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Black Magic Album #1

Jan 1954 · Arnold Book Company · 3/6 [0-3-6 GBP]
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"The Patter of Little Feet" delivers a chilling dose of supernatural dread in Black Magic Album #1, a 1954 gem from Arnold Book Company. Written by Gene Colan and illustrated by his bold, atmospheric art—both inks and pencils—this tale follows a writer’s ill-fated stay at a haunted Hungarian inn, where a single room becomes a portal to something far older and more sinister than ghosts. The cover, a striking collaboration by Jack Kirby in both pencils and inks, captures the creeping unease of the story with eerie precision.

Contains 22 stories
The Patter of Little Feet
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
HerculesThe General

A giant of a man finds himself tormented by an inescapable sound—the patter of little feet—a haunting he believes to be the ghost of someone from his past. This atmospheric horror tale explores the psychological terror of a curse that may be all too real, as the line between guilt and supernatural vengeance grows terrifyingly thin.

Hatchet Man
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Mystery at Midnight
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Pied Piper of Flame
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Just a Little Farther
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
When You Die!
3 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Malay Boot!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Crash Report!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Cheap Skate
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Living Doll!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Oddities in Miniature: One of the Strangest Stories Ever Told
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Historical
Birth After Death
3 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Man Who Fled from the Future!
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Haunted Room!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "The Haunted Room!" from Black Magic Album #1 (1954), a writer researching Europe’s ghostly legends finds himself trapped in a Hungarian inn where the walls themselves seem to whisper secrets. What begins as a quiet night of research quickly spirals into something far more sinister—when the haunted room reveals itself as a hidden gathering place for creatures best left unnamed.

Beware of the Cat!
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Gool Strikes
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Invisible Link!
9 pp · Horror-Suspense

Separated at birth, twins Peter and Ted are mysteriously bound by an invisible force—when one experiences joy, pain, or fear, so does the other, no matter the distance. Years later, when a wounded Ted suddenly stumbles into Peter's San Francisco law office, the reunited brothers finally confront the inexplicable connection that has haunted Peter's entire life, and the terrible truths about the brother he never knew. This 1954 tale of psychic twins and impossible bonds explores what happens when fate forces two halves of a broken whole to finally reckon with each other.

The House That Tried To Kill Me!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense

A man returns to his uncle's inherited mansion—a place he was driven from years ago—determined to claim his fortune, but the house itself seems bent on stopping him. As a string of deadly "accidents" escalates from falling objects to collapsing beams, Willy refuses to abandon the property, convinced that fear and superstition won't drive him out. Can he survive long enough to sell the house and escape with his inheritance, or does his stubborn pride seal his fate?

The Curse of the Crystal Ball!
8 pp · Horror-Suspense

A man picks up a mysterious crystal ball at auction as a prank on his superstitious business partner—but when he gazes into it, he witnesses visions that seem to predict the future, including a troubling scene involving his fiancée. As the crystal ball's haunting predictions begin to manifest in reality, Morgan finds himself trapped between belief and madness, unable to distinguish what he's truly seen from what the cursed object has shown him.

Grounds for Death
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Doom in the Tomb!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Whisper of Egypt
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

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CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $321*
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Full credits

artist, inker Gene Colan
cover pencils, inks Jack Kirby

Reprints

↩ Reprints Marvel Tales #93 (1949), Black Magic #2 [8] (1951), Astonishing #15 (1952), Airboy Comics #7 [102] (1952), Astonishing #20 (1952), Black Magic #2 (20) (1953), Mystic #22 (1953)

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