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Adventures into the Unknown #52

Feb 1954 · American Comics Group · 0.10 USD
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"Monster in the Fog" delivers a chilling 1954 thriller from the American Comics Group, where Chris and Norma Stanhope uncover a supernatural conspiracy tied to a hidden Mandarin vampire tomb. With moody artwork by Harry Lazarus—both in the story and on the cover—this issue blends Cold War intrigue with gothic horror, as a seemingly ordinary night spirals into a deadly hunt.

Contains 4 stories
Monster in the Fog
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Walt (death)Ches (death)Mr. Robinson (death)Joe

In "Monster in the Fog," two fishermen take a wealthy passenger out on the water, only to stumble upon a mysterious, fog-wreathed vessel drifting aimlessly. Drawn by the promise of treasure, they board the strange craft—unaware that the real danger lies not in gold, but in what stirs beneath the mist.

The Year of the Bat
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
ChrisNorma StanhopeMajor Stanhope (death)Kang (death)

In "The Year of the Bat," Chris and Norma Stanhope uncover a chilling conspiracy when a vampire attack leads them to her father, Maj. Stanhope—only to find he’s hiding a terrifying secret. As they race to expose a Soviet plot to unleash an ancient vampire from a buried tomb in Hong Kong, the line between ally and enemy blurs. The story unfolds with tense suspense and classic 1954 horror flair, weaving espionage and the supernatural in a tightly wound mystery.

Till Death Do Us Part
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Ethan JonesFay Jones (death)Old LizaOld Man Phillips (death)Jeb
The Clairvoyant Girl
2 pp
Professor Charles HastingsMildred Winslow

In "The Clairvoyant Girl," young Mildred Winslow lives with the weight of her uncanny gift—her visions always come true. When she foresees her own death on her twenty-first birthday, the chilling certainty of her prediction hangs over her final days.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $60
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $275
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $235*
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $212
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $149
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $143
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CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $117*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $101*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $90*
CGC 3.0 · 3 in census $79
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $65*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $55
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Full credits

artist, inker Harry Lazarus
letterer Ed Hamilton
cover pencils, inks Harry Lazarus

Reprints

Reprinted in Forbidden Worlds #136 (1966), Deep Dimension Horror #1 (1994), Crypt of Horror #7 (2009), Collected Works: Adventures into the Unknown #10 (2015), Secrets of the Unknown #66

Key issues in Adventures into the Unknown

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