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Issue: Boris Karloff Thriller #1
Publication Date: October 1962
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/12/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Quarterly
Content Items: 16 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Card Stock Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Boris Karloff (photograph)
First Line: The Crystal Ball; Hand in the Wall; The Green Monkey; and other stories.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #23 published September 1968
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as Boris Karloff Thriller #1 cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]cover
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The TV show ran for 67 episodes and ended just before this first issue appeared.
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Lock Your Doors!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover introductory text with photograph of Boris Karloff and contents listing. Indicia information at bottom of first page of first story sequence.
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Gleam of Evil

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Boris Karloff (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as Gleam of Evil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #159 published ?
as Die bannenden Augen des Bösen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The Crystal Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Boris Karloff (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #23 published September 1968
as The Crystal Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #11 published May 1973
as The Crystal Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as The Crystal Ball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #55 published ?
as Der Schatten aus dem Grab [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Man Who Vanished

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #11 published May 1973
as The Green Monkey [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #20 published November 1974
as The Man Who Vanished [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as The Man Who Vanished [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Green Monkey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Boris Karloff (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #11 published May 1973
as The Green Monkey [Story on Interior Page(s)]-1 page
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as The Green Monkey [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #175 published ?
as Im Tempel des grünen Götzen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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A Haunted Honeymoon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Boris Karloff (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as A Haunted Honeymoon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #203 published ?
as Besuch im Schloß der Geister [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Vengeance of the Frigorifique

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #22 [12¢ Cover Price] published June 1968
as Vengeance of the Frigorifique [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #26 published October 1975
as Vengeance of the Frigorifique [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as Vengeance of the Frigorifique [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #52 published ?
as Gespenstische Wiederkehr [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Past and Present Danger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Boris Karloff (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #23 published September 1968
as Past and Present Danger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #11 published May 1973
as Past and Present Danger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #84 published September 1978
as Past and Present Danger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as Past and Present Danger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #54 published ?
as Der Begleiter aus dem Jenseits [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Hand in the Wall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Boris Karloff (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #8 published October 1972
as The Hand In The Wall [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as The Hand in the Wall [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #157 published ?
as Die Gruft der bösen Träume [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Nightmare Scoop

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as Nightmare Scoop [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Into the Blue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, occult
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as Into the Blue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Plague of Gornau

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Boris Karloff (host)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #22 [12¢ Cover Price] published June 1968
as The Plague of Gornau [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #23 [Gold Key] published May 1975
as The Plague of Gornau [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #84 published September 1978
as The Plague of Gornau [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as The Plague of Gornau [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #52 published ?
as Der Hexenjäger von Grimsby [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Dream

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #23 published September 1968
as The Dream [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #5 published July 1972
as The Dream [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #84 published September 1978
as The Dream [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as The Dream [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #54 published ?
as Die Nachricht aus dem Dunkel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Tracks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, nature, non-fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery #22 [12¢ Cover Price] published June 1968
as The Tracks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as The Tracks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Boris Karloff Thriller Pin-Up No. 1

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (photograph)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Feature(s): Boris Karloff
Character(s): Boris Karloff (photograph)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBoris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives #1 published June 2009
as Boris Karloff Thriller #1 back cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Reprint of the front cover without logo or caption.

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