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Issue: Phantom Witch Doctor #1
Publication Date: January 1952
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAvon
Brand: An Avon Publication
Indicia Publisher: Avon Periodicals Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
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[untitled]

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Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

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Disclose Notes: Brief synopses of the four stories in the issue with four black and white illustrations.
Indicia at the bottom of page.
On inside front cover.
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The Phantom Witch Doctor

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Genres: horror
Character(s): George Harcourt (British East Africa commissioner); Peter Harcourt (George's son); M'Basi (witch doctor); Naba (M'Basi's daughter); Bulo (African native)
Synopsis: George murders M'Basi and Naba to acquire their ivory cache. Twenty-five years later, M'Basi and Naba return as phantoms to crush his son under tons of ivory.
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50 Combat Action Plastic Toys

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Disclose Notes: Ad for plastic military toys sold by Fighting Force.
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The Thing in the Mirror

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Genres: horror
Character(s): James Crawford (wealthy, evil man); George Dana (scientist); Barbara Johnson (George's lover)
Synopsis: James murders George to gain Barbara, but is tranformed into a little green monster who becomes a carnival exhibition.
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In Content Item: FlagPsycho #1 published January 1971
as The Thing In The Mirror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Rocketman Out of This World

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Disclose Notes: Ad for new sensational Televiewer with Rocketman film and extra film by mail order.
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Worried to Death

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Disclose Notes: one small black and white illustration, possibly by Kinstler
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How "Mini-Gym" Turns Dateless Dorothy Into Dazzling Dotty

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Disclose Notes: Ad for Joe Bonomo's fitness book with first half page in comics form ad.
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Death Came Dancing

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Genres: horror
Character(s): George (ballet dancer); Cara (George's partner); Gloria (wealthy socialite); Mr. Montescu (ballet troupe manager)
Synopsis: George dumps Cara and marries Gloria. Cara commits suicide. Years later, Cara appears at a posh masked ball and goads George into leaping to his death from a nearby cliff.
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Fear in the Storm

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Free! 221 Stamps!

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Disclose Notes: Ad for stamps from all over the world.
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Out of the Deep

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Genres: horror
Character(s): Rigger Hale; Charlie Blake; Skeleton Slave Men; Skeleton Slave Master
Synopsis: Rigger and Charlie, two evil seamen, are marooned on a desert isle haunted by skeleton slave men. The skeleton slave master kills the two seamen in order to make them members of his slave army of death, but the isle is blown to smithereens.
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Draw the First Day

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Disclose Notes: Ad for “Magic Art Reproducer” drawing aid from Norton Products.
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Aren't you as sick and tired as I was of being skinny?

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Disclose Notes: Black and white ad for photo book of strong men.
Inside back cover.
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Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop

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Disclose Notes: Buy now at our low, low prices, dolls, slot machine and Planters peanut bank by mail order.
On back cover.

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