Eerie, #10
Published: December-January 1952-53
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Credits
- Pencils: Alvin Hollingsworth
- Inks: Alvin Hollingsworth
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Only the Dead Live Here!
"Can the dead return..."
Storyline
A young couple gets stranded on a stormy night in a haunted house. They learn of a family tragedy revolving around a hidden treasure and have to fight off the mad ghost of Uncle Ezra.
Characters
- Alice Wentworth
- Tom Wentworth
- the ghost of Uncle Ezra
Credits
- Pencils: Everett Kinstler
- Inks: Everett Kinstler
Green Grows the Grass
"Envy and hate grew in his heart..."
Storyline
Felix Halt, assistant to renowned scientist Sarbo, kills his employer by making him suffocate in an overheated hothouse. Halt wants to get his hands on a new super-seed which takes root anywhere and is worth a fortune. Before his death Sarbo managed to plant the seed in Halt’s body – who is now overgrown by wild plant life. He turns into a literal grass man and becomes rooted into the ground becoming a part of the forest floor.
Characters
- Felix Halt
- Louis Sarbo
Credits
- Pencils: Alvin Hollingsworth
- Inks: Alvin Hollingsworth
World Below the Ground
Storyline
In 1972 an Earthquake occurs in California swallowing up a little girl and her kitten who fall into an underground world. There they meet small green winged fairy-like creatures called "undergrounders". These beings had evolved from birds millions of years ago. Growing up in this magical world the girl becomes a queen to these beings and her kitten grows into a giant. Years later a mining company enters this world and attempts to kill the undergrounders. They fight back destroying the invaders thus insuring peace in their hidden world.
Story Notes
Cover story. Features a small reproduction of the cover art as an inset.
Phantom of the Waxworks!
"Peter Worley's Museum of Horrors drew big crowds!"
Storyline
In Peter Worley’s wax museum a statue of Jack the Ripper comes alive. It is, however, the ghost of Worley’s partner Frank Allen who comes for revenge.
Characters
- Peter Worley
- the ghost of Frank Allen
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Lazarus
- Inks: Harry Lazarus
Castle of Terror!
"Three men set out to find a secret..."
Storyline
Scientist Emil Zarko and his colleagues Vincent and George set out to look for a place in the African jungle from where pure evil emanates. They find a medieval castle, complete with a strange housekeeper and a cellar full of gold and diamonds. Zarko wants to explore the place, his friends plan to rob it. While Vincent kills Zarko and poisons George, he learns the gruesome secret of the castle; the housekeeper is death himself and his ultimate master is Satan.
Characters
- Emil Zarko
- Vincent
- George
Credits
- Pencils: Charles Nicholas
- Inks: George Roussos
Story Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Death sends Cerberus to incapitate Vincent. Rather than the classic three headed dog from myth, it's depicted as a giant octopus.