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Cover: Ben Brown & David Gantz
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The Purple Claw #2

Mar 1953 · Toby · 0.10 USD
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In "The Web of Horror," Dr. Weir ventures into the Valley of Horror seeking his friend Dr. Italo Schiasi—only to find him dead at the claws of a monstrous spider. Accusing the jealous Baron Latro, Weir is ambushed and robbed of the mysterious Purple Claw by the enigmatic Countess Arachni. Taken to her castle and ensnared in a web, he’s saved by the Countess, who kills Latro in his spider form—only to reveal her own terrifying transformation. With the Purple Claw reclaimed, Weir must face the Countess’s true nature in a battle of wits and will. Art by Ben Brown and David Gantz brings the eerie menace of this 1953 tale to life, with cover art by the same duo.

Contains 4 stories
The Web of Horror
9 pp · Horror-Suspense
Dr. Italo Schiasi (death)Enzo (death)Baron Latro (death)Countess Arachni (first appearance)

In "The Web of Horror," Dr. Weir journeys to the Valley of Horror seeking his friend Dr. Italo Schiasi—only to find him dead at the hands of a monstrous spider. Accusing Baron Latro of the murder, Weir is soon captured by the mysterious Countess Arachni, who rescues him from Latro’s deadly form. Taken to her castle, he discovers the truth behind the Purple Claw and the dark transformation that awaits him.

The Killer In the Snow
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Don Elkins (death)Preta Palley Elkins (death)Peter Palley (as the snowman, death)Agnes (death)Fred Grady (death)
The Serpent Strikes
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Anne WindomTed Redding
U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion
1 pp · Non-Fiction, History
Capt. John Twiggs MyersMajor Littleton Waller

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $103
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $241*
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $193*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $161*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $117*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $98*
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CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $93*
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $80
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $77*
CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $77*
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $77
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $44*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $29*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $24*
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Cast · 3 characters

Full credits

artist Ben Brown
cover pencils Ben Brown
cover inks David Gantz

Reprints

Reprinted in Tales of Horror #6 (1953), Tales of Horror #10 (1954), FemForce #42 (1991), Tales Too Terrible to Tell #5 (1992), Purple Claw Mysteries #1 (1994), Crypt of Horror #16 (2012), PS Artbooks Presents: Classic Horror Comics #7 (2024)

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