Mystery Comics Digest#4

Cover: George Wilson

Mystery Comics Digest #4

Jun 1972 · Western · 0.50 USD

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In "The Ghost of Povis Castle," a 1972 Western mystery tale, a wagon train carrying three prisoners—Mkusu, Amalito, and Jim—travels through shadowed terrain, pursued by whispers of ancient legends. The trio is said to be inzingogo, shadow men caught between life and death, guarded by serpents that coil through the night. Rendered in moody, textured art by Luis Dominguez and brought to life on the cover by George Wilson, this eerie tale blends folklore and suspense in a haunting early entry from the Mystery Comics Digest series.

Contains 17 stories

The Ghost of Povis Castle

6 pp · Fantasy

Earl of Povis CastleMaryMolly Heath: Ghost of the Blue Room

The Shadow Men

6 pp · Fantasy

Trader LakeConstableMkusuAmalitoJimUbusuku

In the dusty, sun-scorched trails of a forgotten frontier, three prisoners—Mkusu, Amalito, and Jim—are bound for a fate unknown, their strange reputation as inzingogo—shadow men neither dead nor alive—whispered among the wagon train’s travelers. With serpentine spirits said to guard them, their true nature remains a mystery, and the journey ahead is shadowed by dread and silence.

The Hug of Death

10 pp · Horror-Suspense

BorisUrso (bear)Romano

The Vampires

6 pp · Non-Fiction

Bram StokerDraculaDrakulaPeter Kuerten

Death Comes Knocking

5 pp · Fantasy

The three who knockInspector

The Red Knight of Germany

10 pp · Non-Fiction, Aviation

Baron Manfred von Richthofen [The Red Baron]HansZeumerOswald BoelckeKaiser Wilhelm IICaptain Roy BrownHarry

Phantom Hands of Vengeance

11 pp · Non-Fiction

SumiMr. BayleMrs. Bayle

A Tree Grows in Transylvania

10 pp · Horror-Suspense

MorgitBaron Tibor

Proof of a Ghost

4 pp · Fantasy

Johnny

The Phantom in White

4 pp · Fantasy

Lady in whiteCaptain

The Mummy's Hand

17 pp · Non-Fiction

Walter IngramSir CharlesInspector

Where There's Smoke There's Fear

10 pp · Fantasy

Marlon SaraJack Forrester

The Fated Plane

6 pp · Non-Fiction

Victor GoddardSeymour BarryGeorge OgdenAnne Neilson

Hand to Hand

5 pp · Non-Fiction, War

The Flaming Scar

14 pp · Non-Fiction

Edmond de MontadounMrs. de Montadoun

The Phantom Visitor

9 pp · Non-Fiction

Lew WallaceDon FranciscoJoeDave

Hounds of Death

5 pp · Non-Fiction

Henry VandermarkKarl BeisnerMrs. Vandermark

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Full credits

artist, inker Luis Dominguez

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks George Wilson

Reprints

↩ Reprints Ripley's Believe It or Not! #1 (1965), Ripley's Believe It or Not! #1 [3] (1965), Ripley's Believe It or Not! #4 (1967), Ripley's Believe It or Not! #5 (1967), Ripley's Believe It or Not! #6 (1967), Ripley's Believe It or Not! #8 (1968), Ripley's Believe It or Not! #9 (1968), Ripley's Believe It or Not! #10 (1968), Ripley's Believe It or Not! #11 (1968)

Reprinted in Dr. Spektor Presents Spine-Tingling Tales #4 (1976)

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