and hanged by the ghosts of the London Tower. The Clock of Doom Strikes Loud!; A "selfish man" dies and meets Fate, leading him to the afterlife; The man tries to cheat his demise by entering three doors back into life, labeled "Money," "Power" and "Love". The Black Curse of Rhan Giva, art by Louis Zansky; After the death of Mr. Wingate, his indian servant tries to get control over his lovely daughter; He traps her in a magic doll house. Havoc on the Midway; A circus stage hand makes pact with the devil; He gets the magician's act, the strongman's girl and inherits the whole operation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dick Beck. The Sorcerer's Spectacles starring Fate, art by Bill Molno; Vernon Hutchins, a bad man and gambler, comes upon a magic pair of glasses; If he looks through the sorcerer's spectacles, devils appear and kill everyone he is looking at. Beware the Snake Queen!, pencils by Charles Nicholas; In the Haitian jungle two explorers confront the snake queen; The Meduse-like creature's stare can turn men into snakes. Orchids from the Dead, pencils by Ken Rice; Lonny Quinn works as gravedigger in a penal colony off the coast of Mexico; He finds out that orchids blooming on the graves of the convicts inhabit their souls and eventually bloom into full grown new bodies. Mirror Macabre, art by Louis Zansky; After Victor Tein kills his rival in a mirror foundry, he is haunted by Fate and his victim's ghost appearing in mirrors. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Phantoms' Vengeful Return, pencils by Chic Stone; Circus director Cal Massey sabotages the acts of his artists; They die and the circus draws more spectators. Potion from the Unholy Cauldron, art by Sy Grudko; Shakespeare scholar Henry Bostwick gets the idea to actually brew together the ingredients of the witches' cauldron from "Macbeth"--summoning a genie who does his bidding. Web of the Spider Woman, pencils by Bill Molno; In Hampshire in England a "spider woman" walks abroad; Half woman, half beast the spider attacks people randomly and drains them of their blood. The Spectral Executioners, art by Ken Rice; In 1848, Ivan Deltchev from the Russian military police is squatting insurrections in Poland; Torturing people to death is his daily bread. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The 5 Lives of Otto Marlin starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; Mad scientist Otto Marlin poisons Vivian Lake to learn about her previous lives; When cornered by the police, he poisons himself and is reincarnated in the middle ages. Marlin meets Lake again. Stampede of the Centaurs, art by Jim McLaughlin; Archeologist Harlow Griffith releases a horde of living centaurs from a cave at Mt. Pindus in Greece; He joins their ranks and commits acts of murder and plundering. Satan's Sinister Bargain, art by Louis Zansky; Tony Pascal, petty thief and murderer, comes into possession of the "Devil's Mirror"; By looking into it, one is drawn into the realm of Satan. High Priestess of the Snake People; In the Swiss Alps, a young American stumbles across a cult of snake-worshippers; He is bewitched by the beautiful snake queen Gilda. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Death Was the Bridegroom starring Fate, art by Ken Rice; Beautiful Voris Denham marries rich men and poisons them; So Fate decrees her end and Death claims her body. The Phantom Gladiator, art by Lou Cameron; During their tour of Europe, Nat Murrano and his wife Grace are trapped in the ruins of Pompeii in Italy. Long Shall the Undead Wail, art by Louis Zansky; A ghoulish history lesson: after their assassination of kind Edward II; in 1327, his wife Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer are doomed to roam the earth as a ghoul and a female werewolf. Dynasty of Disaster, art by Chic Stone; The story of an Algerian family who ruled the land; The curse of a dying slave haunts each new successor to the throne; They can't shake off the curse and die horribly, one by one. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Strange Gift from the Unknown starring Fate, art by Jim McLaughlin; In Paris, art painter Philip Rhodes is a failure; Though warned by Fate, he indulges in a satanic deal with the forces of the supernatural. Revenge of the Haunted starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; Biff Stone is a monster-hunter; He supplies circuses around the world with werewolves, vampires and such. Phantoms of the Forgotten starring Fate, art by Louis Zansky; The crook George Crandall resurrects himself a posse of undead wild west bad men; They commit robberies until a wild west sheriff is brought back to life as well. Invitation to Your Wake; A congregation of; werewolves, zombies, vampires and other monsters meets in a castle; They invite all mystery writers there and kill them--so they won't reveal any more secrets of the supernatural. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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To Behold His Doom, art by Lou Cameron; Stanley Timor finds a mirror which predicts the future; He uses it to rob the victims of accidents and make money out of other people's misery. Whom the Image Strikes, art by Chic Stone; Bart Westcott, "a struggling young lawyer", comes into possession of a statue of demon god Bael; With the help of this advocate's devil, Westcott becomes the famed owner of his own law firm. Curse of the Sapphire Fiend, art by Jim McLaughlin; The cursed "yellow sapphire" brings wealth and riches to its owner, but only for a year; Then out crawls a demon who lacerates the owner and sends him to eternal damnation. The Night of Friday 13, art by Lou Cameron; Death takes a holiday and things get out of hand; A party of heirs waiting for the demise of old man Morgenson starts murdering each other. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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He Who Robs The Dead starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; Grave robber Albert Torrence finds a treasure beneath a cemetery; As he spends the loot, Torrence learns that he has been framed by the dead. Shattering The Time Barrier starring Fate; Philip Spayne, state executioner and operator of the electric chair, accidentally establishes a link between the worlds of the living and the dead. Hell Beyond The Crystal Ball starring Fate, art by Richard Case; Scientist Max Bronislaw is fascinated by the future; To travel there, he makes a deal with a strange apparition named Natas. Thrust of a Ghost Lance starring Fate, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; A medieval knight returns from the dead to avenge his unrightful death in a tournament. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Man Who Would Be Fate starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; When power-mad Roger Dunning blackmails a conference of world leaders, he is thrown into a jail cell; Fate steps in and offers Dunning to take his place. Lord of the Tattered Realm, art by Ken Rice; Louis Rouselle, a scrap dealer in Paris, is sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his business partner, but can escape with the help of the supernatural "junk spirit"; Thanks to voodoo magic, the junk spirit enables Rouselle to murder all of his jurors. 12 Symbols to Hell, art by Louis Zansky; Astrologer Carl Dunnock commands the symbols of the zodiac come to life. Beast of the Bayous, art by Jim McLaughlin; In the "voodoo-ridden bayous" of the Louisiana swamps strange things are happening; With the help of an Ouanga witch woman, Lydia Foster plans to inherit a building company. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Who'd Believe Kasimir Raades? starring Fate, art by Ken Rice; Scientist Kasimir Raades develops an elixir of eternal youth and is full of best intentions, using this agent to help his aged friends first; They sadly die after some days, the elixir has to be improved. Big Top Nightmare, art by Lin Streeter; Mysterious Countess Barovna joins the circus; She is an age-old vampire and kills off all the other acts to be the main act. Death Wears No Face starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; Combat correspondent Alec North is the sole survivor of a patrol running into trouble in Korea; He should have died, too, but can cheat Death and Fate. Trial by Ghost Light, pencils by Ken Rice; Playboy Weston is convicted and executed for a murder he didn't commit; The district attorney Dexter knew of his innocence, but used the case to become governor. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Last Hiding Place starring Fate, art by Lou Cameron; Fate presents us with Madame Lizette and her carnival wax museum of unnatural history; Resorting to witchcraft, she breathes new life into a werewolf and a tiger woman. Rendezvous with the Phantom Gypsies, art by Ken Rice; A gypsy boy flees the orphanage he lives in and travels with a salesman to a gypsy camp. They witness a gypsy wedding; In an outburst of jealousy the salesman kills the groom and drives away, burning down the camp. The Witch's Wicked Words, art by Larry Woromay; Running from the police and his gangster friends, crook and murderer Louie Brink is sent back to the year 1450 through a time machine. When His Number's Up... starring Fate, art by Louis Zansky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.