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Letterer(s): Bryan Baugh; typeset

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Penciller(s): Bob McCarty

Inker(s): Bob McCarty

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Notes: Enlarged detail from story "The Serpent Queen", Unknown World (Fawcett, 1952 series) #1, page 1.

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Penciller(s): Bob McCarty

Inker(s): Bob McCarty

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Notes: Enlarged detail from story "The Serpent Queen", Unknown World (Fawcett, 1952 series) #1, page 4.

Snake Tales

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob McCarty (spot illustration)

Inker(s): Bob McCarty (spot illustration)

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Letterer(s): Bryan Baugh; typeset

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Pages: 2

Notes: Title page and indicia. Enlarged detail from story "The Serpent Queen", Unknown World (Fawcett, 1942 series) #1, page 10.

Ophidiomania vs Ophidiophobia

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Frank T. Burbrink

Penciller(s): ? (photos)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 3.8

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Penciller(s): Bill Everett

Inker(s): Bill Everett

Colorist(s): ?

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man

Character(s): Amazing Man [John Aman]

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Pages: 0.1

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Penciller(s): Joe Doolin

Inker(s): Joe Doolin; Iger Shop (Tiger Girl)

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Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Tiger Girl

Character(s): Tiger Girl [Princess Vishnu]

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Pages: 0.1

Snakesploitation

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Mike Howlett

Penciller(s): Al Camy; ?; ? (photos)

Inker(s): Al Camy; ?; ? (photos)

Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 4.9

Medusa Men from Mars

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Penciller(s): Joe Doolin

Inker(s): Joe Doolin

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Mysta of the Moon

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Pages: 0.1

Mirror Image

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Rudy Palais

Inker(s): Rudy Palais

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: An unlikable rich uncle sees a snake in his room and dies of fright. Little did he realize it was his nephews' toy snake.

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Pages: 6

The Serpent Queen

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Writer(s): Bill Woolfolk

Penciller(s): Bob McCarty

Inker(s): Bob McCarty

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Shanri the Serpent Queen; John Barton; Eric Sender; Charles Collings

Synopsis: Mountain climbers venture into the realm of Shanri, the ancient serpent queen. Blinded by her beauty they are bound for their own perdition.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Source given as "Unknown Worlds" #1.

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Penciller(s): Paul Gattuso

Inker(s): Paul Gattuso

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Feature(s): The Echo

Character(s): The Echo [Jim Carson]

First Line: Into a small mining town rode The Echo...

Synopsis: The Echo and his allies battle a small town snake cult.

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Pages: 6

The Fangs of Death

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bernie Krigstein

Inker(s): Bernie Krigstein

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Gordon Graham

Synopsis: Gordon Graham brings a cobra back from a jungle expedition in Burma, but it is jealous of his fiance.

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Pages: 7

Medusa

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Hy Fleishman

Inker(s): Hy Fleishman

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Synopsis: A snake hater who kills snakes for a living is turned into a snake by Elfreda, a snake goddess who is none other than Medusa herself.

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Pages: 7

The Phantom Python

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Everett Raymond Kinstler

Inker(s): Everett Raymond Kinstler

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: 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.

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Pages: 6

Cup of Moonglow

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: A murderer gets lost in the African wilderness after escaping from a nearby prison. He is soon found by a beautiful mysterious woman who nurses him back to health. He later finds out that when she drinks water from a cup at the night of a full moon she turns into a giant snake!

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High Priestess of the Snake People

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Frank Giusto

Inker(s): Frank Giusto

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Editor(s): ?

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: In the Swiss Alps, a young american stumbles across a cult of snake-worshippers. He is bewitched by the beautiful snake queen Gilda. An old villager comes to his help and blows the whole bunch to kingdom come with a pack of dynamite.

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Pages: 7

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Penciller(s): Myron Fass

Inker(s): Myron Fass

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Genres: horror, mystery

Feature(s): Lance Storm

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Pages: 1

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Iger Shop; ?

Inker(s): Myron Fass

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ? (Iger Shop)

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Chun, the Snake Charmer; Millie Sears; Jim Dugan

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Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg

Inker(s): Alex Schomburg

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Feature(s): Fighting Yank

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The Were-Serpent of Karnak!

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Penciller(s): Ken Bald

Inker(s): Ken Bald

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Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton

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The Thing

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Lou Morales (signed)

Inker(s): Lou Morales

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Genres: horror

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Penciller(s): Paul Gattuso

Inker(s): Paul Gattuso

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Feature(s): The Echo

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The Were-Serpent of Karnak

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): King Ward

Inker(s): King Ward

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Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton ?

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Cathy; Gene; Seta

Synopsis: A writer/photographer team are sent to Africa to cover a mysterious serpent-cult ceremony for LIVE magazine. In the desert, a huge stone snake statue had been unearthed after 4,000 years and an ancient snake Goddess emerges turning all of her followers (descendants of her original followers 4,000 years earlier) to snake people. When she tries to do so with the photographer, he is able to drain her poison glands using chemicals from his photographic developing kit, causing her to lose her powers and disintegrate into dust. Her followers are all then restored to human form.

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Pages: 8

The Snake Pit

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Baer

Inker(s): Bob Baer

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: An elderly mother and father throw their adult son into a snake pit. He's bitten numerous times. He then explores the underground caverns and encounters a hidden cult of snake people descended from the original snake from the Garden of Eden. They plan on rising up to destroy the surface world. The son then wakes up in a hospital and finds out that the reason his parents threw him into the snake pit was so the snake venom would cure him of his insanity.

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Pages: 6

Beware the Snake Queen!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Charles Nicholas

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Letterer(s): typeset (Leroy lettering)

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: In the Haitian jungle two explorers confront the snake queen. The Meduse-like creature's stare can turn men into snakes.

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Pages: 6.67

Serpent of Doom

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Celardo

Inker(s): John Celardo

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: Lydia longs for riches and enters into a pact with snake god Seth. Covering her murderous tracks, Seth grants her fame and fortune. When Lydia herself begins to turn into a snake, she plunges into despair.

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Pages: 7

Job Number: B-1744

Notes: Source given as "Adventures into Darkness" #22.

The Big Snake!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Mel Keefer (signed)

Inker(s): Mel Keefer (signed)

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Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Big Snake

Character(s): John Reid (leader of Scientific Research League); Paul Vale (villain, scientist)

Synopsis: A scientist has created a serum when, mixed with blood and injected into a creature, allows that creature to grow as long as the scientist wishes, but also allows the injected animal to take on the characteristics of the animal from which the blood was taken. After a huge snake swallows the scientist, it grows into an even bigger giant guided by human intelligence that attacks New York City.

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Pages: 8

The Pool of Eternity

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Lou Cameron (signed)

Inker(s): Lou Cameron (signed)

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Letterer(s): typeset (Leroy lettering)

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: Adventurer David Murstone crashes in the jungle and is severely injured. Jivaro goddess Konocry saves his life by letting him drink from the "Pool of Eternity" and thus giving him immortality. The Jivaro tribe disagrees with her action and tortures the couple. Since they cannot die, they have to endure eternity as shrunken heads.

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Pages: 7

The Fangs of Fate!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Rocco Mastroserio [as Rocke] (signed)

Inker(s): Rocco Mastroserio [as Rocke] (signed)

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Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: Dr. Kissack runs a snake farm. When threatened by a neighbor, Kissack kills the man and disposes of the body as snake fodder. His monster python grows ever large on this special diet. Rampaging through town, the beast gets killed and Kissack meets his fate.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: B-1370

In the Coils of the Python Queen

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jim McLaughlin

Inker(s): Jim McLaughlin

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Harley Dolan; Boidae

Synopsis: Harley Dolan goes to India to find some python snakes for his circus. He returns with many snakes and beautiful Boidae as their presenter. What Dolan doesn't know is that Boidae and her pythons are were-snakes, changing forms at will. Boidae's agenda is to avenge her husband who has been killed by Dolan.

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Pages: 7

Hissing Horror

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Iger Shop; ?

Inker(s): Iger Shop; ?

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Lawrence Mason; Williams(Mason's butler); Asptha

Synopsis: Lawrence Mason lives as a recluse on an island. He spends his days killing the many snakes he encounters all over the place. When Mason finds a beautiful woman by the name of Asptha, he gives her shelter and falls in love with her. But Asptha is the queen of the snakes and lures Mason to his doom.

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Meet Me At The Cemetery

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Sy Grudko

Inker(s): Sy Grudko

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Letterer(s): typeset (Leroy lettering)

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Genres: horror

Synopsis: A cobra kills people at the cemetery. It is a mysterious snake-woman from India, who wants to take revenge on her husband.

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Pages: 7

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Penciller(s): Raymond Kinstler

Inker(s): Raymond Kinstler

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Pages: 1

Notes: Enlarged detail from story "The Phantom Python", Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #8, page 1.

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Illustration on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): Iger Shop; ?

Inker(s): Iger Shop; ?

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Notes: Enlarged detail from story "Hissing Horror", Fantastic Fears (Farrell, 1953 series) #4, page 7.

Slithering scares .. dangerous snake women ... cold-blooded killings ...

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Notes: Back cover. Enlarged detail from cover of Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #40.