Hand of Fate (1951 Ace) comic books 1954
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Issue #22
Published 1954 by Ace Magazines.- Tape inside cover.
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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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Issue #23
Published Jun 1954 by Ace Magazines.- Interior is complete. Full length spine split.
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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.
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Issue #24
Published Aug 1954 by Ace Magazines.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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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Issue #25A
Published Nov 1954 by Ace Magazines.$160.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4068392003
$100.00
View scans- 3" Cumulative spine split.
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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Issue #25B
Published Dec 1954 by Ace Magazines.- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #1273074005
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$89.00
View scan- INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story. 2" Cumulative spine split.
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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.
