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Startling Terror Tales#1
Cover: L. B. Cole

Startling Terror Tales #1

Jan 1954 · Star Publications [1949-1954] · 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
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Contains 7 stories
The Forbidden Tomb..
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Two Faces of Crime...
9 pp · Crime
Hideous M-U-R-D-E-R
10 pp · Crime
Creeping Death
6 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Creeping Death," a lab accident unleashes a monstrous, intelligent amoeba that swells to terrifying size, turning a quiet research facility into a nightmare. As the creature spreads through the halls, a scientist, his daughter, and his assistant must confront the slow, relentless advance of a horror they can't outrun.

The Monstrous Madmen
8 pp · Science Fiction

In "The Monstrous Madmen," a young man named Rod races to uncover the truth behind a global conspiracy of stolen infants, haunted by the sudden loss of his friend Chuck’s memories and the mysterious, unsettling return from Mars. As he pieces together clues from hospitals, forgotten pasts, and a planet now ruled by a twisted new order, Rod realizes the truth may lie not in Earth’s shadows—but in the monstrous vision of a transformed Mars.

Jade of Death
11 pp · Adventure, Jungle

In "Jade of Death," a young woman named Gahna fights to save her village from the monstrous Amazo, who has laid waste to her people and cast them into slavery. When hope seems lost, she turns to the ancient idol of Janus, only to meet a deadly fate after pricking her finger on its cursed surface.

Giant of Terror
9 pp · Crime

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CGC 9.2 $2,143*
CGC 9.0 $1,495*
CGC 8.5 $1,052*
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CGC 8.0 $826*
CGC 7.5 $649*
CGC 7.0 $542*
CGC 6.5 $456*
CGC 6.0 $390*
CGC 5.5 $328*
CGC 5.0 $308*
CGC 4.5 $261*
CGC 4.0 $230*
CGC 3.5 $207
CGC 3.0 $179*
CGC 2.5 $147*
CGC 2.0 $127*
CGC 1.5 $98*
CGC 1.0 $81*
CGC 0.5 $64*
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cover pencils, inks L. B. Cole

Reprints

↩ Reprints Shocking Mystery Cases #58 (1954), Spook #28 (1954), Startling Terror Tales #9 (1954)

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