Issue Contents:
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Lazarus
- Inks: Harry Lazarus
"Stark horror gripped them!"
Storyline
Contains original art promoting each of the four stories.
Credits
- Pencils: Everett Kinstler
- Inks: Everett Kinstler
Story Notes
inside front cover
The Monster of Zollmort Castle
"There was evil in the old ruins..."
Storyline
Novelist Peter Fletcher visits Zollmort castle in Central Europe. By opening a sealed door in the dungeons, he releases the Zollmort monster; a huge green monster with an oversized head. He and his wife have to fight for their lives and are saved when the castle's disfigured caretaker, Quadro, destroys himself and the monster with dynamite.
Characters
- Peter Fletcher
- Alice Fletcher
- Quadro (caretaker)
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Lazarus
- Inks: Harry Lazarus
Story Notes
Cover story, although there is only one woman not two.
Song of the Undead!
"Stark horror faced John and Dorothy Blaik..."
Storyline
John and Dorothy Blaik travel through Mexico looking for folk songs. The beautiful Xatl introduces them to the "Song of the Undead". Any one who plays the song will be doomed and fall prey to vampires. Dorothy plays the song and is attacked by Xatl who turns out to be a vampire. When John sees his dead wife, he plays the song. Dorothy is revived as an undead vampire and kills her husband. Afterwards a little boy finds the sheet music for the song and vows to play it when he learns music.
Characters
- John Blaik
- Dorothy Blaik
- Xatl
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Lazarus
- Inks: Vince Alascia
Story Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
The Alchemist
"In the year 1720..."
Storyline
A chemist poisons himself while searching for the elixir of life.
Story Notes
One small illustration of an elderly scientist holding a test tube (by Sid Check) presumably lifted from an existing comic story.
The Phantom Python
"Dark are the mysteries of Africa!"
Storyline
British Colonial East Africa: The commissioner's daughter Tani is seriously ill and seeks help from native witch doctor Loganzi. She dies during the ceremony and Loganzi is hanged. But he and Tani haunt the land in the shape of a giant python snake.
Characters
- Tani
- Loganzi
The Deformed of Zoar
"The valley of Zoar..."
Storyline
A crime happens in the valley of Zoar. A family robs and murders a traveler and gets cursed for generations by being born with deformities.
Credits
- Pencils: Ed Goldfarb
- Inks: Bob Baer
Story Notes
One small illustration of a person holding a knife (by Goldfarb/Baer) presumably lifted from an existing comic story. Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
The Curse of the Bulaga!
"Out of the frozen wastes it came..."
Storyline
Explorer Jon Norland travels to Antarctica to hunt the fabled Bulaga beast, a tusked walrus like monster. He finds it caught in a block of ice. After thawing it, the Bulaga comes alive. The monster kills Jon's companion, the beautiful Althea, and then chases Norland around the world. Eventually the monster takes the form of Althea and kills Jon in a tropical locale.
Characters
- Jon Norland
- Althea
Credits
- Pencils: Gene Fawcette
- Inks: Vince Alascia
Story Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.