Journey into Mystery Vol 2 4

Journey into Mystery Vol 2 #4 Published April, 1973 Editor-in-Chief Roy Thomas Cover Artist Rich Buckler Frank Giacoia "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 Previous Issue Next Issue Journey into Mystery Vol 2 #3 Journey into Mystery Vol 2 #5

Appearing in "The Haunter of the Dark"

Featured Characters:

• Robert Blake (First appearance) (Death)

Supporting Characters:

• Dr. Dexter (First appearance)
• Unnamed reporter (First appearance) (Corpse)

Antagonists:

• The Haunter of the Dark (Behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed cop
• The Devil (Invoked)
• Starry Wisdom Cult (Only in flashback)
• Old Ones (Mentioned)
• Ancient Atlanteans (Only in flashback)
• Minoan fisherman (Only in flashback)
• Ancient Egyptians (Only in flashback)
  • Pharaoh Nephren-Ka (First appearance) (Sarcophagus only)
• Archaeologists (Only in flashback)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Rhode Island
  • Providence
    • Federal Hill^[1]
      • Old church (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:

• Clifford the Great (Only appearance; dies)^[2]

Supporting Characters:

• Clifford's assistant (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Unnamed youth who interrupts Clifford's levitating act (First appearance)

Races and Species:

• Humans
  
  

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:

• Martin Ballard (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Medical center staff
  • Doctor Ames (First appearance)
  • Tony (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Bandits (Only in flashback)
• Nyokut Chsai (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

• Ace Cab (First appearance)
• Tungus tribe (Mentioned)
• Genghiz Khan (Mentioned)
  • Genghiz Khan's sons (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Medical center
• Siberia (Only in flashback)
  • Kamara Hill Country (Only in flashback)
    • Genghiz Khan's tomb (Only in flashback)

Items:

• High-powered Winchester .30-05 (Only in flashback)
• Genghiz Khan's treasure (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 "The Haunter of the Dark" (December, 1936) by American author H.P. Lovecraft, by permission of Arkham House, publishers. The story is a sequel to Robert Bloch's "The Shambler from the Stars" (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.

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