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Web of Mystery Comic Books Issue No. 28 1955
Web of Mystery Comic Books Issue No. 28 1955
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Publication May 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: bi-monthly | Editing: M. J. Phillips
Content Genre: Horror
Comic Story The Haunted Three (8 pages)
Synopsis Three murderers on the run meet their poetic justice.
Credits Pencils: Rudy Palais (signed originally) | Inks: Rudy Palais (signed originally)
Content Genre: Crime; Occult | Characters: Retribution (host)
Notes Reworked and censored (gun and body removed, flames from second body removed).
Comic Story Curse of the Mummy (10 pages)
Synopsis Three explorers experience a mummy's curse, with fatal consequences.
Credits Pencils: Rudy Palais (signed originally) | Inks: Rudy Palais (signed originally)
Content Genre: Horror | Characters: Retribution (host)
Notes Reworked and censored to meet approval of the Comics Code Authority.
Text Story The Scarlet Curse (2 pages)
Synopsis A witch takes over the body of another woman, but can be shot by the police.
Credits Letters: typeset
Text Story The Sabre of Gregory Tamoric (1.5 pages)
Synopsis In a trial of courage, Gregory Tamoric is supposed to stick a sabre into a grave at midnight on the local cemetery. He accidentally pierces his long cloak with the weapon, trips, falls down and dies of shock - thinking a skeleton has grabbed his foot.
Credits Letters: typeset
Notes Bottom of second page has statement of ownership identifying A. A. Wyn as publisher and business manager and M. J. Phillips as editor.
Comic Story Boomerang Bullet (10 pages)
Synopsis Dennis Hilton murders for money, but his conscience haunts him. He kills himself when confronted with the police.
Content Genre: Crime | Characters: Retribution (host)
Notes Story begins with sentence: "Dennis Hilton had a theory about a man's conscience". Looks like old reprint from FOUR FAVORITES # 25 or #27. Can’t tell which one, both of those issues are missing on DCM. Reworked and censored to meet approval of the Comics Code Authority.
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Content Genre: Horror
Comic Story The Haunted Three (8 pages)
Synopsis Three murderers on the run meet their poetic justice.
Credits Pencils: Rudy Palais (signed originally) | Inks: Rudy Palais (signed originally)
Content Genre: Crime; Occult | Characters: Retribution (host)
Notes Reworked and censored (gun and body removed, flames from second body removed).
Comic Story Curse of the Mummy (10 pages)
Synopsis Three explorers experience a mummy's curse, with fatal consequences.
Credits Pencils: Rudy Palais (signed originally) | Inks: Rudy Palais (signed originally)
Content Genre: Horror | Characters: Retribution (host)
Notes Reworked and censored to meet approval of the Comics Code Authority.
Text Story The Scarlet Curse (2 pages)
Synopsis A witch takes over the body of another woman, but can be shot by the police.
Credits Letters: typeset
Text Story The Sabre of Gregory Tamoric (1.5 pages)
Synopsis In a trial of courage, Gregory Tamoric is supposed to stick a sabre into a grave at midnight on the local cemetery. He accidentally pierces his long cloak with the weapon, trips, falls down and dies of shock - thinking a skeleton has grabbed his foot.
Credits Letters: typeset
Notes Bottom of second page has statement of ownership identifying A. A. Wyn as publisher and business manager and M. J. Phillips as editor.
Comic Story Boomerang Bullet (10 pages)
Synopsis Dennis Hilton murders for money, but his conscience haunts him. He kills himself when confronted with the police.
Content Genre: Crime | Characters: Retribution (host)
Notes Story begins with sentence: "Dennis Hilton had a theory about a man's conscience". Looks like old reprint from FOUR FAVORITES # 25 or #27. Can’t tell which one, both of those issues are missing on DCM. Reworked and censored to meet approval of the Comics Code Authority.
If 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.
The data here in the description content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a CC Attribution License. More details about this comic book description can be found at Grand Comics.
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