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CATALOG RECORD

Out of the Shadows #10

Pines · Series began 1952 · October 1953

Dates

Cover date
October 1953
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: George Roussos, Nick Cardy, Gene Fawcette, Mike Sekowsky, John Celardo, Jack Katz, Alex Tothinks: George Roussos, Nick Cardy, Gene Fawcette, Mike Peppe, John Celardoscript: Irv Werstein

Stories

  • Destroy My Enemy · 7 pages

    Meek Elmer Grimes commands a murderous pirate-genie in a bottle. Fulfilling a death contract the genie turns on his master.

  • Room of Terror · 1 pages

    In a library room four students encounter an alien apparition.

  • Weird Watson · 0.5 pages

    The Shadow-like Watson buys himself an alligator for a pet.

  • 'Til Death Do Us Part · 6 pages

    The husband of a dominating wife is sent over to inquire about the rich neighbors. The two secluded living sisters share a dark secret, which ruins everbody's lives.

  • Harvest of Hate · 2 pages

    When Mercer Taunton refuses to hold his end of the bargain with the voodoo priestess Mamma Dandaou, he has to pay a horrible price.

  • The Sergeant · 2 pages

    A sergeant is killed in World War II, but returns from the dead to lead his platoon through enemy lines to safety.

  • Revenge of the Little People · 8 pages

    The circus midget "Major" Martin marries the lovely trapeze artist Lila, but is betrayed by her and killed for his money. Lila is haunted by apparitions of ghost midgets, who sabotage her act and let her drop to certain death.

  • The Corpse That Lived! · 3 pages

    A woman is buried with her jewels. When grave robbers open the coffin, the lady stirs again. She recovers and lives happily ever after. The woman is said to have been the mother of novelist Sir Walter Scott.

  • The Fettered Phantom · 1 pages

    A ghost leads a writer to the place where he has been slain and buried.

Reprinted in

Setting the Standard: Comics by Alex Toth 1952-1954 (2011)

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