Mysterious Adventures (1951) comic books 1953

Stories and art by Jay Disbrow, A. C. Hollingsworth and Jon D'Agostino. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. A murder victim gets dissected in an anatomy lab, but even that won't stop his revenge on his killer. After assistant puppeteer David murders his boss to take over the show, the puppets themselves come to life to take revenge. A sculptor discovers a magic elixir for turning human bodies into stone statues, and goes all "House of Wax" with it. The Running Ghost!; The Puppets of Death!!; Terror of the Death Sting; The Vultures of Doom; A Stony Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Beck. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. A man likes to marry women and murder them for their money, but his latest bride has a taste for blood. The "true" story of Tituba, the Haitian servant who was accused of witchcraft during the infamous Salem witch trials. A mortician collects body parts, but the woman he loves gets too close to his trophy room. Death Comes in Small Pieces; Life's Blood; Witches Never Die; The Living Dead. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer, and Jon D'Agostino. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. A geologist has a narrow escape from a voodoo tribe in the South Pacific...or so he thinks. A sadistic football coach meets an ironic fate, "Foul Play"-style. The owner of a crematorium thinks he has a way of getting rid of his unfaithful wife, but she returns for revenge. The Human Clay; A Dead Ball; Haunted Houses; Money Hungry; Flame Thrower! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Beck. Stories and art by Ed Goldfarb, Bob Baer, and Jon D'Agostino. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. A sadistic hunter learns about life on the other side of the knife. Arrogant circus acrobats form a deadly rivalry with the sideshow freaks, in a story possibly inspired by the classic horror film "Freaks." A charming serial killer of women meets an ironic fate. The Hunter and the Hunted!; A Toast to Death; The Smiling Corpse; Revenge!; Ghoul Crazy! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Ice Man Cometh," pencils by Ed Goldfarb, inks by Robert Baers; The wife of an ice delivery company owner wants to kill him so she can run away with her lover; She tries to lock him in a freezer but the plan backfires. "A Pound of Flesh"; A mechanic kills his obese wife and uses her skin as a covering for a beautiful robot he built in his workshop. "Death's Revenge!"; When a player in an illegal card game gives evidence to the DA, the Mob organizers of the game see to his painful death; He returns on the anniversary of his killing for one more hand and some revenge. "The Death Statue"; Sculptor John Weatherbee can't get anyone excited with his work, until a model dies while posing, and, to cover up her death, he coats her in clay; The critics love his new piece, but how can Weatherbee keep his career going? 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dick Beck. "Bug-A-Boo," art by Doug Wildey; Expedition meets bad end in the Amazon, including giant flies who tear arms and legs off of a trapped human. "One Man's Poison," pencils by Ross Andru; People keep disappearing near the old Norris' cabin; "Ma" and "Pa" Norris are a kindly old couple who are well liked in town; But the sheriff suspects that there is something up and that the Norris' are not what they seem to be. "Paralyzed," art by Ed Goldfarb. "My Brother's Keeper," art by Bill Savage. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Hy Fleishman. "Ghost Town." "String 'Em Up!", pencils by Hy Fleishman; Fritz Kurtz is a kindly old puppeteer who loves his little puppets like children; He saves a young woman from suicide and she becomes his companion; When she falls for Kurtz's assistant puppeteer, the two lovers decide to kill Fritz. "Bottoms Up"; An overworked wife has had enough of her alcoholic husband and chops him to pieces with an axe. "Skin 'Em Alive!"; Narrated by the Coffin-Keeper, a story about a college football place-kicker, who's string of perfect kicks arouses the suspicion of his opponents; They find out to their dismay that his 'lucky ball', which he uses exclusively, has an unusual cover. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Beck, Bill Savage, and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. Thieves are stealing bottles of something from around the city - but what, and why? A couple visits their Bavarian relative during a series of werewolf attacks. A doctor and a mortician have a murderous business together, in one of two stories in this issue by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. Revenge; Werewolves; Terror in the Stars; The Coffin; Bank Night. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Ghoulash," art by Bill Savage. "Chef's Delight"; A vile famous chef named Francois Nicole, treats everyone in his life like garbage except his rich girlfriend whom he lavishes money on; Meanwhile his wife and two children are left to suffer in squalid conditions; Francois doesn't care about his family and treats them like animals; After Francois beats his wife and his young son (who dies as a result of appendicitis after the attack), his wife snaps. "Grave Information" text story by Ellen Lynn. "No Noose is Good Noose," art by Charles Nicholas; a demon is a hangman. "Partners in Death"; a tale of a slimy corpse. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Choker," art by Ross Andru (?);A necklace has been in the husband's family for generations and takes revenge on the woman who killed him by strangling her and putting the blame on her boyfriend who hangs for her murder. "The Coward"; Butcher father breaks up son's engagement and son disembowels him in revenge in a very EC-esque tale. "Horror of the Guerrilla" text story by Ellen Lynn. "Beauty and the Beast" Mother Ghoul's Nursery Tale; Woman avoids the executioner by promising to bring the king the fortune of the Beast; She tries for months to get the beast to kiss her and turn into a prince, but he avoids her; She tries to kill him & fails. "Blood Thirsty"; Girl visits her grandmother and becomes convinced she is a vampire; Granny is incensed and insulted because she is really a ghoul and kills her granddaughter in fit of pique. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Hy Fleishman. Stories and art by Bill Savage, Mike Esposito and Ross Andru. Pre-Code tales of horror and the supernatural from Story Comics. A big-game hunter seeks the beautiful, deadly ghost of native legend. The sadistic new manager of an insane asylum finally gets what's coming to him, in a story featuring early art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru. A satirical rendition of the classic Cinderella story. Insane!; Two for the Money; The Ghostly Recluse; Mother Ghoul's Nursery Tales: Cinderella; The Manhunting Lion. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.