Publishers / Fawcett / This Magazine Is Haunted (1951) / #12
12August 1953
$0.10

This Magazine Is Haunted #12

Fawcett · August 1953 · on sale 1953-05-13

First appearance: Sheila Rainess
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Identification plate

Series
This Magazine Is Haunted (Fawcett, 1951 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
August 1953
Key date
1953-08-00
On-sale date
1953-05-13
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Sheila Rainess - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon MoldoffDr. Death
1ATWTCEFpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2The Doorcomic story11pencils: Bud Thompson; inks: Bud Thompson; letters: Charlotte JetterDr. Death
3The Store at the Cemeterycomic story5letters: Charlotte JetterDr. Death
4The Wall of Flesh!comic story8pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell; letters: Ed HamiltonDr. Death, Sheila Rainess First
5Ready-- Action-- Camera!comic story8pencils: Ed Waldman, Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Ed Waldman, Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ed HamiltonSwifty Fox; Shad Taggart; Professor Hawkins; Kelly
6Worlds of Fearpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Wall of Flesh #11992On eBay ›
Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-343-9		2010On eBay ›
The Comics Journal #290
ISBN 9781560979364		2008On eBay ›
Bob Powell's Terror
ISBN 978-1613770672		2011On eBay ›
Crypt of Horror #152012On eBay ›
Crypt of Horror #162012On eBay ›
Haunted Love #22016On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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