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Boris Karloff Thriller#1
Boris Karloff Thriller #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Gleam of Evil," a 1962 Western Publishing thriller, the French Underground duo of thief Houdon and the fortune-telling charlatan Old Cambert uncover a hidden stash of Nazi gold and pearls after exposing a network of collaborators. When Houdon betrays Cambert, framing him as a traitor to claim the treasure for himself, the imprisoned mystic swears vengeance with a chilling promise: "My crystal ball will seek you out!" Ray Bailey handles art and inks, Ben Oda letters, and the Western Publishing Production Shop colors this classic tale of betrayal and supernatural retribution.
Contains 12 stories
Gleam of Evil
Boris Karloff (host)Kay Spencer (lion trainer)Bud Marvel (aerialist)Ophelia (Egyptian cat)Queenie (lioness)other lionscircus barkerringmastercircus clowns
The Crystal Ball
Boris Karloff (host)Houdon (thief)Old Cambert (charlatan)various Paris police
The Man Who Vanished
David LangLang's family, friends, and neighbors
The Green Monkey
Boris Karloff (host)Max BurkeMarty Hober
A Haunted Honeymoon
Boris Karloff (host)Ted (groom)Jane (bride)drivermale ghostfemale ghost
Vengeance of the Frigorifique
captain and crew of the Frigorifiquecaptain and crew of the Rumney
Past and Present Danger
Boris Karloff (host)Beth LawrencePeter Norvillehotel clerkPeter's motherLucifer (dalmatian)various Mardi Gras revelerspolice officer
The Hand in the Wall
Boris Karloff (host)Horace PendishSidney Pendishold lady #1old lady #2doctorsanatorium doctorsanatorium nursepolice officers
Into the Blue
military base personnelaircraft carrier crewboard of inquiry members
The Plague of Gornau
Boris Karloff (host)Lupin (witch hunter)Nero (Lupin's black cat)Lupin's spies and henchmenDuke of Gornauthe widow gerdapeasants of GornauRohan (Duke of Gornau's alchemist)ship's crewgypsy womanactor
The Dream
MyrnaStanislausPolish officialsPolish villagers
The Tracks
various scientists and researchers
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