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Issue Details

Issue #v6#5
Published October 1974
Cover Price 0.75 USD
Pages 52
Editing Carl Burgos; Ezra Jackson (art editor)

Cover Details

Genre horror

7 page story "The Evil Idol"

Synopsis "Those who tamper with things beyond their knowledge beware of the eight arms of Ranu-they are deadly." (from TOC)
Genre horror
Notes Same basic script as original with new art.
Reprinted from Chamber of Chills Magazine (Harvey, 1952 series) #9 (June 1952) [a redrawn version of "The Eight Hands of Ramu"]; in Horror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v7#3 [in this redrawn version]; in Terrors of Dracula (Eerie Publications, 1979 series) #v3#1 [in this redrawn version]; in Weird Vampire Tales (Modern Day Periodical Publications, 1979 series) #v3#2 [in this redrawn version]

4 page story "The Skin Crawlers"

Synopsis "A ghastly skinripping tale of terrifying creatures that lured men to a fleshless death." (from TOC)
Genre horror
Notes Pre-code reprint with new title and art.
Reprinted from ?; in Weird Vampire Tales (Modern Day Periodical Publications, 1979 series) #v3#2 [in this redrawn version]

5 page story "The Slimy Thing"

Synopsis "From the murky sea bottom came this fantastic reincarnated monster that guarded the inner city of ancient Ur." (from TOC)
Genre horror
Pencils A. Reynoso (signed)
Inks A. Reynoso (signed)
Notes Same basic script as original with new art.
Reprinted from Chamber of Chills Magazine (Harvey, 1952 Series) #16 (March 1953) [a redrawn version of "The Creeping Death"]; in Weird Vampire Tales (Modern Day Periodical Publications, 1979 series) #v3#2 [in this redrawn version]

7 page story "The Silver Demon"

Synopsis "A spine-shattering shory of a convicted withc and the gruesome horror of beings who crawled back from the dead." (from TOC)
Genre horror
Notes Same basic script as original with new art.
Reprinted from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #12 (August 1952) [a redrawn version of"The Silver Bell of Doom"]

5 page story "The Vampire Monster Trap"

Synopsis "He sought refuge in the strange costume shop only to be caught in a bloody monster trap." (from TOC)
Genre horror
Pencils Oscar Fraga (signed)
Inks Oscar Fraga (signed)
Notes Pre-code reprint with new title and art.
Reprinted from ?; in Weird Vampire Tales (Modern Day Periodical Publications, 1979 series) #v3#2

6 page story "Ghoul Without Pockets"

Synopsis "A pickpocket who began his career robbing the living is forced by ghouls to rob the dead." (from TOC)
Genre horror
Notes Pre-code reprint with new title and art.
Reprinted from ?

4 page story "Restrained"

Synopsis "The tension ripping situation between two sisters that ends in a shock of terror." (from TOC)
Genre horror
Pencils Oscar Fraga?
Inks Oscar Fraga?
Notes Pre-code reprint with new title and art.
Reprinted from ?

7 page story "Weird Safari"

Synopsis "Precious ivory, greed and things long dead live to destroy those who tresspass their sacred burial grounds." (from TOC)
Genre horror
Notes Pre-code reprint with new title and art.
Reprinted from Tales from the Tomb (Eerie Publications, 1969 Series) #v3#3 [a redrawn version of ?]