CATALOG RECORD

Monster #1

Fiction House · Series began 1953 · [January] 1953

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Dates

Cover date: [January] 1953
On sale: January 15, 1953
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Maurice Whitman, Anthony D'Adamoinks: Maurice Whitman, Anthony D'Adamoscript: Sidney Elias, Marilyn Mercer, George F. Jowettletters: Abe Kanegson

Stories

The Monster · 10 pages
London, 1853. Scientist Hinsdale works on a potion to alter man for the better. When he transforms a rival into a hideous fiend, he won’t complain either. In the end the beast turns against his creator – who had been tricked all along by the forces of evil.
The Mirror · 4 pages
A big mirror sucks people into it – probably to rejuvenate an evil woman.
Stamp Page · 1 pages
Mistakes made on stamps.
Traitor's House · 6 pages
Foreign agents use a derelict house to hide and torture an American scientist. Ghosts from the past come to the rescue.
The Philosopher's Stone · 8 pages
The philosoper's stone is sought and used. 2.000 year old count St. Germain regains possession of the famed “Philosopher’s Stone”, granting him eternal life. Dr. Drew gets in his way and after battling with magic, the stone is destroyed.

Reprinted in

Spellbound Magazine (1954), The Ghost Rider (1952), Crypt of Horror (2005), Web of Scares Special Collector's Edition (2009), Haunted Horror (2012), PS Artbooks Softee: Amazing Ghost Stories - Monster (2020)