Girl Comics #12

Promising mystery, romance, and suspense all in one dime, Girl Comics #12 from 1952 delivers a tense cover scene by Al Hartley — a young woman in a red dress and a man in a blue suit cling to each other in a dimly lit hallway, their speech bubbles revealing they feel trapped and cornered, while an armed figure lurks in the background near a doorway. The lead story, "The Dark Hallway!," sets the dramatic tone, and the sidebar previews three additional tales — "Deserted!," "None Are So Blind!," and "Aftermath!" — hinting at the emotional range inside. With interior art by Bernie Krigstein, this issue is a wonderful snapshot of early '50s anthology comics at their most charged and varied.