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Horrific #5

May 1953 · Comic Media · 0.10 USD
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In "Death Kiss," reporter Ken follows a haunting lead from a ghostly woman who materializes in a cloud of pipe smoke—Honey, the murdered sister of plantation owners Hugh and Sonia. Drawn to the Scarlett Acres estate, Ken uncovers a deadly secret buried in the tobacco fields, where Honey’s spirit seeks justice. With art by Ken Landau and a striking cover by Don Heck, this chilling 1953 tale blends Southern Gothic dread with supernatural retribution.

Contains 4 stories
Death Kiss
7 pp · Horror-Suspense, Science Fiction
Professor Casper Skeezer (death)Charlie (death)LouiseRita

In "Death Kiss," Professor Skeezer’s ambitious experiment brings to life a stunning robot named Rita—beautiful, lifelike, and dangerously powerful. But when her kisses prove fatal, Skeezer must race against time to stop her before she claims another life, including his own.

Murder Mountain
6 pp · Fantasy, Western-Frontier
MaxMonkPopCal HawksJess

In the eerie silence of Murder Mountain, bank robbers Max and Monk seek refuge in a crumbling old house—only to be haunted by ghostly visions of a brutal past. As flickering memories unfold, they witness the violent rise and fall of outlaws Cal and Jess, whose crimes echo through time. When the police arrive, drawn by gunfire from a century gone, the truth of the mountain’s curse begins to surface.

Smoke Spirit
6 pp · Fantasy
Ken BrownHugh Scarlett (death)Sonia Scarlett (death)Honey Scarlett (a spirit)

In "Smoke Spirit," a reporter named Ken is drawn into a haunting mystery when a ghostly woman—visible only as a cloud of pipe smoke—warns him of a deadly plot at the Scarlett Acres plantation. As he uncovers the truth behind her tragic death, Ken must help her spirit find justice before the flames of vengeance consume them all.

Singing Slaves
7 pp · Fantasy
BlacktonSailsChangJack

In "Singing Slaves," a haunting tale from Horrific #5, the cruel legacy of a 19th-century slave raid echoes through time: a hundred souls, condemned to the sea, sing a curse that refuses to die. Even now, centuries later, divers discover their still-singing remains beneath the waves, their voices lingering in the deep.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $74
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $1,684*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $1,399
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $1,036
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $1,036
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $853*
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $811*
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CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $693*
CGC 4.0 · 4 in census $602*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $536*
CGC 3.0 · 7 in census $475*
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $385*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $327*
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $251*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $165*
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Cast · 1 character

Full credits

artist, inker Ken Landau
cover pencils, inks Don Heck

Reprints

↩ Reprints War Fury #3 (1953)

Reprinted in Weird Terror #10 (1954), Weird Terror #11 (1954), Tales from the Tomb #4 (1970), Tales Too Terrible to Tell #3 (1991), Thrill Book! #[nn] (2004), The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! #13 (2015), Classic Monsters of Pre-Code Horror Comics: Ghosts #[nn] (2019), Cryptology #2 (2025), Vampiress #3 (2025)

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