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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Captain Clegg; Norton Mitchell

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Pages: 1

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Penciller(s): various

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Character(s): Dr. Spektor; Hephzibah Grimm; Barnabas Collins

First Line: On target for mystery

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Pages: 1

Contents

Table of Contents on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Pages: 2

Captain Clegg's Treasure

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Penciller(s): ? (A Spanish artist?)

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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Rod Serling; Norton Mitchell; Captain Clegg; Mr. Brand

First Line: To the men who go down to the sea in ships the cry of adventure is like music to their ears!

Synopsis: Norton Mitchell ends up back in time where he's forced to serve on a pirate ship.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Cover story

The Bridegroom

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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Rod Serling; Milo Dean; Agatha; Cyril Gordon; Eliza; Verna Barclay; Michael Dexter

First Line: A handsome, charming man is Milo Dean, one of the most successful operators in his field...

Synopsis: Milo Dean charms women out of their life savings, while hiding out he meets a rich woman who keeps to herself in an old house.

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Pages: 10

Strange Visit at Sea

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Genres: fantasy, occult

Character(s): Tait; Mr. Wilmot; Mrs. Wilmot

First Line: On the third of October of 1863, only two days out from Liverpool on the long voyage to New York, an intense storm closes around the steamer City of Limerick sealing the thoughts of all aboard to nothing but their own safety...

Synopsis: Mr. Wilmot is visited on a ship by his wife who is a thousand miles away.

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Pages: 4

The Hanging Tree

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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Hephzibah Grimm; Markus McGree; Agatha; Lady Susan

First Line: Witch story am I going to tell this time? How about 'The Hanging Tree'...

Synopsis: Markus McGree is cursed by a witch he has ordered hanged.

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Pages: 8

In the Cards

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Genres: biography, occult

Character(s): Malcolm Campbell; Harris; Donald Campbell

First Line: For some, to live on the close side of death often becomes the only way to live!

Synopsis: The history of world record speed champions Malcolm and Donald Campbell.

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Pages: 4

The Phantom Balloon

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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Rod Serling; Ernie Greco

First Line: The days of the intrepid airmen are not gone yet!

Synopsis: Ernie Greco goes up in a balloon and has an encounter with a balloonist from 160 years ago.

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Pages: 6

The Most Menacing Man Alive

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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Rod Serling; Henry Acres; Arthur Johnson

First Line: No... this is no nightmarish scene you are observing -- it really happened!

Synopsis: An accident in science class turns teacher Henry Acres into an electricity generator.

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Pages: 12

Wake Me When It's Over

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Genres: occult, science fiction

Character(s): Ernie Barron; Como; Dr. Robert Mullin

First Line: Ernie Barron always walked like he owned the world - confident that the law could never touch him.

Synopsis: Ernie Barron thinks he's found the perfect way to avoid being punished for his crimes.

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Pages: 8

Journeys Into Oblivion

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Genres: fantasy, occult

First Line: Toward the close of 1947, a twin-engined aircraft with 32 persons aboard flies an uneventful course above the craggy peaks of the Tahoma Glacier...

Synopsis: Stories of a 1947 plane crash where no bodies were found, the cadet training ship Tundra vanishing in 1902 and the disappearance of 3000 Chinese soldiers in 1939 before the fall of Nanking.

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Pages: 10

Manolete's Last Fight

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Genres: fantasy, occult

Character(s): Rod Serling; Juan Romero; Mr. Romero; Clara; Miguel; Manolete; Don Carlos

First Line: Juan Romero, age 14, like almost all Spanish boys dreams someday of becoming a great matador!

Synopsis: Juan wants to be a bull fighter like his hero El Cordobes.

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Pages: 10

A Spell in the Night

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Genres: fantasy, occult

Character(s): Meg LaClair; Joe; Biff; Frankie

First Line: Meet Meg Laclair, oldest inhabitant of Dozton!

Synopsis: Old Meg seems to be a harmless old eccentric.

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Pages: 4

The Time Machine

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Genres: occult, science fiction

Character(s): Rod Serling (host); Franklin Purkey; Martha Purkey; mysterious TV pitchman; mailman; turn-of-the-century townspeople; ancient Egyptians; 16th century English sailors; present day museum guards; TV repairman

First Line: Franklin Purkey is a putterer! His greatest joy is working on a do-it-yourself project!

Synopsis: Franklin Purkey fixes the TV and comes across a commercial for a time machine.

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Pages: 11

The Revenge of Dr. Dread

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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Lon Ruzel; Jud Wortin; Vernon Honeywell; Dr. Dread

First Line: The long weeks of anxious work have finally come to an end for Lon Ruzel..... a writer and artist for comic books.

Synopsis: When the Dr. Dread comic book is cancelled Dr. Dread materializes in the real world for revenge.

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The Singing Sword

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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Rod Serling; Guy Trevor; Mr. Andre; Paul Zeiss; Anthony; Maid Elaine

First Line: A bizarre, almost unbelievable scene from the Middle Ages, isn't it?

Synopsis: Guy comes into possession of a singing sword that takes him back in time to fight injustice.

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Pages: 9

Mirage

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Genres: fantasy, occult

Character(s): Jorge Vasquez; Sharon O'Hara

First Line: Lost in the desert, without food, the last of his water gone, young Jorge Vasquez knows he is nearing the end of the trail!

Synopsis: Without food or water, Jorge comes upon a woman in a ghost town.

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Pages: 4

The Man-Beast of Paris

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Genres: horror, occult

Character(s): Rod Serling; Jean Paul Chandelle; Dr. Martin Boulanger; LeMarche

First Line: They are taxiing the troops right to the front!

Synopsis: In World War I, a man-beast kills women in Paris while soldiers fight the German invasion.

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Pages: 8

Lost in the Twilight Zone

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Genres: fantasy, non-fiction, occult

First Line: Man's most ancient legends tell of 'lost cities,' of lands that vanished without trace.

Synopsis: Various cities that have vanished, or been destroyed, throughout history.

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Character(s): Turok; Andar; Tono Kono; Dagar; Dan-el; Natongo; Samson

First Line: On target for action

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Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Scrooge McDuck; Huey Duck; Dewey Duck; Louie Duck; Goofy; Pluto; Doc; Chip; Dale; Jiminy Cricket

First Line: It's magic!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.