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Issue: Messages in a Bottle: Comic Book Stories by B. Krigstein #[nn]
Publication Date: April 2013
 
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
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Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
On Sale Date: 02/2013
Volume:
Pages: 276
ISBN: 9781606995808
UPC/EAN: 978160699580853500
Price: $35.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 49 (42 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Greg Sadowski
Disclose Notes: Reprints stories drawn by Bernard Krigstein and published from 1943-1957. A reissue of the 2004 hardcover "B. Krigstein Comics" with improved reproduction.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: 8" x 10.5"
Paper Stock: bond
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: one-shot
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
?
Reprinting
FlagPiracy #6 published August 1955
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Reprinting
FlagValor #2 published May 1955
was Poetic Justice [Story on Interior Page(s)]Page 6, panel 1 only
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Reprinting
FlagImpact #1 [Yellow Title] published March 1955
was Master Race [Story on Interior Page(s)]Page 8, panel 11 only
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
Title page
Reprinting
FlagVault of Horror #38 published August 1954
was The Catacombs [Story on Interior Page(s)]Page 6, panel 3 only
 
Miscellaneous
2
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Includes art from The World's Strange Shuffle (Real Clue Crime Stories vol.5 #6, 1950, page 1, panel 1) and "Key Chain" (Crime SuspenStories #25, 1954, page 1, panel 1)
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Herman the Hermit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Buck Sanders and His Pals
Buck Sanders; Wolf; Herman the Hermit
Reprinting
FlagPrize Comics v3 #10 (34) published September 1943
was Herman the Hermit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Credits derived from Greg Sadowski in Comics Journal #276.
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The Accursed Diamond

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy, mystery
The Treasure Keeper
Reprinting
FlagTreasure Comics #5 published February 1946
was The Accursed Diamond [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Art credits from The Comics Journal #276.
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Conning the Confidence Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
crime
Reprinting
FlagJustice Traps the Guilty v2 #4 (10) published June 1949
was Confidence Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
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The Mistake

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Reprinting
FlagWanted Comics #21 published July 1949
was The Mistake [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Double Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Nuggets Nugent
Reprinting
FlagThe Westerner Comics #22 published August 1949
was Double Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5.67
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Liar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagLove Diary #2 published October 1949
was Liar [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
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Magician of Murder Creek

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Nuggets Nugent
Marvo the Magician (villain)
Reprinting
FlagThe Westerner Comics #23 published October 1949
was Magician of Murder Creek [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6.67
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One-Way Street

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Reprinting
FlagWanted Comics #24 published January 1950
was One-Way Street [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Death of Nuggets Nugent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Wild Bill Pecos
Reprinting
FlagThe Westerner Comics #26 published April 1950
was Death of Nuggets Nugent [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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The World's Strangest Shuffle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed) [as B. Krigstein]
Bernie Krigstein (signed) [as B. Krigstein]
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Reprinting
FlagReal Clue Crime Stories v5 #6 [54] published August 1950
was The World's Strangest Shuffle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
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Now I Can Die Easy...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Reprinting
FlagCrime Detective Comics v2 #4 published September 1950
was Now I Can Die Easy... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
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The Highwayman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
crime, historical
Reprinting
FlagAll True Crime #42 published January 1951
was The Highwayman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Based on the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes.
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Blacksmith Belle Malone

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
?
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
western
Belle Malone
Reprinting
FlagDead-Eye Western Comics v2 #3 published April 1951
was Blacksmith Belle Malone [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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8
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Monster of the Seas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Reprinting
FlagAirboy Comics v8 #4 [87] published May 1951
was Captain Splint's Hairy Helper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Original title discovered on photostats of Krigstein's art and used in this reprint.
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Black Silver Heart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Marie Severin
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
western
Reprinting
FlagDead-Eye Western Comics v2 #4 published June 1951
was Black Silver Heart [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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7
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The Kid Talks Tough

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
?
?
?
Subject Matter
western
Bud Kincaid
Reprinting
FlagWestern Fighters v4 #2 published January 1952
was The Kid Talks Tough [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Going My Way?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Tales #107 published June 1952
was Going My Way? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
A-33
A story similar to Lucille Fletcher's "The Hitchhiker"
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Ghoul's Gold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagAstonishing #13 published May 1952
was Ghoul's Gold [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
A-126
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War Horse!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein [B. Krigstein] (signed)
?
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
nature, war
General Robert E. Lee, Traveller
The story of Traveller, General Lee's horse during and after the US Civil War, as told from the animal's perspective.
Reprinting
FlagWar Action #12 published March 1953
 
Miscellaneous
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Last Bullet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul S. Newman
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
war
Reprinting
FlagBattle #23 published November 1953
was Last Bullet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
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Drummer of Waterloo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
William Woolfolk
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
war
Reprinting
FlagOur Army at War #14 published September 1953
was Drummer of Waterloo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Untouchable!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
Mehtar; Boyles; Rangh
When a starving white man, who considers himself one of the highborn caste, takes food from an Untouchable the natives now consider him to be a part of that caste.
Reprinting
FlagStrange Tales #22 published September 1953
was The Untouchable! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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5
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Joseph and His Brethren

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
religious
Children of the Bible
Reprinting
FlagBible Tales for Young Folk #2 published October 1953
was Joseph and His Brethren [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
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The Terrorist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
espionage
Reprinting
FlagApproved Comics #6 published May 1954
was The Terrorist [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Flying Machine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Bradbury; Al Feldstein (adaptation)
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
science fiction
Weird Science-Fantasy
Reprinting
FlagWeird Science-Fantasy #23 published January 1954
was The Flying Machine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Pipe Dream

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Johnny Craig
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Kriegstein] (signed)
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Kriegstein] (signed)
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Vault of Horror
The Vault-Keeper (host); Chen Chu Yang
Chen begins his tale while frequenting an opium den, a place where he can have drug-induced dreams that give him power and importance. But a visit to this drug den profered a dream of his wife dying, and, sure enough, she did and he had to assume the responsibility of caring and providing for his children. Yet, his son took up the slack and provided until he was drafted into the war....amd later that night, Chen yet again visited the drup den and had a dream that his son would die in battle.....and he did. Then he daughter was engaed to a man that he didn't approve of.....and another trip and dream later, that young suitor was dead. o make matterss worse, his daughter was blamed for the killing and was put to death for it. Now, Chen lay once again in the opium den.....to have yet another dream!
Reprinting
FlagVault of Horror #36 published April 1954
was Pipe Dream [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Catacombs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Vault of Horror
The Vault-Keeper (host); Pietro Miuta; Gino Alcari
Pietro grabbed the sack of silver as Gino followed him out of the store and headed for their hideout. The take was good, goods worth 4000 lire that some American might purchase for much more. Deciding to hide the swag in the Catacombs, they took their wine w/them and headed down into the eerie place, lined w/mummies of the long departed. Reaching their desired spot, Pietro suddenly plunged a knife into the back of his partner, for his greed was too much. Grabbing the loot, he headed back down the unlit passages toward the exit, lamp in hand, but became disoriented and hopelessly lost. He found his way back to Gino's body, and, picking him up, and begging the man to show him the way out as Pietro carried him along. And then......the lamp's light went out!
Reprinting
FlagVault of Horror #38 published August 1954
was The Catacombs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Key Chain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Oleck
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
crime
Crime SuspenStories
Reprinting
FlagCrime SuspenStories #25 published October 1954
was Key Chain [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Script credited in reprint.
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Master Race

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagImpact #1 [Yellow Title] published March 1955
was Master Race [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Murder Dream

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
horror
The Crypt-Keeper (host)
A maniac ax-murderer assumes his victim's identity in his dreams until he is compelled to return to the scene of the crime to murder the victim's wife as well.
Reprinting
FlagTales from the Crypt #45 published December 1954
was Murder Dream [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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In The Bag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
Shock SuspenStories
A cop kills a man with a bowling ball in a bag thinking it's a head.
Reprinting
FlagShock SuspenStories #18 published December 1954
was In the Bag [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Poetic Justice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
historical
Reprinting
FlagValor #2 published May 1955
was Poetic Justice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
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Garibaldi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
war
Reprinting
FlagBattleground #9 published January 1956
was Garibaldi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
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The Hypnotist!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
A boxer becomes champ under hypnosis.
Reprinting
FlagAstonishing #47 published March 1956
was The Hypnotist! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
H-619
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The House that Lived

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
FlagMystery Tales #39 published March 1956
was The House that Lived [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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4
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They Wait Below

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
A lighthouse attendant is accosted by Sirens who wish the beacon to remain unlit so passing ships will founder upon the reef, but as he backs away from them, he knocks over a table lamp which starts a fire and warns the ship away. The next day, men who come to investigate tell him he imagined the Sirens, but he points to their footprints in the sand.
Reprinting
FlagUncanny Tales #42 published April 1956
was They Wait Below [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dinosaur

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Reprinting
FlagMystic #58 published April 1957
was Dinosaur [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
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Survival!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
war
Reprinting
FlagNavy Tales #3 published May 1957
was Survival! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
L-850
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The Last Look

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee ?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Marie Severin
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Tales #159 published August 1957
was The Last Look! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
M-94
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Out of This World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Thieves interrupt scientists conducting an experiment so that they can steal uranium, but they wind up in another dimension.
Reprinting
FlagUncanny Tales #56 published September 1957
was Out of This World [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Phantom of the Farm!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Reprinting
FlagWorld of Fantasy #9 published December 1957
was The Phantom of the Farm! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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4
M-270
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Notes and original art

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Sadowski
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Notes on the reprinted stories; includes original art and panels from "Trail Blazing to Victory" page 4 (All-New Short Story Comics #3), "the Human Leopard" (Nyoka the Jungle Girl vol.3 #13), "Taxi Mister?" (Patches #9), an unused Pepper Young's Family newspaper strip, "the One and Only Tex" (All-Time Sports vol.2 #7), "$22,000 Worth of Wheelbarrows" (Real Clue Crime Stories vol.4 #10), "Minutemen of Saratoga" (Our Army at War #14), "the Flying Machine" (Weird Science-Fantasy #23), "the Catacombs" (Vault of Horror #38), "Master Race" (Impact #1) and "Inheritance" (Piracy#4)
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Poetic Justice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Carl Wessler
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
?
Subject Matter
historical
Reprinting
FlagValor #2 published May 1955
was Poetic Justice [Story on Interior Page(s)]Original art
 
Miscellaneous
6
Republished from original art - shows uncensored version of the story.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bernie Krigstein
Bernie Krigstein
Reprinting
FlagValor #2 published May 1955
was Poetic Justice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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