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Cover: Tom Sutton

Ghostly Haunts #38

May 1974 · Charlton · 0.25 USD
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In "The Devil's Chessman," a writer’s imagination takes terrifying form when his creations step out of the pages—only to be undone by the very papers that birthed them. With Tom Sutton’s moody art bringing the eerie tale to life, the story explores the perilous power of creation, as a reporter confronts the cost of bringing nightmares to life. Cover by Tom Sutton.

Contains 4 stories
The Devil's Chessman
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Al KlineMr. MurphySatan
He Created Evil
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Falcon
3 pp · Non-Fiction
The Weirdest Character I've Ever Known!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Jason BliggsAlbertMabel Fermoy [Fermon]AgathaCyrilThe Reptile ManMr. Smiles

In "The Weirdest Character I've Ever Known!" from Ghostly Haunts #38, a writer who brings his fictional horrors to life faces a chilling choice when a reporter arrives—first eager to preserve the creations, then convinced of their danger. As the line between author and creation blurs, one act of destruction will erase everything, including the man who made it all possible.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Fine) $5
CGC 9.6 · 3 in census $152*
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $88*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $62*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $38*
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CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $33*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $30*
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Cast · 1 character

Full credits

writer Joe Gill
artist, inker Tom Sutton
letterer Ray Burzon
cover pencils, inks Tom Sutton

Reprints

Reprinted in Ghostly Haunts #57 (1978), Ghost Manor #71 (1983), Ghost Manor #76 (1984), The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics #[nn] (2008), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #9 (2014), Monster Hunters #5

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