Weird Thrillers #3 Values

Publisher: Ziff-Davis, 1952

About Weird Thrillers #3

Classic painted cover. Bob Powell, Murphy Anderson, George Tuska, and Bill Everett art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Princess of the Sea

Characters: Princess Tania; Killer-Goro

Pencils: Allen Anderson (painting)

Inks: Allen Anderson (painting)

Colors: Allen Anderson (painting)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Cover art credit authenticated by article in ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE No. 18 Winter 2007.

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: Letter in Black

Characters: Monsigneur Joseph De Lanyi; Charles (butler)

Synopsis: On the eve of the start of World War II, the Monsigneur finds a letter, that then vanishes, from Franz Ferdinand, that foretells the archduke's own assassination that ingnites the global conflict.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Ed Silverman

Pencils: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed)

Inks: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed)

Letters: Ben Oda

Notes: In black and white on inside front cover. Writer credit from Ed Silverman interview in Alter Ego magazine #120 (TwoMorrows, September 2013).

Title: Princess of the Sea!

Characters: John Garth (pearl diver); Princess Tania (mermaid); the King (Tania's father); Malar (killer shark); Killer-Goro (ancient monster); boat Captain

Synopsis: A diver discovers a mermaid, falls in love, and saves her people from a monster denizen of the deep.

Pages: 10.000

Pencils: Dan Barry

Inks: Frank Giacoia

Letters: Ben Oda

Reprints: Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #13 (August 1954)

Notes: Cover story. Inker revision from John Giunta to Giacoia by Craig Delich, per Alberto Becattini in Alter Ego #130 (January 2015).

Title: The Soul of Benjamin Sprague

Characters: Benjamin Sprague; George (chauffeur); Benjamin Sprague (future version); Mother Johnson; Officer Roarke

Synopsis: takeoff on Christmas Scrooge story

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Bob Powell

Inks: Bob Powell (signed); Howard Nostrand (signed); Martin Epp (signed)

Letters: Ben Oda

Reprints: Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #13 (August 1954)

Notes: Part of Howard Nostrand's name is visible on a poster on page 1, panel. Martin Epp's name is on the same poster. Bob Powell's name is signed in the last panel to the left of The End. Pencils are definitely his.

Title: Death x 2 = 0!

Characters: Bull Manton; Whitey; Chuck; Joe; second Bull Manton

Synopsis: A gangster meets his double

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: George Tuska

Inks: George Tuska

Letters: Ben Oda

Reprints: Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #13 (August 1954)

Title: The Shadow on the Screen!

Characters: Henry Parker; Emma Parker; mystery woman

Synopsis: man sees ghost of a woman on TV screens

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Bob Powell

Inks: Bob Powell; Howard Nostrand; Martin Epp

Letters: Ben Oda

Reprints: Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #13 (August 1954)

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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	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	6	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22
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	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Total	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	4	1	4	6	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26

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