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Startling Terror Tales #9

May 1954 · Star Publications [1949-1954] · 0.10 USD
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# Startling Terror Tales #9 This anthology issue contains at least one story titled "The Forbidden Tomb," depicted on the cover with a grotesque green-skinned creature emerging from a stone sarcophagus surrounded by flames. An additional story features a drifter named Cavanell Hoover who is arrested and sentenced to twenty-five years in federal penitentiary after encountering two men on a freight train; the narrative reveals the circumstances of his crime and arrest through dialogue and flashback sequences.

Contains 3 stories
The Forbidden Tomb
6 pp · Horror-Suspense

Stevar Bory, a ruthless gangster, arrives at Castle Duboc in the remote village of Marezy, intent on claiming the legendary treasure locked within its walls—riches that an ancestor of the mysterious Count acquired centuries ago under dark and violent circumstances. When the castle's elderly servant refuses to grant them entry, Bory and his men force their way inside, determined to find the Count and seize his wealth at any cost. What awaits them in the forbidding depths of the castle may prove far more dangerous than any treasure hunt.

Two Faces of Crime...
9 pp · Crime

Released in 1954, "Two Faces of Crime..." follows Marty Cagle as he walks out of Nebraska State Penitentiary promising reform—only to immediately resume his life of robbery across three states, leaving a trail of victims and escalating violence in his wake. When Cagle's crimes turn deadly and police close in with roadblocks and descriptions, a hunted man must decide how far he's willing to go to stay free.

Hideous M-U-R-D-E-R
10 pp · Crime

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Raw (Good) $201
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,409*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $1,131*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $940*
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $850*
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $850
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $640*
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CGC 5.0 · 7 in census $640
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $640
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $404
CGC 3.5 · 6 in census $339
CGC 3.0 · 7 in census $326
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $250
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $169*
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Full credits

cover pencils, inks L. B. Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints Crimes by Women #1 (1948), Murder Incorporated #7 (1949)

Reprinted in Startling Terror Tales #1 (1954), Crypt of Horror #28 (2016)

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