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Cover: Wally Wood & Joe Orlando
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Dark Mysteries #2

Aug 1951 · Master Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "The Monster's Ghost," Dr. Frederick Hansen and his expedition venture into the Gobi Desert, drawn by the legend of Genghis Khan’s lost tomb. What they uncover is more than ancient ruins—a cryptic scroll awakens the Mongol emperor and his long-dead horde, setting a chilling fate in motion. With Judith, the doctor’s daughter, marked as the emperor’s bride, the line between myth and menace blurs. Lou Cameron’s moody art brings the eerie desert and supernatural threat to life, while Wally Wood and Joe Orlando’s striking cover captures the story’s haunting tension.

Contains 4 stories
The Monster's Ghost
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Bruce Gibson

In "The Monster's Ghost," ghost hunter Bruce Gibson takes a bold gamble when he purchases a haunted house, daring a mysterious dark stranger to unleash his worst horrors. The stranger answers by summoning a monstrous entity from the remains of four dead men, a black bull, and a drop of Gibson’s blood—then sets it loose to test the hunter’s resolve.

Book of the Grey Dragon
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In the scorching Gobi desert, Dr. Frederick Hansen leads his expedition to uncover the long-lost tomb of Genghis Khan—only to awaken something far older and more dangerous than legend. When a mysterious scroll revives the emperor and his horde, his daughter, Judith, is claimed as his bride, thrust into a nightmare of ancient magic and impossible choices. The fate of the living and the dead hangs on a single, desperate act.

What Was It?
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "What Was It?", Jane is haunted by the return of her fiancé Jim—only to learn he died in Korea, his parents certain of it. Confused and desperate for answers, she confronts the mystery by opening his coffin, uncovering a truth far stranger than death.

Vampire Fangs
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Vampire Fangs," a chilling mystery unfolds in a shadowed American city where a series of gruesome killings point to a vampire preying on the unsuspecting. Crime reporter Bill Swaney tracks the beast to Transylvanian businessman Orloff, only to find the hunt far from over—new murders suggest a second vampire remains in the dark.

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Raw (Good) $172
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $2,170*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $1,515*
CGC 8.0 · 3 in census $1,188*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $954*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $792*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $665*
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CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $575*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $483*
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $460*
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $392*
CGC 4.0 · 7 in census $341*
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $304*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $269*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $185*
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $142*
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Full credits

artist, inker Lou Cameron
cover pencils Wally Wood
cover inks Joe Orlando

Reprints

Reprinted in Wally Wood: Eerie Tales of Crime and Horror #[nn] (2013), Haunted Horror #10 (2014), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #16 (2016), Hort der Angst #20 (2021)

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