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Issue: Monster #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1953
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFiction House
Indicia Publisher: Flying Stories Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/24/1953
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor); Jerry Iger (Art Director)
Disclose Notes: Indicia gives name as "The Monster".
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1953 Periodicals, page 274.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In2
reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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The Dark Abysmal

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Maurice Whitman [as MW] (signed)
Maurice Whitman [as MW] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagMonster #2 published January 1953
as The Dark Abysmal [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagFour Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s #[nn] [unnamed variant] published September 2010
as Monster #2 Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Big 6

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Reprinting
from ? [covers of Jungle Comics #?, Planet Comics #?, Indians #?, The Monster #2, Wings #?, Ka'a'nga #?]
Miscellaneous
1
The Dark Abysmal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
John Belcastro [as Johnny Bell] (signed)
John Belcastro [as Johnny Bell] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
Hap; Daniel; Ben Jackson
Boy saves small Kentucky town from alien squid invader. The creature goes on a rampage when confronted with human greed. It can be rescued from assaulting military forces by the boy and returns to its homeworld.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
8
Tiger Kiss

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
A. Albert ?
A. Albert ?
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
A man turns into a were-tiger in the jungle. Explorer John Gifford is afflicted with a were-tiger condition ever since he investigated about an Indian tiger cult. His wife Julie can only keep him locked into a cage. His powers cannot be tamed, though; and Gifford breaks out to attack a rival for his wife’s love.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Line of Tordesillas

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sidney M. Elias
Typeset
Subject Matter
informational
Stamp Page
Story about Brazillian Stamps. 2/3 of page is ads for stamps, other 1/3 is this article.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Where the Undead Roam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Benulis [as Benulis] (signed)
Jack Abel [as Abel] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
The undead roam the bayou. An insurance detective discovers a plot to turn a young woman into a zombie. He steps in and can prevent the evil ritual.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5
Kohnoori's Curse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Discount
Bill Discount
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
Jewels in India have a curse that makes the owner turn into a monster. Treasure hunter breaks into the tomb of Kohnoori, seeking legendary riches. Though having been warned he is blinded by greed and pays a terrible price for discovering the jewels.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
The Deadman's Chest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Art Peddy
Bernard Sachs
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
A man kills his grandfather for an inheritance, but the grandfather's ghost takes his revenge.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
5

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