Dark Mysteries comic books issue 2

Cover pencils by Wally Wood, inks by Harry Harrison. "The Monster's Ghost," art by Joe Orlando; Ghost hunter Bruce Gibson buys a haunted house and challenges a satanic "dark stranger" to work his worst magic; He conjures a "monster's ghost" out of the bodies of four dead men, a black bull and drops of Gibson's blood. "Book Of The Grey Dragon," art by Lou Cameron; Dr. Frederick Hansen and his expedition are trekking through the Gobi desert in search of the tomb of Genghis Khan; When they find it, they discover a Chinese scroll, too; The magic words revive the Khan and his horde. "Haunted Houses" text story by Jesse Merlan. "What Was It?"; When Jane encounters her fiance Jim, she believes he's returned from the war in Korea; But Jim has been killed in action, as his parents assure her. "Vampire Fangs," pencils by Edward Goldfarb, inks by Bob Baer; A vampire stalks an US-American city. Crime reporter Bill Swaney exposes the businessman Orloff from Transylvania as the fiend and kills him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "April/May 1952-December/January 1952/53!" Collects Dark Mysteries (1951-1955) #6-10. A second collection of Dark Mysteries boasting, heck, downright totally tub-thumping yarns from Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Lou Cameron, Edward Goldfarb, Bill Fraccio, Bill Molno, Vince Napoli, Doug Wildey and Hy Fleishman and a whole host of other wacked-out-of-their-grounds luminaries. Softcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Cal Mcdonald Mystery TPB (2004-2010 Criminal Macabre) Vol. 4-6, the one-shot story Feat of Clay, "The Creepy Tree" and "The Trouble with Brains" from MySpace Dark Horse Presents, and "Hairball" from Dark Horse Presents #102-105, featured in color for the first time. Written by Steve Niles. Art by Kyle Hotz, Nick Stakal, and Casey Jones. Cover by Fiona Staples. Cal McDonald, the pill-popping, alcoholic antihero of the hit Criminal Macabre series, is back! Teamed with his undead partner Mo'Lock, Cal protects the sin-infested streets of Los Angeles against a growing horde of zombies, vampires, and occultists! From the creator of 30 Days of Night. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 392 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "June/July 1952 to June 1953!" Collects Dark Mysteries (1951-1955) #7-12.

You could be forgiven for thinking, hey, they must have run out, right? They must have exhausted all the good stuff by now with the ACG titles pretty near-on gone, along with Planet, Jet Power, all the Harvey titles, Tom Corbett, The Heap, Rulah, Strange Suspense, and who knows what else. Yeah, you'da thunk it, but check this out! A second collection featuring issues 7 through 12 of Dark Mysteries boasting yarns from Joe Orlando, Walter Johnson, Ed Goldfarb, A.C. Hollingsworth, Bill Fraccio, Lou Cameron, John D'Agostino, Tony Tallarico, Harry Harrison, and Hy Fleishman and a whole host of other wacked-out-of-their-gourd luminaries!

Hardcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "June/July 1952 to June 1953!" Collects Dark Mysteries (1951-1955) #7-12.

You could be forgiven for thinking, hey, they must have run out, right? They must have exhausted all the good stuff by now with the ACG titles pretty near-on gone, along with Planet, Jet Power, all the Harvey titles, Tom Corbett, The Heap, Rulah, Strange Suspense, and who knows what else. Yeah, you'da thunk it, but check this out! A second collection featuring issues 7 through 12 of Dark Mysteries boasting yarns from Joe Orlando, Walter Johnson, Ed Goldfarb, A.C. Hollingsworth, Bill Fraccio, Lou Cameron, John D'Agostino, Tony Tallarico, Harry Harrison, and Hy Fleishman and a whole host of other wacked-out-of-their-gourd luminaries!

Hardcover (with slipcase), 216 pages, full color. Cover price $54.99.