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Web of Mystery #18

Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · Series began 1951 · May 1953

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Dates

Cover date: May 1953
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kenneth Rice, Lou Cameron, Dick Beck, Jim McLaughlininks: Kenneth Rice, Lou Cameron

Stories

The Moon Was Red · 7 pages
In a French sea port the fishermen have to fight giant merman-creatures. Only old Fernande survives and puts a monster's severed finger on display.
True Tales of Unexplained Mystery # 35 · True Tales of Unexplained Mystery · 1 pages
"Circus life has always been the source of strange and haunting tales. The weirdest of these stories is still told among circus people..." Sideshow freak Bruno gets a new tattoo, depicting a devil's figure. It is a cursed tattoo that strangles Bruno to death.
Out of Blackness They Come! · 7 pages
Two scientists enter the realm of blackness, where demons dwell and the devil resides. They can fight their way back to our reality - scaring the devil off with a flashlight.
True Tales of Unexplained Mystery # 36 · True Tales of Unexplained Mystery · 1 pages
"From the mysterious far east comes this eerie tale of greed and death. One day, a native guide led two European men into a deserted Indian temple..." Trying to steal jewels from the temple, the men are crushed by a stone idol guarding the exit.
Corpses on Cue · 7 pages
Exploiting the undead, Professor Skane uses a zombie for a stage show: "The man who can't be killed". Acting on behalf of the zombie's union, a female zombie companion arrives and puts a bloody end to the dishonorable display.
Wail of the Ice Dead · 2 pages
Mountain climber Hugh Kennedy reaches the summit of Mt. Kelna and meets snow goddess Kelna herself and her ice creatures. They plan to encase him in a block of ice, but Kennedy escapes by lighting his trusty blowtorch.
Evil Twangs the Devil's Harp · 7 pages
The scene is London in 1787. Drunkard Bertie comes into possession of the devil's harp. He rises to be a star musician, but when playing for king and queen, the demons of the harp appear and claim Bertie's soul.

Reprinted in

The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (2010), Tales of Voodoo (1968), Horror Tales (1969), Terror Tales (1969), Haunted Horror (2012)