Issue Contents:
Credits
- Pencils: Jay Disbrow
- Inks: Jay Disbrow
Story Notes
Female figure swiped from Sid Check's cover to #5.
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"His evil hands played music..."
Storyline
Contains original art depicting each of the four stories within.
Characters
- Erik Dulan
- John Morley
Credits
- Pencils: Everett Kinstler
- Inks: Everett Kinstler
Story Notes
inside front cover
The Phantom Hitch-Hiker
"I won't stop1"
Storyline
John Morley has been stealing money from the fortune of his ward, Gail. As she is about to find out, he lets her car crash down a bridge. Thinking he's in the clear, Morley gets haunted by the hitch-hiking phantom of Gail who causes him to drive off the bridge.
Characters
- John Morley
- Gail Gordon
Credits
- Pencils: Alvin Hollingsworth
- Inks: Alvin Hollingsworth
The Hands of Death!
"Life was worthless to Erik Dulan..."
Storyline
Violinist Erik Dulan can’t use his hands anymore and would give anything to be able to play again. He meets with Dr. Necros who lets him chose a new pair of hands from a group of zombies he commands. Dulan has a terrible price to pay: the new hands have a will of their own and commit criminal acts.
Characters
- Erik Dulan
- Dr. Necros
Credits
- Pencils: Norman Nodel
- Inks: Vince Alascia
The Thing from the Grave
"If I hadn't decided to major in archeology..."
Storyline
An archeology professor digs up an old American Indian grave and is killed by a vengeful spirit who turns him to dust.
Characters
- Professor Richard Jones
Credits
- Pencils: Jay Disbrow
- Inks: Jay Disbrow
Story Notes
Cover story. Features a small reproduction of the cover art as an inset.
Death on Skis!
"High in the Bavarian Alps..."
Storyline
American tourist Johnson is on skiing holiday in the Bavarian Alps. A guide warns him to not take the Northern slope. The ghost of a suicidal father who lost his son to a careless ski racer is out there for revenge. Johnson does not heed the warning and has to race a skiing skeleton for his life.
Characters
- Johnson
- Fritz
Credits
- Script: Joe Kubert (uncertain)
- Pencils: Joe Kubert
- Inks: Joe Kubert
Story Notes
Drawn while Kubert was in the Armed Forces (per Kubert); artwork is signed "Joe Kubert, Sonthofen, Germany"
The Haunted Melody
"What strange mystery was this..."
Storyline
Frederic Parker is a promising young pianist haunted by the “raindrop†prelude of his namesake Frederic Chopin. Every time he plays it, the ghost of Chopin’s muse Nona appears. Parker falls in love with Nona and while chasing her fleeting form, falls out of a window to his death.
Characters
- Frederic Parker
- Nona
Credits
- Pencils: Norman Nodel
- Inks: Norman Nodel
Story Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested John Rosenberger? for pencils.
The Haunted Cave
"The legend of the haunted cave was an old one..."
Storyline
One night a man explores an alleged haunted cave. While in the dark cave he gets attacked and drowned by a huge black octopus living in a small pool of water.
Characters
- Roger Nelson
- Sam Jenkins
Story Notes
Contains a panel of art of a man running through a cave.
Princess of the Subway
"When the subway train was delayed..."
Storyline
On a subway train, Dave Bartlet gets into a fight with a mysterious woman and her company. They make the train halt and let fish people in who attack the passengers. Bartlet overpowers the woman and brings the subway back to safety. No one believes him until he removes the woman's sunglasses exposing her fish eyes.
Characters
- Dave Bartlet
Credits
- Pencils: Alvin Hollingsworth
- Inks: Alvin Hollingsworth