{"product_id":"2940016754376","title":"The Hand of Fate Comic Books Issue No. 16 1953","description":"Publication February 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: bi-monthly\u003cbr\u003eNotes Most information for this issue from Darci, November 2008.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCover \"I warned you...there are no shortcuts in life...now you must pay for your folly!\"\u003cbr\u003eCredits Pencils: Frank Giusto | Inks: Frank Giusto | Letters: typeset\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Horror\u003cbr\u003eNotes source: Giusto's interview in Matt Baker: the Art of Glamour (2012) Jim Amash and Eric Nolen-Weathington, editors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAdvertisement Draw Instantly (1 page)\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Master Art Helper\u003cbr\u003eNotes Ad for Master Art Helper self-teaching method on inside front cover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComic Story Specters Stalk the Bloody Tower (7 pages)\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis England, 1940, height of the \"blitz\". A german collaborator is brought to justice and hanged by the ghosts of the London Tower.\u003cbr\u003eCredits Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Horror | Characters: Fate (host)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComic Story A Hand of Fate Mystery #17 (1 page)\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis \"In 1907, Peter Bauer, a resident of a small bavarian village...\" A puppet maker assembles a devil puppet supposed to be cursed. The puppet comes alive and strangles the man.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing A Hand of Fate Mystery\u003cbr\u003eCredits Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Occult; Fact\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComic Story The Clock of Doom Strikes Loud! (7 pages)\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis A \"selfish man\" dies and meets Fate, leading him to the afterlife. The man tries to cheat his demise by entering three doors back into life, labeled \"Money\", \"Power\" and \"Love\". Three times his new attempts at life fail miserably. In the end he has to accept his fate.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Fate\u003cbr\u003eCredits Pencils: Mike Sekowsky? | Inks: Mario Rizzi? | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Horror\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComic Story A Hand Of Fate Mystery #18 (1 page)\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis \"The strange tale of death and mystery shrouds the small fishing village on the coast of Mexico\"... Two fishermen murder their companion out at sea. A strange glow emanates from the water. The ghost of the murdered man drags one of the others into the deep.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing A Hand of Fate Mystery\u003cbr\u003eCredits Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Horror; Fact\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComic Story The Black Curse of Rhan Giva (7 pages)\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis After the death of Mr. Wingate, his indian servant tries to get control over his lovely daughter. He traps her in a magic doll house. Doctor Lithencourt, a friend of the family, can overwhelm the evildoer.\u003cbr\u003eCredits Pencils: Louis Zansky | Inks: Louis Zansky | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Occult\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eText Story The Sapphire of Destiny (2 pages)\u003cbr\u003eCredits Letters: typeset\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Horror\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComic Story Havoc on the Midway (7 pages)\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis A circus stage hand makes pact with the devil. He gets the magician's act, the strongman's girl and inherits the whole operation. But is he satisfied and lucky?! The devil collects his due when the man throttles his wife to death.\u003cbr\u003eCredits Pencils: Sy Grudko? | Inks: Sy Grudko? | Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Horror\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAdvertisement Lt. Henry A. Comiskey, USMC Medal of Honor (1 page)\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis Discusses the heroics of Lt. Commiskey.\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing U.S. Defense Bonds\u003cbr\u003eCredits Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset\u003cbr\u003eContent Genre: Fact | Characters: First Lieutenant Henry A. Commiskey\u003cbr\u003eNotes Ad for U.S. Defense bonds, on inside back cover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFeaturing Spot Reducer\u003cbr\u003eNotes On back cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you have a black-and-white e-reader, or if you're not able to read or expand the pictures, you might have a better viewing experience on the Nook App for iPad, Android, or PC. If you use the Nook App for PC, you can capture screenshots for use in crafting or digital artwork.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe data here in the description content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a CC Attribution License. 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