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Spook #26

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

Dates

Cover date
October 1953
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: L. B. Cole, Jay Disbrow, George Peltzinks: L. B. Cole, Jay Disbrow, George Peltzcolors: L. B. Cole

Stories

  • Face of Death · 6 pages

    Mobster Tony Zucco executes one of his men. The dying man swears revenge before he dies and comes back as a murderous wraith stalking Zucco and his men in their offices at the Lincoln Building in mid Manhattan.

  • Jewel of Death · 1 pages

    A rare ruby-like gem from Tibet allows monsters from the netherworld to enter our World.

  • The Mystery of the Three Dials · 7 pages

    Boy sleuth Jerry and his partner Captain Spook (a ghost of a policeman), try to help an heir unlock his rich uncle's safe that was left to him in a will.

  • Eyes of the Snake.. · 2 pages

    An animal photographer in Africa befriends a monkey who helps him find unpoisoned fruit. Later the photographer saves the monkey from a large snake.

  • Snow Ghost · 4 pages

    A shape-shifting ogre like monster protects an Indian burial ground in Alaska.

  • The Mystery of the Catacombs · 1 pages

    An explorer enters a catacomb in Rome and is attacked by hairy humanoid monsters.

  • Invasion of Demons · 6 pages

    An earthquake in South America unleashes pale rodent-like humanoid monsters that attack anyone who enters a mine.

Reprinted in

The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (2010), PS Artbooks Softee: Spook (2022)

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