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The Hand of Fate #21

Dec 1953 · A. A. Wyn, Inc. · 0.10 USD
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In "Strange Gift from the Unknown," a secret society of werewolves, zombies, vampires, and other horrors gathers in a remote castle to eliminate mystery writers who threaten to expose their secrets. When author Walter Lawson narrowly escapes their deadly scheme, he turns the tables in a daring final act—crashing his plane, loaded with chemicals, into the heart of their stronghold. Art by Sy Grudko, this 1953 Ace Magazines classic delivers a pulp-packed tale of terror and retribution.

Contains 6 stories
Strange Gift from the Unknown
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
A Hand of Fate Mystery # 27
1 pp · Horror-Suspense
Revenge of the Haunted
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Revenge of the Haunted," Biff Stone—renowned monster-hunter and purveyor of the bizarre—faces a chilling twist when his failed abduction of a mermaid princess ends in murder. Fate, ever watchful, exacts a merciless retribution: Stone is transformed into a merman and imprisoned in an aquarium, forced to become the very spectacle he once exploited.

A Hand of Fate Mystery # 28
1 pp · Horror-Suspense

In the late 19th century, greed drives Martin Kroner to murder his uncle for a prized ring—only to meet a chilling fate when the corpse, still in its coffin, turns the tables. A chilling tale of retribution from *The Hand of Fate #21*, where the past refuses to stay buried.

Phantoms of the Forgotten
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Phantoms of the Forgotten," crook George Crandall summons a spectral posse of dead outlaws to haunt the frontier once more, their ghostly raids shaking the old West. When a long-dead sheriff is reawakened to face them, the line between the living and the damned blurs in a showdown that refuses to stay buried.

Invitation to Your Wake
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Invitation to Your Wake," a secret gathering of werewolves, zombies, vampires, and other horrors convenes in a foreboding castle to eliminate mystery writers who threaten to expose their kind. When author Walter Lawson receives the ominous summons and narrowly escapes the slaughter, he turns the tables by crashing a plane loaded with chemicals into the castle, unleashing a final, fiery reckoning.

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Raw (Good) $89
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $945
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $673
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $581
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $391
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CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $335
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $274
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $224
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $206
CGC 3.5 · 6 in census $190
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $170
CGC 2.5 · 6 in census $152
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CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $88
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $67
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $51
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artist, inker Sy Grudko

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Reprinted in The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics #[nn] (2008), Classic Monsters of Pre-Code Horror Comics: Ghosts #[nn] (2019)

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