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CATALOG RECORD

The Hand of Fate #8

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

Dates

Cover date
December 1951
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Kenneth Rice, Lou Cameron, Jim McLaughlin, Maurice Gutwirth, George Appel, Mike Sekowskyinks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, George Appel, Maurice Gutwirth, Vince Alascia

Stories

  • The Revolt of the Heads · 7 pages

    Anthropologist Lasker on Borneo learns mighty magic from witch doctor. When his brother takes over his post, he gets massacred by evil natives. Lasker returns and conjures deadly spell upon native chief.

  • A Hand of Fate Mystery #1 · A Hand of Fate Mystery · 1 pages

    Magic mantelpiece clock stops running as soon as lovers lose their love for each other. Jealous husband plants a bomb inside, but becomes the victim himself.

  • Canyon of the Living Dead · 7 pages

    Airplane pilot looks for planes gone missing above the Andes and discovers ghostly Shangri-La. He escapes, returns and bombards the place. Peace is restored.

  • A Hand of Fate Mystery #2 · A Hand of Fate Mystery · 1 pages

    Newspaperman makes deal with the devil. His soul for knowledge of news in advance. Panic spreads. A year later the devil collects his due. Reporter writes his own obituary.

  • Death Howls by Moonrise · 7 pages

    Couple visit friend at cabin in the woods. At the full moon a werewolf roams about. The couple detects their friend as the evildoer. He is shot dead.

  • Unburied Dead · 2 pages

    Man hypnotizes wife, but summons demon in the process. They fight over possession of the woman's body. Her body explodes. Man is arrested and sentenced to death.

  • Monster of the Bayous · 7 pages

    Scientist creates life-giving wonder serum. His assistant spills it accidentally on the grave of a long-dead pirate. Huge zombie stalks the countryside. Gets bombed back into oblivion by some bars of dynamite.

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