Baffling Mysteries (1952) comic books 1938-1955

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A Game with Lucifer, art by Lou Cameron; Grandmaster Barry Archer plays chess with the Devil. Scourge of the Kentucky Hills, pencils by Jim McLaughlin; A dying doctor becomes a werewolf after his assistant gives him the transplanted heart of a wolf. Back from an Unhallowed Grave, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Count Ricco unwittingly unearths the body of a vampire (his niece). The Mummy's Curse text story. Terror Beneath the Tides, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; Newspaper publisher refuses to print his reporter's story about a murderous monster from the sea. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ken Rice. When Black Wings Flap..., art by Lin Streeter; Bird-shop owner crossbreeds a vulture and a vampire bat, creating a "vulbat"; It attacks her with unfortunate consequences. Dread City of the Undead, pencils by Bill Molno; Trapped coal miners become zombie slaves of "the monster of the mines." Mad Matador's Fiendish Frenzy, art by Lou Cameron; An aspiring but unsuccessful matador comes back from the grave to seek revenge against his tormentors. Victims for the Crawling Menace, art by Louis Zansky; A woman seeks her missing brother in Hawaii, but finds a scientist who has created a dangerous form of protoplasmic life. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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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 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.

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Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Vengeance of the Tiger Queen, art by Chic Stone; Though the natives warn him about the "tiger people", big game hunter Deerson kills and beheads a noble tiger in Sumatra; Visions of a headless man and a visit from beautiful princess "Tigrina" lure him back into the jungle. Paint a Picture in Crimson, art by Al Eadeh; Count Damon, who seems to be the devil but also an art painter in Soho, London, weaves fates by painting people. House of the Screaming Fiends, pencils by Dick Beck; A young doctor and his wife inherit a spooky house where the old undead doctor and his caretaker conduct fiendish experiments on former patients; The young doctor wants to put these creatures out of their misery. Never Bargain with a Spirit, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jim McLaughlin. Dr. Gueux's Nightmare Monsters, pencils by Louis Zansky; Dr. Gueux wants to rule the world with the help of monsters dreamt up by a mystery writer in his nightmares. Greed's Grisly Treasure; Adventurer runs an errand for the devil; He fights ghosts in a spooky tavern to get his hands on a pirate treasure. Role of the Footlight Werewolf, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Paul Gattuso; Ambitious actor goes method acting to portray a werewolf onstage; He joins a band of werewolves, supplies them with victims and learns their behavior and rites. Black Horror of Druid's Glen, pencils by Charles Nicholas. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jim McLaughlin. Doom Comes in Emerald Green, art by Ken Rice; Professor Montross sets up a magical slide show projecting scenes from history through the emerald of doom; He shouldn't have killed the projector's owner, because the show reveals his crime--in front of an assembly of policemen, of all things. The Witch's Vengeful Return, art by Louis Zansky; The soul of old witch Hepzibah is awakened in her descendant Nora; Nora goes on a vengeance spree, killing all descendants of those who burned Hepzibah at the stake 300 year earlier. Strands of the Faceless Horror, art by Lou Cameron; Harold Carpenter acquires a magical rug in India; The genie of the rug kills Carpenter's rival and weaves his soul into the fabric of the rug. Wings of Wickedness, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Kill, My Minions of Death!, art by Lou Cameron; Thanks to "years of experiments plus a knowledge of black magic", Ivan Buloff controls an army of flying severed hands that kill on his command; He even blackmails the helpless German government. Duel of the Spectres, pencils by Dick Beck, inks by George Klein; Jeff Pearson and his wife travel to Scotland to inherit the family castle; Pearson is confronted by the ghosts of his dead brothers, including a vampire. Evil Cult of the Juggernaut, pencils by Dick Beck; Writing a book about native lore, Paul Reynolds discovers the cult of the juggernaut in India; The evil high priest Rashonu exploits his followers to amass riches. Master of the Undead, art by Al Hartley. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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6 of Me on the Prowl, art by Ken Rice; An evil sculptress and a mad doctor create six clones of ex-G.I. Barney Phelps; As the clones commit crimes, the real Phelps is desperate to stop them. 12 Hours to Doom, art by Lou Cameron; Businessman Arthur Matlin discovers a magic sundial which summons Chronos, the spirit of time;p With the help of Chronos, Matlin can travel some hours ahead into the future; He uses this ability to commit crimes. The Ghost in the Portrait, art by Ken Rice; A young couple free the ghost of an evil ancestor; He takes revenge on the bones of the people who sentenced him to death; Then he commands the man to murder his wife, as he did with his wife. Crimson Wraith from the North, art by Sy Grudko. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Maze Master, art by Lou Cameron; Victor Rarlo is a sadist who loves puzzles and lets people perish in his fiendish mazes; Being challenged by a strange mystic, Rarlo travels into psychedelic mind-mazes and gets irreversibly caught in the maze of his own mind. Tune of the Zombie Queen, art by Louis Zansky; Washed-up dancers Ferdie and Doris take over a stage act from a genuine voodoo queen in New Orleans; They have to pay a price though--and turn into zombies. Hostage of the Unearthly, art by Ken Rice; Demons from the "half-world" invade our "earth-plane" through a pathway opened by radiation experiments. When Voodoo Drums Rumble, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Werewolf Husband, art by Louis Zansky; Lucille Garth is determined to marry into wealth, even if it means wedding the strange Count Yarno; Lucille suspects the Count's secret, and makes plans to become a rich widow. It Happened on Valentine's Eve; A honeymooning couple seek shelter from a storm. Clang of the Crypt Door, art by Jim McLaughlin; The Chesney family line lies unblemished from the time of Rupert the Crusader; Last descendant Bart Chesney wants no part in charity and good work for humanity; He rather kills his uncle to inherit the family fortune. The Frenzy of Sheila Lord, art by Maurice Gutwirth and George Appel. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Sacred Fingers of Princess Thais, art by Jim McLaughlin; Jeweler Norton Cross is brought to Java by the beautiful sorceress Thai;. She sends him on a mission to reclaim three jade pieces; Norton kills for her and hopes to marry her. Scourge of the Scorpion Cult; Searching for a cure for scorpion's venom, Dr. Marston and "his lovely daughter Celia" run into a cult of scorpion people; Their leader wants to take Celia as his queen. The Phantom Snow Queen, art by Maurice Gutwirth and George Appel; Ski-jump sensation Irma Monroe has a vision of death the night before her fabulous nightly ski-jump at the New Hampshire Snowtop Lodge; She races to New York to see a psychiatrist about this; Meanwhile a skeletal phantom does all the work for her. The Menace That Stalked Brooding Cunliffe, art by Jim McLaughlin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.