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CATALOG RECORD

The Thing #16

Charlton · Series began 1952 · September 1954

Dates

Cover date
September 1954
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Dick Ayers, Bill Molno, Sy Moskowitzinks: Ernie Bache, Vince Alascia, Sy Moskowitzletters: Dick Ayers, Charlotte Jetterscript: Carl Memling

Stories

  • Nothing He Couldn't Do! · 6 pages

    Four shipwrecked men are stranded on a cannibal island and captured immediately. While three of them have high hopes of surviving for some days, the natives torture the ship’s handy mechanic Jonesy.

  • Death of a Gambler! · 6 pages

    Wealthy Jeff Traynor loses all at gambling and becomes a derelict. When he finds a magic deck of cards it's too late to get back on his feet again.

  • Tara Tusta · 2 pages

    A group of soldiers and friendly natives are besieged by a warrior tribe. Legendary witch doctor Tara Tusta saves the day with deadly magic.

  • Picture of the Future · 6 pages

    Two gangsters rob an exhibition and come into possession of a magic scroll which forecasts their future. They are confronted with pictures of violence and doom.

  • Mental Wizard! · 5 pages

    Don Brunt killed his wife and got away with the crime. "Mentalist" Menlo reads his mind and starts blackmailing him. The two men confront each other on a fateful fishing trip.

  • The Crusher · 5 pages

    Sadistic plantation owner Barney Tragg flogs his wife's lover to death with a whip. Afterwards he comes for his unfaithful wife, but gets dragged into quicksand mire.

Reprinted in

Gwandanaland Comics (2016), Doomsday (1972), Doomsday Annual (1974), Terrology (1993), Crypt of Horror (2005)

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