Mysteries comic books issue 11

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Master of Fantasy article: Ray Bradbury--the October Man.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - October, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Starkenden Quest" by Gilbert Collins. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 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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Master of Fantasy article: Edgar Allan Poe--The Pit and the Pendulum--His Century.

Volume 11, Issue 2 - December, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stephens. "Odgen's Strange Story" by Edison Marshal, "No-Man's-Land" by John Buchan, "What Was It?" by Fitz-James O'Brien, and "Jamieson" by Margaret St. Clair. Interior illustrations by Lawrence, Leydenfrost, Finlay. 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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"Morning Star" a book-length novel by H. Rider Haggard,plus "Strange Occurrence in Clerkenwell" a short story by Arthur Machen. Olaf Stapledon is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 11, Issue 3 - February, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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"Guardian Angel" and early short story by Arthur C. Clarke.

Volume 11, Issue 4 - April, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 11, Issue 5 - June, 1950. 7" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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This issue features to classic book length novels, "Donovan's Brain" novel by Kurt Siodmak, and "the Time Machine" by H. G. Wells

Vol. 11, No. 6 - August 1950. "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells, and other short stories. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Paul Reinman and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. An imaginative caveman dreams of a better world, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko (credited as J. Kodti). In another Ditko story, mountain climbers encounter aliens atop Mount Everest. An archaeologist discovers that his biological relationship to an ancient kingdom gives him an advantage. Voyage to Nowhere; Oggo The Thinker; The Mountain That Was; The Subject; Frightful Fears; The Strange Return; A Little Green Man Is Here. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Sholly Fisch. Art by Puste. Cover by Puste. Batman's away, so Commissioner Gordon sends out a call...to Mystery Inc.! There's a literary specter stalking the Gotham Library, which means his daughter's new job is putting her in danger. The teens need Oracle's help to solve this mystery, but can they all work together without revealing Barbara's secret identity to her father? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Ivan Cohen. Art by Randy Elliott. Cover by Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira. When a museum exhibit celebrating the worlds greatest detectives is raided by a ghost, Batman and Mystery Inc. are ready to lend a hand (and some paws!), but newsman Jack Ryder wants to be part of the story…as the sometimes-hero known as the Creeper! Can they work together to discover whos behind the fright at the museum? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Fear of Frost - Written by Paul Castiglia. Art and Cover by Fernando Ruiz and Rich Koslowski. The Riverdale teens don't respect Frost, so Jack and Jill will show them a cold time. Characters in this issue: Archie Andrews; Mr. Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jack Frost; Wind Jill Factor; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Horatio Beauregard Beaumont; Spring Thaw; Old Man Winter. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.99.

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Written by Sholly Fisch. Art by Erich Owen. Cover by Erich Owen. With Batgirl transforming herself into the online hero Oracle, the Bat-Family has gained a valuable new ally in the battle against crime. But who or what is behind the villainous presence thats taken over the internet? Batman, Scooby, and the gang will have to plunge into a world of virtual reality to solve the mystery of...the Ghost in the Machine! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Cover art by Jim McLaughlin. Appointment in Hades, art by Gene Colan; Soldier Heath drowns while deserting his unit's fight on a beachhead; He returns to life, but is marked by the devil. Step into my Grave!, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; On a plantation in Louisiana, a man stumbles upon a voodoo queen and her horde of zombies; The man's undead brother warns him, but all perish in a final show down ritual. Red Talons of Lupercalia, art by Louis Zansky; A mother and daughter travel to Czechoslovakia, where the daughter is to meet her future husband, count Falco Lupercalia; The count and his father are both vampires, who can also transform into werewolves. Sinister Return of the Priestess of Baal, art by Chic Stone. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by A.C. Hollingsworth and Hy Fleishman. A pre-Code horror series that is not as well-known other horror comics, but makes up for it with grue. Dr. Horly, in his quest for glory and fame, studies things man was not meant to know and ends up on the wrong end of a vampire's fangs. Monsieur Picard faces a horrifying price after betraying an aristocratic couple to the French Revolution. Severed heads are among the violent pre-Code imagery in this issue. A Vampire Is Born; Terror of the Hungry Rats; A Smuggler Meets a Ghost; Horror of the River of Blood!; Terror of the Hotrod. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pre-Code mystery and horror stories from Canadian publisher Superior. Beautiful ballerina Glenda goes to plastic surgeon Doctor Hill, unaware that he's obsessed with her and has plans for her face. Thieves discover the horrifying secret of hunchback Jonas Palmer, but by then it's too late. A woman investigates the bizarre secret behind a corpse that goes wandering from taxi to train to luxury cruise ship. The Broken Mirror; Midnight Prowler; Grim Wedding Day; The Wandering Corpse; Gypsys Curse. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "Dial 'C' for Corpse"; A cataleptic has a phone installed in his coffin; He dies and, after one month, calls his wife who is planning to marry another man; This man drives a stake into the buried man. "Recipe for Horror"; A scientist asks a detective to find out who is stealing blood from him; They suspect the assistant but it's really a vampire masquerading as a pretty woman. "Gift of Doom" text story by John Martin. "If the Coffin Fits..."; A man named Mr. Death tries to sell a coffin from a coffin catalog to an oil tycoon; He kicks him out of his office but meets the man again and again. "Date with the Devil"; A singer with a scarred face hides behind a mask; He falls in love with another singer. His manager rips his mask off while he's singing and everyone sees his face. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Art Gates, Alvin Hollingsworth and H. C. Kiefer. Crime and horror comics featuring detective heroes. The series begins edging toward pre-Code horror with this issue. Novelist Gene rents the deserted home of eccentric Simeon Graves to work on his next book, but it comes with a mysterious blonde, a dire warning, and a rumor of hidden treasure. A serial killer dares the police to stop him before he strikes again. An actor uses his skills to get away with the murder of his wife, but reliving the murder for a TV drama pushes him over the edge. Cash for a Corpse; The Strangler; Murder - and You Die!; Deadly Rendezvous; Bounty for Varmints; Dance of the Devil. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by John Romita, Les Zakarin and Eugene E. Hughes. Pre-Code tales of horror from Stanley Morse Publications. A woman seeks revenge after her husband kills her father with voodoo. A serial husband-killer makes a pact with the devil that he will free her if she will live with the man he chooses, but that man turns out to be Jack the Ripper. A man makes a deal with the devil and thinks he's come out with the upper hand, in a story by future Spider-Man artist John Romita Sr. Voodoo Dolls; Live With a Man; Life Insurance; The Door; Rat-Trap; Cremation. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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December 1945. Cover by ??. This issue reprints nearly all of the stories from Dime Mystery Magazine V32#3, plus one story from Detective Tales V30#1. Stories include "Midsummer Slay-Ride" by Andrew Holt and "The Long Way Home" by Ray Bradbury. Other authors include Talmadge Powell, Frederick C. Davis, Bruno Fischer, Richard Brister, and Day Keene. 7-in. x 10-in., 96 pages, black and white (text with illustrations) Cover price $0.15.