Baffling Mysteries #17 Spokane Pedigree (Ace, 1953) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages....

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Baffling Mysteries #17 Values

Publisher: Ace Magazines, 1953

About Baffling Mysteries #17

Bondage cover. Lou Cameron and Al Hartley art.

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: Ken Rice ?

Inks: Ken Rice ?

Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: Kill, My Minions of Death!

Characters: Ivan Buloff; Fritz; Gretchen

Synopsis: Thanks to "years of experiments plus a knowledge of black magic", Ivan Buloff controls an army of flying severed hands that kill on his command. He even blackmails the helpless German government. But the worried sister of one of his victims proves to be his downfall.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Lou Cameron (signed)

Inks: Lou Cameron (signed)

Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)

Title: Baffling Mysteries # 27

Synopsis: "Of the many strange tales credited to the land of Scotland, the following is perhaps the most baffling..." The curse of a clan feud claims a victim two generations later.

Pages: 1.000

Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)

Title: Duel of the Spectres

Synopsis: Jeff Pearson and his wife travel to Scotland to inherit the family castle. Pearson is confronted by the ghosts of his dead brothers. One of them is a mad vampire who has to be staked again - and this time properly.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Dick Beck

Inks: George Klein

Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)

Title: Baffling Mysteries # 28

Synopsis: "An astounding story that has never been told before lies buried in the files of a well-known British newspaper..." Reporter Ramsey discovers a mad Nazi scientist and his monster in the black mountains of Bavaria. "But the editor felt the world had lived through terrible enough times to believe this incredible tale, so the story was never printed".

Pages: 1.000

Letters: typeset (Leroy lettering)

Title: Evil Cult of the Juggernaut

Synopsis: Writing a book about native lore, Paul Reynolds discovers the cult of the juggernaut in India. The evil high priest Rashonu exploits his followers to amass riches. But the idol of juggernaut comes alive and punishes Rashonu.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Dick Beck

Inks: Don Perlin ?

Notes: Pencil art credits previously supplied by Saltarella as Don Perlin. August 2010.

Title: The Mystery of Mello Manse

Synopsis: A man travels to England to be united with his lover Meta. They spend a lovely night in Meta's huge mansion. Then she bids him farewell. At the station the man learns that Meta has died three months ago.

Pages: 2.000

Letters: typeset

Title: Master of the Undead

Synopsis: Mystery writer Peter Brandon has to do research for a book on zombies. Though flying to Haiti and experiencing a wild zombie chase, he wakes up in his own New York room a week later. Was it all just a nightmare?

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Al Hartley

Inks: Al Hartley

Notes: Previously attributed by Saltarella to Joe Orlando in error, August 2010.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	4	1	3	1	4	2	5	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	32
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	4	1	3	1	4	2	5	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	32

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