Doll Man #42

Oct 1952 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD

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In "The Mind-Monster," a chilling tale from 1952, the line between imagination and reality blurs when a creature born from a writer’s typewriter turns murderous—only to be undone by Doll Girl’s clever defiance. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by Art Gates, with a striking cover by Reed Crandall, this issue delivers a haunting blend of pulp suspense and early horror.

Contains 4 stories

The Mind-Monster

10 pp · Superhero

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]Hubert Perrin (writer, introduction, death)Kain (villain, introduction, death)

In "The Mind-Monster," a terrifying entity named Kain emerges from a typewriter, born of a writer’s imagination and driven to kill. When the author falls victim, it’s up to Doll Girl to confront the creature—not with force, but by typing him back into nothingness.

It's a Dog's Life

4 pp · Humor

Torchy ToddTess

The Spectre In Steel

7 pp · Superhero

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]Elmer Ronald (introduction, death, comes back as a ghost)John Brath (villain, introduction, death)

When John Brath desperately tries to steal a steel-hardening formula by kidnapping its inventors, Doll Man and Doll Girl pursue the crooked businessman to his steel plant—where a mysterious spectral figure emerges from the molten vats to haunt him. As guilt and terror consume Brath, the tiny heroes must uncover the truth behind Elmer Ronald's disappearance and the ghostly vengeance that seems to be closing in.

Diary of Death

7 pp · Superhero

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]Willie Jordan (villain, introduction, death)Harry Clement (villain, introduction)

When Willie Jordan dies in the electric chair, his cryptic diary begins predicting the deaths of those who testified against him—and the predictions start coming true. Doll Man and Doll Girl must uncover the truth behind the "Diary of Death" before Darrel Dane's own name is crossed off the killer's list. A masked murderer is determined to make Willie Jordan's vengeful prophecies a reality, no matter what it takes.