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Issue: The Tormented #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1954
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagSterling
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Sterling Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 16 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Elliot Caplin
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Devil's Circus

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Penciller(s): Mike Roy
Inker(s): Mike Roy
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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Do You Need Money?

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Design For Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Ely
Inker(s): Bill Ely
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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Leopold; Mrs. Van Dell; Hester Humphrey
Synopsis: Leopold is told to produce some more lifelike pottery.
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Pages: 7
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Complete Baffling Magic Outfit

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The Devil's Circus

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Sekowsky
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Genres: horror
Character(s): George; Rhoda; Lonzo; Mr. Mite; the Devil
Synopsis: George has trouble making up his mind.
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Pages: 6
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The Lady in Black

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Genres: horror
Character(s): Rory Gates; Harold Temple; Death
Synopsis: A woman in black hires Rory to track down a man.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Prose story with two spot illustrations.
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An Amazing New Health Supporter Belt

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The Face On the Floor

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Roy
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Genres: horror
Character(s): Cyrus Madden
Synopsis: Cyrus is a janitor who hates it when people dirty up his nice clean floors.
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Smokers! You Are in Danger of Getting Lung Cancer or Heart Disease!

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Disclose Notes: Printed sideways.
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Boys! Girls!

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Disclose Notes: An ad for shirts with Major League Baseball logos.
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Honeymoon Horror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Sekowsky
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Genres: horror
Character(s): Ed Engels; Roberta Engels
Synopsis: Roberta and Ed go on a camping trip for their honeymoon. While Ed is away, Roberta is attacked and raped. In a nearby town, Roberta points out her attacker and Ed kills the man. However, on their next stop, Roberta points out ANOTHER man as the rapist and demands Ed kill him. Ed realizes his wife has gone insane.
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Disclose Notes: The plot of this story is virtually identical to the story "Revenge" by Samuel Blas, which appeared in Collier's Weekly, January 11, 1947, and was adapted to an episode of the "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" television show in 1955.

The same plot was used for the story "Revenge" in Witches Tales (Harvey, 1951 Series) 21(October 1953).
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Reversible Auto Seat Covers

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Get Your Share From the Horn of Plenty

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Disclose Notes: A contest for the readers to submit which story they liked best. Entries must be postmarked no later than October 1, 1954.
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Reduce With Delicious Kelpidine Candy Plan!

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Giant Kiddie Playhouse

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Disclose Notes: Top of back cover.
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Breathtaking - Garden Under Glass

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Disclose Notes: Bottom of back cover.

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