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CATALOG RECORD

Dark Mysteries #1

Master / Story / Mens · Series began 1951 · June-July 1951

Dates

Cover date
June-July 1951
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Lou Cameron, Ed Goldfarbinks: Wally Wood, Lou Cameron, Bob Baerletters: Wally Wood

Stories

  • The Curse of the Sea Witch · 8 pages

    Shipping magnate Caleb Dodge builds a yacht out of the timber of the "Sea Witch", a cursed sailing vessel. Dogde's ancestor committed murder there and the curse sails now with Dodge Junior.

  • The Corpse's Embrace! · 7 pages

    Wealthy composer Leopold Zadek is killed by his young and greedy wife, Vania. When the police want to take her fingerprints, Vania hides in the coffin, contracting a deadly desease and the corpse's wrath.

  • Horror Of The Ghostly Recluse · 2 pages

    A lawyer is called to draw the last will of an old lady. On a return visit the next summer he is baffled to learn that the woman he met died 15 years ago.

  • The Ghoul Of Death · 7 pages

    Surgeon Barton Hastings removes part of a murderer's brain to free him from his evil self. The operation is a success, but the evil spirit takes form in another body and commits new crimes.

  • The Nameless Terror Of Twin Dunes · 7 pages

    The peaceful town of Twin Dunes is haunted by a vampire scare. Professor Conlan figures out who's behind this and puts an end to the prowling beast.

Reprinted in

Buried Treasure (1990), Haunted Horror (2012)

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