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Cover: Jim McLaughlin
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Baffling Mysteries #13

Jan 1953 · Ace Magazines [1940s-1950s] · 0.10 USD
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In "Dr. Gueux's Nightmare Monsters," a mad scientist harnesses the terrifying creations of a mystery writer's dreams to conquer the city, turning night terrors into real-world threats. With bold, eerie artwork by Louis Zansky and inks by Mario Rizzi, this 1953 Ace Magazines classic blends pulp suspense and surreal horror. The story's chilling visuals, courtesy of cover by Jim McLaughlin, capture the nightmare logic of a mind pushed to the edge.

Contains 6 stories
Dr. Gueux's Nightmare Monsters
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Dr. Gueux's Nightmare Monsters," a mad scientist uses the terrifying creations of a haunted writer’s dreams to conquer the city, turning sleep into a weapon. As the writer’s imagination spirals into something unstoppable, he must face the monstrous results of his own mind—before the nightmare consumes everything.

Baffling Mysteries #17
1 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Baffling Mysteries #17," the line between illusion and truth blurs when a man is arrested for murdering a gypsy fortune teller—his crime revealed not by evidence, but by the crystal ball that showed his hanging. The story unfolds with eerie precision, leaving readers to wonder how far the supernatural can reach into the real world.

Greed's Grisly Treasure
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Greed's Grisly Treasure," a desperate adventurer answers a devil's call, venturing into a cursed tavern where spectral pirates guard a fabled hoard. As shadows stir and the air grows thick with dread, he must confront the dead to claim the treasure—only to realize too late that the real prize was never gold.

Baffling Mysteries #18
1 pp · Horror-Suspense

In the misty highlands of Southern Italy, the ruins of an ancient castle stand as a silent witness to a crime long buried—when a nephew’s greed leads him to murder his uncle, the past refuses to stay dead. The ghost of the slain man returns in flames, turning inheritance into ruin.

Role of the Footlight Werewolf
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Role of the Footlight Werewolf," an ambitious actor pushes his craft to terrifying limits, immersing himself in the role of a werewolf so completely that the line between performance and reality begins to blur. As he infiltrates a secret coven, learning their rituals and feeding their hunger, his transformation becomes inevitable—until the final curtain falls.

Black Horror of Druid's Glen
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In the misty hills of Wales, a group of American tourists stumbles upon an ancient druidic site, only to find its rituals still very much alive. When the survivors are claimed by the past, one man—Jo—embraces the dark legacy, returning to the States to lure new victims to the same cursed glen.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $86
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,457*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,095
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $706*
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $554*
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $444*
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $369
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CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $336
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $225*
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $194
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $183*
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $159*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $142*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $123
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cover pencils Jim McLaughlin

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Reprinted in Classic Monsters of Pre-Code Horror Comics: Mummies #[nn] (2017)

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