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Issue: #2
Published: [June] 1953, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor); Jerry Iger (Art Director)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age Paper Stock: Newsprint Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indicia gives name as "The Monster". On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1953 Periodicals, page 274.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	The Dark Abysmal
Credits:	Pencils: Maurice Whitman [as MW] (signed) \| Inks: Maurice Whitman [as MW] (signed)
Genre:	Horror-suspense

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)

The Big 6

Comic Story (8 pages)	The Dark Abysmal
Synopsis:	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.
Credits:	Pencils: John Belcastro [as Johnny Bell] (signed) \| Inks: John Belcastro [as Johnny Bell] (signed)
Genre:	Horror-suspense
Characters:	Hap Daniel Ben Jackson

Comic Story (6 pages)	Tiger Kiss
Synopsis:	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.
Credits:	Pencils: A. Albert ? \| Inks: A. Albert ?
Genre:	Horror-suspense

Text Article (1 page)	Line of Tordesillas
Featuring:	Stamp Page
Synopsis:	Story about Brazillian Stamps. 2/3 of page is ads for stamps, other 1/3 is this article.
Credits:	Script: Sidney M. Elias \| Letters: Typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction

Comic Story (5 pages)	Where the Undead Roam
Synopsis:	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.
Credits:	Pencils: Bill Benulis [as Benulis] (signed) \| Inks: Jack Abel [as Abel] (signed)
Genre:	Horror-suspense

Comic Story (4 pages)	Kohnoori's Curse
Synopsis:	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.
Credits:	Pencils: Bill Discount \| Inks: Bill Discount
Genre:	Horror-suspense

Comic Story (5 pages)	The Deadman's Chest
Synopsis:	A man kills his grandfather for an inheritance, but the grandfather's ghost takes his revenge.
Credits:	Pencils: Art Peddy \| Inks: Bernard Sachs
Genre:	Horror-suspense

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