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Spook #24

Star Publications [1949-1954] · Series began 1953 · May 1953

Dates

Cover date
May 1953
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: L. B. Coleinks: L. B. Colecolors: L. B. Cole

Stories

  • The Mummy's Curse.. · 6 pages

    A robber kills an old shop keeper at an antique shop and steals one of his wares. An ancient statue that gives directions to a pyramid. Thinking there is treasure involved, the killer heads to Egypt. Upon arriving, the killer enters the pyramid. In the tomb he awakens an ancient mummy who, after removing it's bandages, reveals itself to be the murdered antique shop owner.

  • Untitled · 1 pages

    Police arrest a hit and run killer.

  • Mad Demon of the Grave · 10 pages

    The evil Baroness Wagner-Bousquet and her two lackeys terrorize a newlywed couple living on a tropical island.

  • Death Teaches a Lesson · 1 pages

    A boy who plays hooky is lectured by a soldier who returned from the war about the virtues of responsibility.

  • The Ghost Returns.. · 0.75 pages

    A young man is visited by the ghost of his dead older brother who died overseas in war.

  • The Weird Mask of Death.. · 9 pages

    George Fowler deserts the Navy and goes on a killing spree. He dresses up as a woman to avoid the cops but gets arrested anyway. He ends up committing suicide.

Reprinted in

Black Magic Comics (1952), PS Artbooks Softee: Spook (2022)

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