Mysteries comic books issue 10

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"The Woman" a short story by Ray Bradbury, and "That Low" a short story by Theodore Sturgeon, plus "The Human Angle" another short story by William Tenn. Also, in the "Master of Fantasy" column Edgar Rice Burroughs this profiled.

Volume 10, Issue 1 - October, 1948. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "The Women" by Ray Bradbury, plus other science fiction and fantasy reprints by C. T. Stoneham, William Tenn, and Theodore Sturgeon. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Ronald Clyne, Neil Austin, Lawrence Stevens. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Arthur Machen is profiled in the 'Masters of Fantasy' column.

Volume 10, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "Nordenholt's Million" by J. J. Connington and "Let Clarence Do It" by Edward S. Sullivan. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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John Taine is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 4 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Lord Dunday is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 5 - June, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Clark Ashton Smith is profiled in the 'Masters of Fantasy' column.

Volume 10, Issue 6 - August, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by E. Charles Vivian and Margaret St. Clair. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Hannes Bok. Book-length novel: "The Valley of Silent Men" by E. Charles Vivian - It was a nightmare place of devilish beauty -- and horror, brooded over by the slow-death poison of a plant that was seeded in hell! And into its silent menace one man must go, to save its self-willed prisoners from its fatal lure. Short story: "The Counter Charm" by Margaret St. Clair - The bug-eyed monster in the life of Unearthly Tales' editor was a real-life nuisance -- at first. That was bad enough. But when it chased him right into the pages of his own magazine -- that was very bad! Also: In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy - Clark Ashton Smith, the Star-Treader; The Three by Burnham Eaton; and The Readers' Viewpoint. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 134 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, and Sal Trapani. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Most of the stories in this issue feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A practical joke in a laboratory inadvertently exposes a foreign spy. A dust mote turns out to be a tiny alien spacecraft. A castaway discovers a futuristic city that appears abandoned. The Joke; Forbidden Planet; The Universal Key!; Hurry, Harry!; One Way Trip; Saucer-itis; The Strange One. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Amanda Deibert. Art by Erich Owen. Cover by Erich Owen. SCOOBY AND BATMAN VS. A GHOST CAR?! When the Mystery Machine gets a flat tire, Batman would love to help, but he's busy solving a rash of antique car part thefts and a series of heists from local tech labs. Maybe the nice mechanic who just opened a shop down the street can fix up Scooby and the gang instead? And maybe they can figure out what's up with the ghost car plaguing the outskirts of the city while they're at it! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Ivan Cohen. Art and Cover by Dario Brizuela. An unexpected guest star helps Batman and Mystery Inc. face one of the Justice Leagues strangest foes! While the Shaggy Man menaces Scooby and friends (including Shaggy, man) at a seaside resort, only Renee Montoya, a.k.a. the Question, may have the answer to who sent the creature…and why! 32 pages, full color. Rated E Cover price $2.99.

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2025 Reissue. Written by Ivan Cohen. Art and Cover by Dario Brizuela. An unexpected guest star helps Batman and Mystery Inc. face one of the Justice Leagues strangest foes! While the Shaggy Man menaces Scooby and friends (including Shaggy, man) at a seaside resort, only Renee Montoya, a.k.a. the Question, may have the answer to who sent the creature…and why! 32 pages, full color. Rated E Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Ivan Cohen. Art by Dario Brizuela. Cover by Dario Brizuela. All aboard the Mega-Mystery Cruise! Amateur detectives attend a new convention held on the high seas--part escape room, part dinner theater, there's a mystery to solve in every room. In the buffet, the mystery is How many shrimp can Scooby-Doo eat?! But when an actual pirate tries to take the ship, he'll find more trouble than he anticipated! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Diogenes' Deadly Lamp, script by Robert Turner, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; "Loathsome young parasite" Lex Markow steals Diogenes' lamp from an antique dealer, but the relic turns out to be cursed; When he tries to get rid of the lamp Markow hangs himself--like it was predicted. Nightmare Flight, pencils by Lou Cameron; A young woman's fiancé returns, horribly scarred, months after he disappeared in a presumably fatal plane crash; He leads the woman into a death swamp, where she has to destroy an evil swamp queen to lay his tortured soul to rest. Monster of the Moat, art by Paul Gattuso; A bypasser rescues a witch imprisoned by an evil sorcerer and marries her, but things turn out badly. Because the monster of the moat wants its revenge! Land of the Silicon Men, art by Louis Zansky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Hy Fleishman. "The Note of Death," art by A. C. Hollingsworth; Norman Conway is made mayor on the promise to buy a haunted house from mobster Jake Lomax and turn it into a school; The witch Mary appears on the scene and starts fires. "Food For Thought!", art by John D'Agostino; Phil Stewart crashes his plane into the jungle and is rescued by mystery woman Kadira; She flees from her cannibal tribe and follows Stewart to the US to be his wife. "Grave Information" text story by Ellen Lynn. "Vampires Bite," art by Hy Fleishman; Doctor Ralph Bowan keeps a menagerie of freaks - a vampire, a ghoul and a witch - in his house, encased in big formaldehyde vats; When Bowan finds out that his wife Lily is cheating on him with his assistant Alan, he kills them and integrates them into his collection. "Sea of Ghosts," pencils by Harry Harrison; Captain Caleb Firth is a slave trader; He murders a cargo of Chinese workers to escape the coast guard; But one of them returns from the dead and comes for revenge. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pre-Code mystery and horror stories from Canadian publisher Superior. A man is pursued by the spirit of the woman he jilted at the altar. A bidder wins "the Hand of Bloody John" in an auction, and is surprised that it turns out to be cursed and sentient. A scientist discovers a strange planet where people become trees instead of dying, but applying that to human life is not as easy as he thought. Swamp Terror; Chamber of Doom; Perilous Pact; The Haunted Hand; Planet Without Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Dimensional Knife; A vampire-monster from 139,000,000,000,000 AD sends a knife to a 20th century man; This man uses the knife to kill three people whose bodies travel to the future and provide blood for the monster. Map of Death; A dying uncle tells his two nephews to destroy a map; They sail off to find the treasure and one brother kills the other; The ghost of the uncle tells the brother to confess his crime. The Signor's Circus text story by John Martin. Revenge Can Be Fatal!; A doctor is nearly killed by his assistant and wife; The scarred doctor seeks revenge; He finds his wife stabbed by the assistant, who commits suicide. Monsters of the Night; Creatures who only appear in the dark terrorize a woman; Her father is killed by them. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Sal Trapani and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A couple buys werewolf and vampire costumes from a strange shop for Halloween, but the costumes become their real identities. An aging scientist discovers how to put his mind into a younger body, but he chooses the wrong body. A jeweler sells and resells a cursed ring that makes its wearers the targets of a vampire. Trick or Treat; The Ruby; To the Bitter End; Eternal Death; Vengeance in Death; A Better Mouse Trap. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Mo Marcus, Al Gordon, Art Gates, Alvin Hollingsworth and H. C. Kiefer. Crime and adventure comics featuring detective heroes. Dr. Lance Storm probes the riddle of a deadly hoax. Ray Hale, star reporter of the Midvale Clarion, proves that the press is an ally to police and ordinary citizens alike. Lighthearted werewolf/vampire cover by Myron Fass. Lance Storm: The Hoax of Death; Death Rides High; Frozen Fear; Second Attempt; Ray Hale-News Ace. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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December 1944. Cover by ??. This issue reprints nearly all of the stories from Dime Mystery Magazine V31#1, plus one story from Detective Fiction V150#1. Stories include "Hell Comes in Bottles!" by William R. Cox and "It Burns Me Up!" by Ray Bradbury. Other authors include Frederick C. Davis, Ken Lewis, Allen C. Miller, Wayne Rogers, Francis K. Allen, and David X. Manners. 7-in. x 10-in., 80 pages, black and white (text with illustrations) Cover price $0.10.