Mystic #61 (1965, L. Miller & Son UK) — FN/VF 7.0
“Dance of the Doomed” — British Horror Giant, Reprinting Pre-Code Nightmares
68-page UK horror digest packed with reprints from Fawcett, Ace, Marvel, Farrell, and more — all stitched into one lurid, fire-lit ritual of mid-century pulp terror. Cover swiped from the original splash to Strange Stories from Another World #5.
📚 Contents
• Dance of the Doomed — Bob McCarthy — Torch-lit corpse-dance straight from Strange Stories from Another World #5 (1953).
• The Dark Mirror — Ed Waldman — A reflection that doesn’t obey its owner.
• The Secret Formula! — Winiarski / Wessler — Science-fiction caution tale from Marvel Tales #156.
• The Phantom Snow Queen — Gutwirth & Appel — Icy gothic fantasy originally from Baffling Mysteries #5.
• The Thing From the Lake — Sheldon Moldoff (prob.) — Waterlogged horror reprint.
• Plus: text chills, graveyard panic, phantom riders, and a retitled Horrific story.
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
FN/VF (7.0) — Bright yellow cover, clean inks, tight spine, sharp corners. Light edge wear, mild handling, interior pages cream/off-white. Solid copy of an under-collected British pre-code reprint brick.
Mystic #61 (1965, L. Miller & Son UK) — FN/VF 7.0
“Dance of the Doomed” — British Horror Giant, Reprinting Pre-Code Nightmares
68-page UK horror digest packed with reprints from Fawcett, Ace, Marvel, Farrell, and more — all stitched into one lurid, fire-lit ritual of mid-century pulp terror. Cover swiped from the original splash to Strange Stories from Another World #5.
📚 Contents
• Dance of the Doomed — Bob McCarthy — Torch-lit corpse-dance straight from Strange Stories from Another World #5 (1953).
• The Dark Mirror — Ed Waldman — A reflection that doesn’t obey its owner.
• The Secret Formula! — Winiarski / Wessler — Science-fiction caution tale from Marvel Tales #156.
• The Phantom Snow Queen — Gutwirth & Appel — Icy gothic fantasy originally from Baffling Mysteries #5.
• The Thing From the Lake — Sheldon Moldoff (prob.) — Waterlogged horror reprint.
• Plus: text chills, graveyard panic, phantom riders, and a retitled Horrific story.
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
FN/VF (7.0) — Bright yellow cover, clean inks, tight spine, sharp corners. Light edge wear, mild handling, interior pages cream/off-white. Solid copy of an under-collected British pre-code reprint brick.
