—Lou FowlerThat path Uncle was seeking... That pathway to the past... He found it! HE FOUND IT!
Appearing in "At the Stroke of Midnight!"
Featured Characters:
- Lou Fowler (First appearance; dies) (Main story and flashback)
- Marie Fowler (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Digger (First appearance) (Host)
Antagonists:
- Lou Fowler's Uncle (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Lou Fowler's Mother (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
- Satan (Named only)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Crows (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Mice (Mentioned)
- Worms (Mentioned)
- Frogs (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Owls (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Spiders (Mentioned in narration or thoughts)
Locations:
Items:
- Books
- Book Without A Name (First appearance)
- Black Magic (First appearance)
- Satan in the 15th Century (First appearance)
- Black Art (First appearance)
- Demonology (First appearance)
- Guillotine
Events:
Synopsis for "At the Stroke of Midnight!"
Lou and Marie search the Mansion Lou inherited from the uncle he killed, for the treasure they know he had. Once they find the treasure, and deck themselves out to look like a King and Queen, a mysterious door opens leading to revolutionary France, where the peasants are screaming for the heads of the King and Queen.
Appearing in "From Beyond the Brink!"
Featured Characters:
- Arthur Watson (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- (Host for Digger)
- Hayden Hathaway (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Madame Angelica (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Lord (Mentioned)
- Janie Watson (Mentioned) (Arthur's pregnant wife)
- Devil (Mentioned)
- Spiritual Research Society (Mentioned)
- Unnamed phony spiritualists (Only in flashback)
- Hathaway's family (Ghosts)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Arthur Watson's car (First appearance)
Synopsis for "From Beyond the Brink!"
Arthur follows Mr. Hathaway around in an attempt to write his biography. He cannot figure out why Mr. Hathaway is so passionate about debunking seances. Finally, they find a medium he can't prove false. Madame Angelica reveals that the spirits had already told her what he was searching for. He had already been dead for years, and needed help finding the doorway to the afterlife. Arthur is now depressed since no one would believe him if he publishes what he saw.
Appearing in "A Time to Die!"
Featured Characters:
- Arthur (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- (Host for Digger)
Antagonists:
- Sebastian Scrogg (First appearance; dies)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- Sebastian Scrogg's house
- Earth
Items:
- Redwood Vital Fluid
Events:
- Black Plague (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "A Time to Die!"
Sebastian Scrogg has been trying to create a potion of immortality for years. He shelters a fugitive, Arthur, because he will have to put up with whatever he makes him do, and however he treats him. Arthur assist Sebastian however he can. Eventually, Sebastian realizes that Redwood trees are practically immortal, and using sap from said tree, he finally succeeds. Before he can drink the potion, Arthur kills him, and drinks it himself. He becomes immortal by growing roots and effectively becoming a tree.
Solicit Synopsis
(September) Marvel's newest, most mysterious mag! Tales of weird and maddening menace, tinged with witch-craft and the dark unknown! And, talk about artwork! if a book of the macabre can be called beautiful, this is it!
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Notes
Publication Notes[]
- "At the Stroke of Midnight!" was reprinted in Vampire Tales #2.
- "At the Stroke of Midnight!" was originally entitled by Jim Steranko as "The Lurking Fear at Shadow House".