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CATALOG RECORD

Adventures into Darkness #9

Pines · Series began 1952 · April 1953

Dates

Cover date
April 1953
On sale
February 6, 1953
Pages
36

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Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Alex Toth, Rafael Astarita, Mike Sekowsky, Nick Cardyinks: Mike Peppe, Rafael Astarita, Nick Cardyscript: Lewis Island, Bill Woolfolk

Stories

  • The Hands of Don José · 8 pages

    Barcelona in Spain. Cruel general Martinez cuts off the hands of bull fighter Don José for ogling his girl. But when Martinez is confronted by a vicious bull, the crippled matador cannot help him.

  • The Three Monkeys · 6 pages

    Bradley goes to India in search of the Three Monkeys Cult. When he finds its sacred chamber, he also finds diamonds. Because of his greed he is struck blind, so that he never more will see evil.

  • Call for Claws · 2 pages
  • Phantom of Flushing · 1 pages
  • Flowers on Deborah's Grave · 7 pages

    An old hag-like woman stalks a man and presents him with flowers. When the man uses them to decorate the grave of another woman, the hag is enraged and digs up the corpse. It is the man's daughter.

  • Ghost of Raynham Hall · 1 pages

    A gunshot finally scares away a persistent ghost.

  • Nothing Can Save Her · 5 pages

    On a nightly country road, Dr. Saunders hits a beautiful woman with his car. He can save her life by giving her transfusions of his blood. She recovers and thanks him by draining the rest of it - because she is a vampire.

Reprinted in

Gwandanaland Comics (2016), Seduction of the Innocent! (1985), Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989), Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 (2011), Genius, Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (2011), Haunted Love (2016), Vampiress (2025)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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