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Mysterious Stories (1954) 5

  • Issue #5
    Mysterious Stories (1954) 5
    • 1" Spine split from top. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Cal Massey. ### "Dark Valley," art by Kurt Schaffenberger; A wanderer on the Scotch highlands comes upon festivities in a ghost village; He falls in love with a young woman and (though the apparition vanishes) longs for her ever since. "So Sew" text story. "The Last Deluge"; A man dreams about a new deluge hitting the world of today; All of earth is covered by water, even Mount Everest. "Magic"; The magician Bruce comes into possession of a book of magic and has to battle an evil rival in the "Land of Faerie" for it; He returns victorious, having also freed the beautiful Elaine out of the clutches of the hideous sorcerer. "A Cask of Water" text story. "Cinderoolala!", art by Richard Doxsee; Spoof on "Cinderella", wherein they don't live so happily ever after--because they use a giant shoe for housing. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.