Sensation Comics, #108

Published: March-April 1952

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Sensation Comics #108

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Issue Contents:
The Wheel of Fate (1)
1 page horror-suspense

"Can a mere mortal resist the dark power..."

The Team's the Thing!
Story 1 1 page humor; advocacy; teen
Credits
Story Notes

Inside front cover.

The Wheel of Fate!
Story 2 8 pages horror-suspense

"While digging in the ancient ruins of Asia..."

Storyline

Archeologist Edgar Preston discovers an ancient wheel-drawing depicting a man's life in visual episodes. The man looks like Preston and soon fantastic events take place like pictured in the scroll. Preston is cast away on an island, murders a lighthouse keeper in the desert and is executed for his crime.

Characters
  • Edgar Preston
  • Larry Aldane (museum director)
  • Cap'n Snell
Story Notes

Art credits taken from reprint.

Story 3 0 pages
Story 4 1 page children

"Golly, he's good!"

Credits

Featuring Superman and the Mole Men

Story 5 1 page
New Year Superstitions
Story 6 1 page non-fiction
Story 7 0 pages
I Was King of the Moths!
Story 8 8 pages horror-suspense

"Can a moth feel anger, fear, jealousy, rage, awe?"

Storyline

Johnny Peril travels to the Lost Caverns in the Cumberland mountains of Kentucky, accompanied by Donna Rome. Searching for her missing father, they encounter a species of giant moths. Johnny manages to kill the attacking king moth, but is captured by the queen moth to be her next king. They escape by passing through a cavern wherein flames shoot out of the ground, scorching the pursuing moths.

Characters
  • Johnny Peril
  • Donna Rome
Credits
Story Notes

First-person narrative.

Story 9 0 pages
Editorial Advisory Board
Story 10 1 page
Story Notes

Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.

Story 11 1 page
Spiritual Doubles
Story 12 1 page non-fiction
Story 13 0 pages
Credits
Story Notes

National Comics Publications 480 Lexington Ave, NY, 17 NY Editor: F. W. Ellsworth Owners: H Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, G Donenfeld, R Liebowitz, P Sampliner, S Sampliner, I Donenfeld, S Donenfeld, L Liebowitz; J Liebowitz, A Donenfeld, F Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation

The Man Who Knew All the Answers
Story 14 2 pages non-fiction
Storyline

Account of the workings of Charles Hoy Fort who made up ghost stories.

Credits
The Sands of Doom!
Story 15 8 pages horror-suspense

"A flower no one had ever seen!"

Storyline

Prince Marapai of Africa and Alex Leeds of the US are destined to kill each other - should they ever meet in life. The curse of the Tali bird proves inevitable. Both men hunt a rare flower named Xoru. They fight for it and perish.

Characters
  • Alex Leeds
  • Prince Marapai
  • Jack-In-The-Box (narrator)
Story Notes

Character from previous issue's cover story becomes narrator for this adventure.

Story 16 0 pages
Noisy Ghosts
Story 17 1 page non-fiction; fantasy
Storyline

Accounts of poltergeists.

Story 18 0 pages
Story 19 1 page
Story 20 1 page
Story Notes

Inside back cover.

Story 21 1 page
Story Notes

Back cover.