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Issue: Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #53
Publication Date: April 1974
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Issues: #53 of 95 Issues (128 Printings)
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/21/1974
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
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Price: $0.20 USD
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Content Items: 19 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90053-404.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S., later Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: horror
Character(s): Boris Karloff (photograph, inset)
First Line: The evil that lurked in the forest was deadlier than the evil in their hearts!
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches…

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Character(s): Road Runner; Wile E. Coyote; Flash Gordon; Popeye; Felix the Cat
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Disclose Notes: Inside cover.
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Molten Fury

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Genres: horror
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Pages: 8
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Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family

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Character(s): Margie; various mod-looking teen friends; postman
First Line: One day when Margie was reading her favorite magazine…
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering a $1.00 catalog called “The Consumer Gazette” that is good for “over $30.00 worth of free gifts”. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Who Lies Here?

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Tender Feelings

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Hey Fellow! Which Would You Rather Have… Neat Prizes… Or Extra Spending Money?

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First Line: Sell Grit "America's greatest family newspaper".
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Disclose Notes: Ad inviting boys in the continental U.S to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash.
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Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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Feature(s): Sea-Monkeys
First Line: Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!
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Feature(s): American Circle Corp.
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Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents

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First Line: All in full color all different
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Disclose Notes: Various psychedelic images and sixties counterculture symbols offered as mini-posters. Top half of page.
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Make Excellent Extra Cash... With No Real "Selling"…

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Feature(s): Engravaplates
First Line: Just show this sample which we give you FREE!
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Disclose Notes: Ad seeking salespeople for individually engraved metal social security cards. “Just show it to everyone. They’ll be amazed and delighted by the low price – only $2.00 each – especially when they discover they that also get a smart Carrying Case, and ID Card, and an exclusive 10-year calendar – all FREE!” Black and white interior ad. Lower half of page.
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The Bronco Buster

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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
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Forest of Evil

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Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters

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Feature(s): Honor House
First Line: 7 feet tall in authentic colors with GLOW in the DARK EYES only $1.00
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Disclose Notes: Ad offering seven-foot polyethylene monster novelties with glow in the dark eyes. Choose from Frankenstein's Monster and Boney the Skeleton. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Feature(s): Honor House
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Disclose Notes: A half-page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelties sold by Honor House. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers

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Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
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Disclose Notes: Ad for plastic toy soldiers. 204 pieces for $1.98.
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Collections

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First Line: Express yourself with these great new things.
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Disclose Notes: Psychedelic images and counterculture symbols are offered as posters, rings, dog-tags, and sew-on patches. Color ad on inside back cover.
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The J.S.C.A. Jolly Giant has Prizes Galore [or Cash] Just Waiting for You!

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Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
First Line: Join now! It costs you nothing!
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "all occasion cards". Color ad on back cover.

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