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The Purple Claw #1 (1953)

Toby · 1953 · 36 pages

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ContinueThe Purple Claw #2 →
Contains 4 stories
The Power of the Purple Claw
10 pp
Dr. Gool (villain, death)Tom Bradley (undead)Alice Bradley
The Devil Is a Dame!
6 pp · horror-suspense
Brima Stone (villain, death)Lug Garrison (death)Mayor JonesChief Matthews

In "The Devil Is a Dame!" from The Purple Claw #1 (1953), the city trembles under the reign of Brima Stone, a she-devil wielding an enchanted gun and the dark power of her demonic minions. When the mysterious Doctor Jonathan Weir—known as The Purple Claw—steps in to halt her sinister campaign, the battle between supernatural evil and vigilant justice begins.

Untitled story
8 pp · horror-suspense
Senor GarciaViceroy Don Francisco (death, flashback)Don Miguel (death, flashback)Donna Isabel (wife of Don Miguel, death, flashback)Don Carlo (villain, death)

In "null," Jonathan’s holiday in the eerie town of Zocalo takes a dark turn when he becomes entangled in a series of murders marked by the midnight chime of an ancient clock—each tolling the death of a new victim, whispered to be the work of the ghost of Don Carlo.

Problems of Space Travel
2 pp · non-fiction

"Problems of Space Travel" examines the formidable obstacles humanity must overcome before venturing beyond Earth—from achieving escape velocity and managing fuel constraints to withstanding the physical toll of acceleration and the disorienting reality of weightlessness. This 1953 technical exploration lays out the engineering and physiological challenges that stand between dreaming of space travel and actually making it possible, revealing just how many unknowns still await those brave enough to leave the planet behind.

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