Dates
- Cover date
- November 1953
- On sale
- 1953
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Hissing Horror · 7 pages
Lawrence Mason lives as a recluse on an island, where he spends his days killing the many snakes he encounters all over the place. When Mason finds a beautiful woman by the name of Asptha, he gives her shelter and falls in love with her. But Asptha is the queen of the snakes and lures Mason to his doom.
- Race for Valor · 7 pages
Native American recruit Jimmy Bear fights in Korea. He saves his company with his ability for long-distance running.
- Diamonds for the Dead · 2 pages
In Africa, Phil Slater fights a gang of criminals disguised as a safari.
- Devil's Sketch Book · 8 pages
The gangster Marty Hutton uses a book of magic to dispose of his enemies and rivals. Hutton becomes the new crime czar, but the magic fires back on him.
- Black Death · 5 pages
Pat and Lorna Fuller are on their honeymoon cruise. The ship sinks and the couple is marooned on a tiny island populated by giant black ants. Pat and Lorna fight as long as they can, but are eaten alive in the end.
Reprinted in
Weird (1966), Tales from the Tomb (1969), Tales of Voodoo (1968), Terror Tales (1969), Witches Tales (1969), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (2010), Horror Tales (1969), Charons of Hell (1983), Hell Pit (1984), Tales Too Terrible to Tell (1989), Crypt of Horror (2005), Haunted Horror (2012)