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Issue: Midnight Mystery #6
Publication Date: September 1961
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Issues: #6 of 7 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagAmerican Comics Group
Brand: American Comics Group ACGView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Best Syndicated Features Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes] (Editor); Frederick H. Iger (Business Manager)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Chain Reaction!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger [as K. Schaffenberger] (signed)
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger [as K. Schaffenberger] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Clem Never Does Anything Big!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Hughes [as Shane O'Shea] (signed)
Penciller(s): Ogden Whitney
Inker(s): Ogden Whitney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): Shane O'Shea (host); Ogden Whitney (host); Clem; Arabella (Clem's girl); Reuben (Clem's dog); Rosalie (a skunk); Sweet Stuff Simpkins (Arabella's eventual husband); the Interplanetary Gypsies [Verstipix; others un-named] (villains)
Synopsis: A pair of aliens, driven from other planets because they cannot tolerate other worlds' inhabitants, approach the Earth. They land in a place called Hog Hollow, and capture young Clem, putting him through a series of tests to see if the people of the planet are dangerous. Clem believes the aliens to be revenue men from the government...the aliens, however, soon discover "Kentucky Lightning," skunks, and angry hornets, which drives them back into space, warning their home planet never to attempt an invasion of this planet.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Whitney is credited for drawing this story on the splash page.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Hughes ?
Penciller(s): ? (logo)
Inker(s): ? (logo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mystery Mailbag!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Greg Perez (San Diego, Calif.), Paul Steinke (Lake Zurich, Ill.), Andy Sten (Chicago, Ill.), Ronnie Gould (Anthony, Kan.), Jerry Smith (Birmingham, Ala.), Joe Dewey (Letha, Idaho), and Richie De Pont (New York) are printed with responses from the editor.
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Chain Reaction!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Hughes [as Lafcadio Lee]
Penciller(s): John Rosenberger [as John R.]
Inker(s): John Rosenberger [as John R.]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
Subject Matter
Character(s): Lafacadio Lee (host); John R. (host); Mark Higbee; Franz Broder
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In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #208 published January 1983
as Chain Reaction [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The White Apeman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Hughes [as Zev Zimmer] (credited)
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza (credited)
Inker(s): Pete Costanza (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ed Hamilton
Subject Matter
Character(s): Zev Zimmer (host); Pete Costanza (host); Terry Osborne; F. G. Adams
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Writer and artist credits verified by P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #126 (July 2014).
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The Gladiator!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Richard Hughes [as Pierre Alonzo]
Penciller(s): Edd Ashe (signed)
Inker(s): Edd Ashe (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Pierre Alonzo (host); Pietro Vola; Ursini; Gina
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #208 published January 1983
as The Gladiator! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6

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