Journey into Mystery Vol 2 4

	Published
	April, 1973
"The Haunter of the Dark"
	Writer Ron Goulart; Penciler Gene Colan; Inker Dan Adkins; Letterer Denise Wohl; Adapted from original material by H.P. Lovecraft; Editor Roy Thomas;
"The Price Is Flight!"
	Writer Dan Adkins; Steve Gerber; Penciler P. Craig Russell; Inker Dan Adkins; Letterer John Costanza; Editor Roy Thomas;
"The Man with -- Two Faces!"
	Writer Gardner Fox; Don McGregor; Penciler Winslow Mortimer; Inker Winslow Mortimer; Letterer Jean Izzo; Editor Roy Thomas;

Appearing in "The Haunter of the Dark"

Featured Characters:

Robert Blake (First appearance) {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Death}}

Supporting Characters:

Dr. Dexter (First appearance)
Unnamed reporter (First appearance) {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Corpse}}

Antagonists:

The Haunter of the Dark (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Unnamed cop
The Devil (Invoked)
Starry Wisdom Cult (Only in flashback)
Old Ones (Mentioned)
Ancient Atlanteans {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Only in flashback}}
Minoan fisherman {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Only in flashback}}
Ancient Egyptians {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Only in flashback}}
- Pharaoh Nephren-Ka (First appearance) (Sarcophagus only)
Archaeologists {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Only in flashback}}

Races and Species:

Humans
Other Gods (First appearance)

Locations:

Earth
- Rhode Island, United States of America
  - Providence
    - Federal Hill^[1]
      - Old church {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||First appearance}}
    - Robert Blake's studio
- Lost Atlantis (Only in flashback)
- Minoan Crete (Referenced)
- Egypt (Only in flashback)

Items:

Necronomicon (First appearance)
Church's records coded in Aklo language (First appearance)
Shining Trapezohedron (First appearance)

Synopsis for "The Haunter of the Dark"

A writer enters an old church with a disturbing history. By staring into a jewel called the Shining Trapezohedron, he inadvertently awakens a monstrous entity that can only exist in the dark.

Appearing in "The Price Is Flight!"

Featured Characters:

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Supporting Characters:

Clifford's assistant {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||First appearance}}

Other Characters:

Unnamed youth who interrupts Clifford's levitating act {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||First appearance}}

Races and Species:

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Synopsis for "The Price Is Flight!"

A heckler regrets interrupting the levitating act of a magician with a bad heart.

Appearing in "The Man with -- Two Faces!"

Featured Characters:

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Supporting Characters:

Medical center staff
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- Tony {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||First appearance}}

Antagonists:

Bandits {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Only in flashback}}
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Other Characters:

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- Genghiz Khan's sons {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|mentions| | | }}

Races and Species:

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Locations:

Medical center
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  - Genghiz Khan's tomb {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Only in flashback}}

Items:

High-powered Winchester .30-05 {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Only in flashback}}
Genghiz Khan's treasure {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Only in flashback}}

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Man with -- Two Faces!"

When a thief kills a shaman who leads him to treasure, the shaman curses him to see his features grow out of his chest. The man leaps to his death from the hospital window.

Solicit Synopsis

Robert Bloch's "The Shadow from the Steeple!"

Notes

The Haunter of the Dark! is adapted from the short story "[[Wikipedia:{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}]]" (December, 1936) by American author H.P. Lovecraft, by permission of Arkham House, publishers. The story is a sequel to Robert Bloch's [[Wikipedia:{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}|{{{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}}]] (September, 1935), which was adapted last issue. It is also Lovecraft's last known work. It is part of the Cthulhu Mythos.
In The Price Is Flight!, Adkins is credited for the plot and Gerber for the script.
In The Man with -- Two Faces!, McGregor is credited as Donald F. McGregor.

Journey into Mystery Vol 2 4

Appearing in "The Haunter of the Dark"

Synopsis for "The Haunter of the Dark"

Appearing in "The Price Is Flight!"

Synopsis for "The Price Is Flight!"

Appearing in "The Man with -- Two Faces!"

Synopsis for "The Man with -- Two Faces!"

Solicit Synopsis

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