Black Magic – Key Highlights
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Cover Art: Jack Kirby
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Stories & Art: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani & Bill Draut
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Publisher: Prize Publications
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Genre: Horror / Supernatural / Mystery
🔥 Key Significance
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Features artwork by legendary comic-book creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, whose influential partnership helped shape the Golden Age of comics.
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A strong example of the supernatural and horror anthology storytelling popular during the early 1950s.
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Includes multiple eerie tales involving cursed objects, ghostly visions, dream analysis and supernatural encounters.
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The story “The Cloak!” features the demon Asmodeus, adding a classic piece of supernatural mythology to the issue.
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Also showcases artwork by Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani and Bill Draut, making this a notable creative lineup.
📖 Story Highlights
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“The Scorn of the Faceless People!” – Illustrated by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this story explores the mysteries of dream analysis.
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“The Cheerful Old Lady in Black!” – A mysterious tale illustrated by Mort Meskin.
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“The Cloak!” – Paul Darvas orders a new cloak, only to receive a cursed garment from Asmodeus himself.
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“Out of Your Mind” – A supernatural-themed text story.
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“I've Seen You Before” – Illustrated by Bruno Premiani, another eerie tale of mystery and the unexplained.
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“Yesterday You Died!” – Grace Hanley sees a ghostly vision of a murder while shopping for a house—only to discover that the murder has yet to happen.
📌 Additional Details
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Pages: 52
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Format: Full Color
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Cover Price: $0.10
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Publisher: Prize Publications
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Era: Golden Age / Pre-Code Horror
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Notable Creators: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani & Bill Draut
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Notable Feature: Jack Kirby cover and interior artwork, with a strong lineup of supernatural horror stories.

