A miniature splash page indicates that you can find this entire story in our „Stories“ section. Just click to read it.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #1<\/strong><\/a> Completely handlettered. Click to enlarge and scroll to the lower right corner<\/p><\/div>\n Another definite pointer is the title of the one-page \u201cfillers\u201d \u2013 they are called \u201eTrue Creepy Tales\u201c in this issue, and only in this issue. In WEB2 they will be renamed \u201eTrue Tales Of Unexpected Mystery\u201c. I suspect the editors realized (at the last minute) that their comics just were not CREEPY enough. The term really doesn’t apply to Ace horror books.<\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERYs covers are bad in such a way that the first one by Warren Kremer will stand out as the best in its four and a half year run<\/strong>. Great composition, distinct statement, no debilitating balloon; they\u2019ll never accomplish that again.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Case Of The Beckoning Mummy<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n \u201cVenom Of The Vampires<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The incriminating scribble in the above mentioned splash page…<\/p><\/div>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #2<\/strong><\/a> Completely handlettered. <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #3<\/strong><\/a> It should be noted that ALL „Ace Baker“ stories got reprinted.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #4<\/strong><\/a> The cover artwork is hard to identify, because we see no faces here. I suspect Jim McLaughlin who takes over the reigns from Warren Kremer. Completely handlettered \u2013 except for the last story.<\/p>\n \u201eThe Haunted Horse\u201c is the first Ace horror story to be lettered in Leroy.<\/strong> Leroy is a way of drawing letters with stencils and templates \u2013 like rival publisher EC does in its crime and horror books. Ace is going to replace the traditional hand lettering (which looks more fluid and organic) step by step and issue by issue with the Leroy system. But it\u2019s still the exception in the early 1950s. The Avon company introduces Leroy in spring 1951 (for example with STRANGE WORLDS #2), EC operates since 1947 with stencil technique (as in PICTURE STORIES FROM WORLD HISTORY). Jim Wroten, EC\u2019s Leroy man, reports having used Leroy on WONDER WOMAN in 1945. The publishing houses of Quality, Fox and Hillmann used Leroy from time to time in the late 1940s.<\/p>\n A devilish Leroy apparatus<\/p><\/div>\n Premiere for Gene Colan<\/strong> at Ace horror. This tearjerking story about a boy and his horse does not do him justice. But he will be illustrating a handful of extremely powerful pages. It is unclear whether he did the inking himself.<\/p>\n First contribution by Jim McLaughlin for Ace’s second horror title. His style is still awkward, but will develop year by year. McLaughlin is going to be one of Ace\u2019s \u201ccornerstones\u201d, present in almost every issue. For an art sample of Jerry Grandenetti please refer to the following link (we didn\u2019t post one). <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #5<\/strong><\/a> Again only one story is Leroy lettered; the handlettering still retains the… uh … upper hand. This book provides more tales of tameness. An ancient demon is rendered harmless, an orphan boy finds his peace of mind, a fiendish rival leaves the picture and a traitor pays by losing his mind.<\/p>\n The cover seems to refer to a story pubished months ago! „Strange Potion Of Dr. Lorch“ from WEB OF MYSTERY #3. This proves how desperate artists and writer were seeking for inspiration in those haywire times, even sucking it out of already published material.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #6<\/strong><\/a> Have a look at Luxemburg<\/p><\/div>\n Like in BEYOND, the Leroy lettering gains land. It\u2019s now fifty-fifty.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Vampires\u2019 Weird Duel\u201d blends a vampire tale with lots of fencing and military history. And is set in the small European country of Luxembourg. Ever heard of it? \u201cTribe Of The Terrible Trees\u201d \u2013 another early job by Jim McLaughlin and a precious baddie. An exciting basic idea (tree people) is run into the ground by horribly embarrassing balloons.<\/p>\n \u201cGargoyle\u2019s Revenge<\/a>\u201d is posted on the blog \u201cRagged Claws Network\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #7<\/strong><\/a> Only one story still lettered by hand. \u201cCarnival Of Terror<\/a>\u201d and \u201cThe Statue Of Evil<\/a>\u201d are posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title. <\/p>\n Handlettering conquers second story back: again it\u2019s fifty-fifty. \u201cFury Of The Macabre Mannequins\u201d (posted in \u201eStories\u201c) shows a hidden signature (wooden beam on wall in splash page). I am really glad to have found this signature. Proves Jim and I are spot-on in our art spotting.<\/p>\n \u201cGenie Of The Jewel<\/a>\u201d is posted on the blog \u201cRagged Claws Network\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #9<\/strong><\/a> Total defeat of handlettering: Only the balloon on the cover and both one-pagers are done manually.<\/p>\n In \u201cLynx Man\u2019s Nine Lives\u201d some pages look like they have been penciled by Louis Zansky. Anyone share that opinion?<\/p>\n \u201cVampire Bride\u201d presents vampire horror clad in a romance story. <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #10<\/strong><\/a> Handlettering on the rise again: both one-pagers AND a full story done by hand. Concerning \u201cProphecy Of The Frightful Image\u201d and other stories: I can hardly tell a Sekowsky from a Walton. That\u2019s why it\u2019s a double credit. Could a Sekowsky expert please take care of this?<\/p>\n \u201cWeird Bells Of Wozzeck<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The score still stands: both one-pagers AND a full story done by hand. „The Druid Dirge“ takes us to Stonehenge in England and shows us the place how it guaranteedly is not. An altar in the middle with steps and trees all around?\u00a0 Next to a villa and a small cemetery in front of it? These comic books have never stopped short of the facts.<\/p>\n \u201cBride\u2019s Dowry Of Doom<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #12<\/strong><\/a> Rear guard battle on handlettering ridge: down to just one story. And it’s another (second) credited cover for John Chilly (see BEYOND #16). A guy who seems to have drawn only these two title pages. Ever. In his whole life. Bizarre!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #13<\/strong><\/a> This could be the first issue completely done with Leroy, but the existing scan is missing the two \u201cfillers\u201d \u2013 so we can\u2019t be sure. A very clever cover. Relates to all stories, because all stories feature characters from the afterlife or underworld.<\/p>\n Interesting good girl art in \u201cSpell Of The Devil Dancers\u201d \u2013 and what a nice surprise: \u201cAce Baker\u201d (Frank Giusto) is back!<\/strong> He returns to contribute three more stories for Ace horror (the two others appearing in BEY16 and HAND15).<\/p>\n \u201cThe Beast Of Skeleton Island<\/a>\u201d is posted on Pappy\u2019s delightful \u201cGolden Age Comics\u201c blog – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n \u201cMastodon Menace<\/a>\u201d is posted on Pappy\u2019s delightful \u201cGolden Age Comics\u201c blog – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Strangely one full story again is lettered by hand\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cThe Dead Dance On Halloween\u201d is sizzling with sexual stereotypes and metaphors<\/strong>. A well-behaved blonde and a devious dark-haired woman love the same man. The wicked one feeds her victim a love potion. Instantly the guy mutates into a wild ape man, dragging his love interest into the woods. \u201cThe Dead Dance On Halloween<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #15<\/strong><\/a> Now finally and completely lettered with Leroy.<\/p>\n With WEB15 Ace returns to unhurried navigable waters. Business as usual with an altruistic Maya princess out of the past, a hobo\u2019s bedevilment, vampires running amuck in a German castle and a harmless devil\u2019s mirror world.<\/p>\n Double feature for Charles Nicholas. In four consecutive issues he will be almost the leading artist. No other Ace series features as much work by Nicholas as WEB OF MYSTERY.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The cover is possibly Ace\u2019s worst ever<\/strong> \u2013 what a lemon! One story is handlettered, but seems to be bought in addition to fill the issue. More clues: \u201cTerror Stalked The Secret City\u201d is a signed work by Bill Discount and his only one for Ace horror. Although he is rumored to have worked on Ace\u2019s few war comic books. Can\u2019t confirm that yet. His art looks quite dashing, because he swiped panels from Alex Toth.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Phantom Ship<\/a>\u201d (from OUT OF THE SHADOWS #6, Oct. 1952) is the name of the story where \u201cTerror Stalked The Secret City\u201d \u2018borrowed\u2019 some artwork. Karswell posted the original here. With Ace swipes appended!<\/p>\n WEB16 is an extraordinary book. In three of the four stories we find artwork by Charles Nicholas (got special advice from Charlton expert Ramon Schenk). Never has an artist been so singularily present in an Ace comic book. All three stories feature Nicholas\u2019 standard fiends \u2013 big lumberjack like goon type hooded chunks with wrinkled mugs. Okay, in the third story they\u2019re not wearing hoods. \u201cIt Won\u2019t Come Back Until Midnight<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #17<\/strong><\/a> I was surprised to discover that Grudko<\/strong> (who hasn\u2019t been paid any attention to in comics history before) gets his foot in the door as a hard working Ace regular.<\/strong> From 1953 on he illustrates 15 full stories (besides the notorious one-pagers).<\/p>\n Trying to trace back the beginning of Sy Grudko\u2019s filler work remains a bit of a mystery. It looks like he did both of the very first one-pagers in CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN, in fact. Then he may be on pencils (the year 1951 through) and from winter\/spring 1952 on I see him doing solo jobs (again). Grudko will be staying THE filler artist up to the bitter end of the Ace horror titles in 1955.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom The Graves Of The Unholy<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB\u2019s positively second issue complete in Leroy. All the artists look a bit \u201eoff\u201c in this issue.<\/strong> Cameron is strangely inked, McLaughlin looks like he\u2019s being inked by Rice \u2013 or is this a Zansky inked by McLaughlin? Rice has warped his style into Cameron\u2019s compositions \u2013 or is this another Cameron, just inked by Rice? \u201cThe Moon Was Red<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n \u201cCorpses On Cue<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #19<\/strong><\/a> Completely Leroy lettered, except for the last story \u2013 which safely indicates a reprint by now. Ken Rice draws a bit sloppy, seems to have been in a hurry. Cameron strangely inked again. <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #20<\/strong><\/a> \u201cCrimson Hands Against Him\u201d is a Grudko, who doesn\u2019t do solo stories before end of 1952. Besides, it\u2019s Leroy lettered, just like McLaughlins \u201cWhat Was It?\u201d. \u201cOut Of The Black Night\u201d is a signed Cameron and thus a fresh job. So wrong, wrong and wrong again. \u201cWhat Was It?<\/a>\u201d and \u201cThe Phantom Puppet<\/a>\u201d are posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n Postcript February 2013<\/strong>: We have been able to scan the long missing BEYOND #1 and uploaded it to the DCM, of course.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #21<\/strong><\/a> Again we find an outsider\u2019s job: Dick Ayers submits a signed work. A one-shot, I might add. \u201cGhoul\u2019s Gold\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 and \u201cMeet The Cowled Lady<\/a>\u201d are posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c (THOIA) – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n Postscript January 2013<\/strong>: \u201cBondage In Stone\u201d<\/a> and \u201cNo Grave To Hold Him\u201d<\/a> are now presented in a double post – on THOIA as well…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #22<\/strong><\/a> Sy Grudko really puts in an effort doing his two one-pagers. Maybe because he wasn\u2019t assigned a whole story?<\/p>\n \u201cShe Stalks At Sundown\u201d (click mini-splash above to read the whole story) is not only beautiful to look at, but also a swipe – concerning the subject-matter. <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #23<\/strong><\/a> Completely Leroy lettered; the cover seems to be McLaughlin, but I am not entiryly sure. McLaughlin\u2019s style is shifting more into an abstract direction<\/strong>. I guess he\u2019s working even faster than before and has a lot of work on his hands. Sy Grudko stays reduced to doing the fillers \u2013 and an old acquaintance is back in terror town: Charles Nicholas (having paused almost a year at Ace). <\/p>\n Completely Leroy lettered; Chic Stone returns after a half year\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n \u201cRealm Of The Lost Faces\u201d is yet another psychedelic masterwork of graphic story telling \u2013 brought to you by Lou Cameron. Of course, we’ll show it to you: just click the miniature splash coming up in the next issue below!<\/p>\n \u201cShe Shrieked With Horror<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #25<\/strong><\/a> Ken Rice\u2019s strokes seem more fleetingly than usual, and the McLaughlin could be a collaborative effort with Sy Grudko.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Man Who Died Tomorrow\u201d is a wild time travel story involving a magician from the 21st century checking into the world of 1954. The only time travel story Ace ever did, if I recall correctly. Apart from \u201cThe 5 Lives Of Otto Marlin\u201d (see it posted on \u201cStories\u201d).<\/p>\n We possibly see here a hidden signature by Ken Rice<\/strong> (he only did one other in an early crime story). Here\u2019s giving of evidence. The magician is called \u201cDallon\u201d, just Dallon, without any first name. On his tomb on page 1 it reads \u201cK. Dallon\u201d, on page 2 however it reads \u201cR. Dallon\u201d. Mistake or hidden signature? \u201eK.R.\u201c = Kenneth Rice?<\/p>\n This issue\u2019s text story (\u201eThe Head Of Krishna Sru\u201c) is one of Ace\u2019s best. An eccentric tongue-in-cheek tale employing characters right out of a screwball comedy.<\/p>\n \u201cLair Of The Silken Doom<\/a>\u201d is posted on „Pappy’s Golden Age Blogzine (scroll down to second story there).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #26<\/strong><\/a> Good thing with Ace comic books after 1952 is, you know instantly which stories are the reprints. Because they will be handlettered. Two in this issue.<\/p>\n WEB is fading slowly now. The second to last pre-code issue to feature original art. Done single-handedly by Jim McLaughlin (his third double feature issue out of four).<\/p>\n \u201cSatan\u2019s Impresario<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #27<\/strong><\/a> If you look hard you can make out the big letters for „PENALTY“<\/p><\/div>\n Inside gag<\/strong> in \u201cOne Door From Disaster\u201d: the policeman on page 2 is leafing through a comic book – CRIME MUST PAY THE PENALTY, which is Ace\u2019s longest running crime title (also featuring artwork by Cameron).<\/p>\n Long time no see: first solo job by Sy Grudko (since WEB17!) \u2013 and it\u2019s a winner! He\u2019s got \u2018infected\u2019 by his colleagues\u2019 styles and works with open panel borders and shifted layouts. \u201cMission Of Lost Souls\u201d is Grudko\u2019s most beautiful splash page \u2013 and I dare say: ever!<\/p>\n \u201cMission Of Lost Souls<\/a>\u201d and \u201cOne Door From Disaster<\/a>\u201d are posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n See a reworked and newly hand-lettered version of the latter story in black and white on Pappy’s delightful blog here: \u201cOne Door From Disaster<\/a>\u201d (reprint from WEIRD ROMANCE #1, Eclipse Comics, 1988).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #28<\/strong><\/a> \u201cThe Haunted Three\u201d (Rudy Palais) \u2013 reprinted from FOUR FAVORITES #22 Seven months after WEB27 Ace tries a relaunch under the code<\/strong>. The issue is filled with old 1940s material and (now comes the fun part) has been heavily reworked, censored and doctored to meet approval of the Comics Code Authority. I will spare you the details, but there are guns and bodies removed and what have you.<\/p>\n The cover looks like a collage. The men in the foreground and the face in the background stand in no relation to each other. It\u2019s all handlettered again, because it\u2019s all reprints. This is more a crime than a horror comic book.<\/p>\n Last Ace horror cover by Zansky<\/p><\/div>\n The stories feature a hooded character called \u201cRetribution\u201d (who could just as well have been \u201cFate\u201d from the HAND OF FATE-series), but is in reality \u2013 \u201cThe Unknown\u201d, another destiny-like character Ace used in its FOUR FAVORITES comic books ( published 1941-1947). Between the second and the third comic story there are TWO text stories in this issue. Both are reprints (\u201cThe Scarlet Curse\u201d from BEYOND #17 and \u201cThe Sabre Of Gregory Tamoric\u201d from HAND OF FATE #17). Obviously picked by random.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WEB OF MYSTERY #29<\/strong><\/a> \u201cDeep Into Darkness\u201d (Paul Parker ?) \u2013 reprinted from FOUR FAVORITES # 27 ??? And WEB is closing shop with a rare cover by Louis Zansky, Ace\u2019s last man standing. The cover blurb (\u201cSuperstitious? Read this illuminating article\u201d) refers to the two-page text story inside, a factual piece about superstition. That\u2019s a first one! How much more off the track can you be designing a title page?! James Ludwig posted on the DCM a very enjoyable page-to-page comparison of originals and code-approved reprints<\/strong> \u2013 click here <\/a>to link. <\/p>\n For the record: WEB OF MYSTERY \u2013 Top Spotted Artists (number of stories)<\/p>\n Each 2: Rudy Palais, Paul Parker. Their stories are reprints from 1940s crime comic books.<\/p>\n Each 1: Maurice Gutwirth, Richard Case, Dick Beck, Jay Scott Pike, Bill Discount, Dick Ayers, Edward Goldfarb and Gene Colan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chronological listing of all issues \u2013 with comments and annotations. We mention date of publication, cover motive and cover artist (if identified). The number in brackets links cover motive to story inside. 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\n February 1951<\/strong>
\nCover: [Woman in bed, giant snake, zombie witch doctor] (0) – Warren Kremer
\n\u201cThe Case Of The Beckoning Mummy\u201d (Mike Sekowsky ? + Vince Alascia ?)
\n\u201cVenom Of The Vampires\u201d (Martin \u201cMarty\u201d Rose)
\n\u201cThe Lamenting Voice Of The Bell\u201d (\u201eAce Baker\u201c)
\n\u201cGhost Ship Of The Caribbean\u201d (Ken Rice)<\/p>\n
\nLooking at WEB1 I made a nice (and surprising) discovery: WEB OF MYSTERY should originally have been named CREEPY STORIES<\/strong>. That’s a fun fact – got proof for it.
\nThe splash of the first story is marked in the lower right corner with \u201cCreepy Stories\u201c, hinting at the series in which the story was planned to appear. You will find this \u201cflag\u201d in other issues.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/01\/CreepyCorner.jpg\" "\\"CreepyCorner\\"")
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\nThe term \u201cCreepy\u201d will be very popular ten years later. Ace could have gone through with it and would have been pioneers!<\/p>\n![\"CreepyStories\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/01\/CreepyStories.jpg\")
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\n April\u00a0 1951<\/strong>
\nCover: But I\u2019m not dead (3) – Warren Kremer ?
\n\u201cThe Lorelei Of Loon Lake\u201d (\u201eAce Baker\u201c) \u2013 reprinted in BAFFLING MYSTERIES #26
\n\u201cLegacy Of The Accursed\u201d (Maurice Gutwirth)
\n\u201cThe Unseen Host\u201d (Ken Rice)
\n\u201cMidnight Marauder\u201d (Mike Sekowsky + Vince Alascia)<\/p>\n
\nAce horror is starting in a mild vein. All stories end happily in this issue, too. Villains are exposed and rendered harmless, crimes are solved, and restless spirits find their eternal peace.
\nNothing \u201ccreepy\u201d here.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n June\u00a0 1951<\/strong>
\nCover: Violent death through my violin (1)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0– Warren Kremer ?
\n\u201cCurse Of The Condemned Gypsy\u201d (Jay Scott Pike) \u2013 reprinted in BAFFLING MYSTERIES #22
\n\u201cStrange Potion Of Dr. Lorch\u201d (Mike Sekowsky + Vince Alascia) \u2013 reprinted in BEYOND #27
\n\u201cThe Face In The Fog\u201d (Martin \u201cMarty\u201d Rose) \u2013 reprinted in BEYOND #29
\n\u201cThe Persevering Mummy\u201d (\u201eAce Baker\u201c + ?) \u2013 reprinted in BEYOND #28<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Vengeance1-197x300.jpg\" "\\"Vengeance1\\"")
<\/a>Completely handlettered.
\nThis issue has been in entirety exploited for reprints.
\nCan\u2019t see a special reason for this. The artwork is not that strong. \u201cThe Persevering Mummy\u201d is even the weakest job by \u201cAce Baker\u201d (who has been disclosed as being the artist Frank Giusto).<\/p>\n
\n August\u00a0 1951<\/strong>
\nCover: Ghost of Sir Reginald (0) – ???
\n\u201cStalked By A Nameless Dread\u201d (Jim McLaughlin + ?)
\n\u201cVengeance Of The Undead\u201d (???)
\n\u201cSign Of The Smiling Spectre\u201d (Jerry Grandenetti)
\n\u201cThe Haunted Horse\u201d (Gene Colan +\u00a0 ?) \u2013 reprinted in BAFFLING MYSTERIES #26<\/p>\nSpotlight: LEROY LETTERING<\/h2>\n
\nHandlettering is much more suited for visual art; Leroy brings a cold, mechanical feeling to the table. Boosting the stiffness of Ace\u2019s literary touch. The worst are sound effects done with Leroy letters\u2026. Brrrr!
\nEven though I personally may find it ugly, there are two reasons that speak in favor of Leroy:
\nFirst, it gives the comics a certain literary respectability, and second, long blocks of text (as they were the rule with EC and Ace!) are easier to design and execute in Leroy than by hand.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/01\/LeroyBild.jpg\" "\\"LeroyBild\\"")
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\nUnidentified mystery art in \u201cVengeance Of The Undead\u201d \u2013 a wild guess: Zansky inked by Mastroserio.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cSign Of The Smiling Spectre<\/a>\u201d is posted on Karswell\u2019s fantastic blog \u201cThe Horrors Of It All\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n
\n October\u00a0 1951<\/strong>
\nCover: Cro-Magnon Man (0) – Jim McLaughlin ?
\n\u201cVengeance Weaves A Tapestry\u201d (Lin Streeter)
\n\u201cRendezvous With The Phantom Gypsies\u201d (Ken Rice)
\n\u201cThe Menace That Stalked Brooding Cunliffe\u201d (Jim McLaughlin) \u2013 reprinted in BAFFLING MYSTERIES #24
\n\u201cValley Of The Mayan Goddess\u201d (Martin \u201cMarty\u201d Rose) \u2013 reprinted in BAFFLING MYSTERIES #21<\/p>\n
\nThird (and final) job by Martin Rose, who fitted in quite nicely with his clean matter-of-fact style.<\/p>\n
\n December\u00a0 1951<\/strong>
\nCover: What are you doing here, young lady? (0) – Ken Rice ?
\n\u201cThe Vampires\u2019 Weird Duel\u201d (Richard Case)
\n\u201cGargoyle\u2019s Revenge\u201d (Louis Zansky)
\n\u201cThe Mad Beast Of Monaco\u201d (Lou Cameron + Rocco Mastroserio)
\n\u201cTribe Of The Terrible Trees\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/01\/Luxemburg-300x224.jpg\" "\\"Luxemburg\\"")
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\nThat’s how exotic Ace was.<\/p>\n
\n February\u00a0 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: What was that noise? (0) – Ken Rice
\n\u201cCarnival Of Terror\u201d (Charles Nicholas)
\n\u201cThe Statue Of Evil\u201d (Mike Sekowsky + Vince Alascia ?)
\n\u201cMark Of The Sinister Cat\u201d (Lou Cameron + Rocco Mastroserio)
\n\u201cQuest Of The Never-Ending\u201d (Louis Zansky)<\/p>\n
\nFirst appearance<\/strong> of an artist who gets to be a steady contributor to Ace horror. Charles Nicholas<\/strong> drops his business card with „Carnival of Terror“. His artwork is not spectacular, but more than just solid. Can be confused with colleagues Bill Molno (who looks more \u2018wooden\u2019) and Dick Beck (who looks more expressive). Molno and Beck will also be entering the scene at Ace.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cQuest Of The Never-Ending<\/a>\u201d is posted on the blog \u201cRagged Claws Network\u201c – to read click on underlined title.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Fury1-193x300.jpg\" "\\"Fury1\\"")
<\/a>WEB OF MYSTERY #8<\/strong><\/a>
\n April 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: [Woman trapped in gigantic spider net] (0) – Lou Cameron
\n\u201cThe Haunts Of Devil\u2019s Lake\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)
\n\u201cFury Of The Macabre Mannequins\u201d (Lou Cameron + Rocco Mastroserio, hidden signature on wall)
\n\u201cGenie Of The Jewel\u201d (Louis Zansky)
\n\u201cWraith Of The Battle Vest\u201d (Mike Sekowsky + ?)<\/p>\n
\nThe cover is out of line. Firstly, here is a new artist at work and secondly, it contains no balloon. Rare exception. The cover is not particularly good, but an unsigned Cameron.<\/p>\n
\n May 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: Arch of demons (0) – Ken Rice
\n\u201cLynx Man\u2019s Nine Lives\u201d (??? + Rocco Mastroserio ?)
\n\u201cThe Phantom Model\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)
\n\u201cVampire Bride\u201d (Louis Zansky)
\n\u201cPathway To The Great Abyss\u201d (Lou Cameron + Mario Rizzi ?)![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Prophecy1-191x300.jpg\" "\\"Prophecy1\\"")
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\n\u201cPathway To The Great Abyss\u201d really is horriby drawn (have a look at the cloud there on page 2!), but was done so by Lou Cameron, who will be turning out masterpieces of graphic art in a year from now on.<\/p>\n
\n June 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: [Blonde woman looks into Mirror Of Destiny: This is the way you really are\u2026] (3) – Ken Rice ?
\n\u201cWeird Bells Of Wozzeck\u201d (Bill Molno)
\n\u201cThe Macabre Choice Between Two Doors\u201d (Lou Cameron + Rocco Mastroserio)
\n\u201cProphecy Of The Frightful Image\u201d (Mike Sekowsky \/ Bill Walton ?)
\n\u201cThe High Priestess\u2019 Spell Of Doom\u201d (Chic Stone)<\/p>\n
\nAce keeps on shoveling morale:<\/strong> Bad people are justly punished and innocent ones can escape evil. No surprises in this issue.
\nIn \u201cThe High Priestess\u2019 Spell Of Doom\u201d Chic Stone is unable to draw jackals. His jackals are a mixture of apes and rats \u2013 and therefore only depicted in seven panels (and never in full figure).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Silverbell1-195x300.jpg\" "\\"Silverbell1\\"")
<\/a>WEB OF MYSTERY #11<\/strong><\/a>
\n July 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: Giant Werewolf has awakened (0\/2) – Ken Rice ?
\n\u201cBride\u2019s Dowry Of Doom\u201d (Louis Zansky)
\n\u201cDreaded Duo\u2019s Blood Banquet\u201d (Mike Sekowsky \/ Bill Walton ?)
\n\u201cSatan And The Devil-Bull\u201d (Lou Cameron + Rocco Mastroserio)
\n\u201cThe Druid Dirge\u201d (Bill Molno)<\/p>\n
\nThe cover is based loosely on the second story where werewolves make an appearance.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Carpenter1-196x300.jpg\" "\\"Carpenter1\\"")
<\/a>WEB OF MYSTERY enters a \u201emanic phase\u201c with this issue.<\/strong> WEB11-13 mark a new quality in Ace horror. We get drastic and brutal stories, which won\u2019t end happy. These are the months of Ace\u2019s aggressive push into the horror market. They are straying from the more tame house-style \u2013 either from capacity overload or to zero in on the rough-and-tough of the competition.<\/p>\n
\n August 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: You who scoffed at my prophesies (0) – John Chilly
\n\u201cThe Arm Of Tatra Magis\u201d (Ken Rice)
\n\u201cThe Footlight Furies\u201d (Chic Stone)
\n\u201cThe Carpenter\u2019s Cursed Creature\u201d (Bill Molno)
\n\u201cThe Silver Bell Of Doom\u201d (Lou Cameron)<\/p>\n
\nAgain an out of line cover. Not bad, but crudely done (the man\u2019s face is all wrong). This is a mystery artist responsible for the worst covers in Ace\u2019s horror run \u2013 all to appear in the next months.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Devildancers1-191x300.jpg\" "\\"Devildancers1\\"")
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\n September 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: Partners in greed (0\/1\/2\/3\/4) – Lou Cameron ?
\n\u201cSpell Of The Devil Dancers\u201d (\u201eAce Baker\u201d)
\n\u201cThe Beast Of Skeleton Island\u201d (Lou Cameron)
\n\u201cSyr-Darya\u2019s Death Song\u201d (Lin Streeter)
\n\u201cMastodon Menace\u201d (Bill Molno)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Syrdarya1-195x300.jpg\" "\\"Syrdarya1\\"")
<\/a>WEB OF MYSTERY #14<\/strong><\/a>
\n October 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: A horrible transformation takes place (0) – ???
\n\u201cThe Sign Of Doom\u201d (Bill Molno + ?)
\n\u201cYou Dare Not Speak About It!\u201d (Mike Sekowsky \/ Bill Walton ?)
\n\u201cThe Dead Dance On Halloween\u201d (Charles Nicholas)
\n\u201cHaunt Of The Iskander Fjord\u201d (Chic Stone)<\/p>\n
\nWonderful! Hasn\u2019t that happened to all of us one time or another\u2026?<\/p>\n
\n November 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: These footprints are fantastic (0) – Jim McLaughlin
\n\u201cThe Famine Of Chichen-Itza\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)
\n\u201cThe Dreadful Night\u201d (Charles Nicholas ?)
\n\u201cDeath Never Takes A Furlough\u201d (Lin Streeter)
\n\u201cMirror Of Mephisto\u201d (Charles Nicholas)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Hangman1-196x300.jpg\" "\\"Hangman1\\"")
<\/a>WEB OF MYSTERY #16<\/strong><\/a>
\n December 1952<\/strong>
\nCover: Ulrik the horrible hangman (2) – ???
\n\u201cToday You Die!\u201d (Bill Molno + Charles Nicholas ?)
\n\u201cThe Curse Of The Horrible Hangman\u201d (Charles Nicholas ?)
\n\u201cTerror Stalked The Secret City\u201d (Bill Discount, signed)
\n\u201cIt Won\u2019t Come Back Until Midnight\u201d (Charles Nicholas ?)<\/p>\n
\n(see it by clicking underlined issue number above)<\/em>
\n„Ulrik the horrible hangman“ ?! Horrible, indeed!
\nThis is, thank God, the last contribution of the „artist“ who did all the crappy covers.<\/p>\n
\nThe horror comic book with the most monotonous demons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n February 1953<\/strong>
\nCover: [Green Hag above Tunnel Of Love] (2) – Lou Cameron
\n\u201cName From The Nether World\u201d (Sy Grudko ?)
\n\u201cFrom The Graves Of The Unholy\u201d (Lou Cameron)
\n\u201cBlood Potion Of The Black Cult\u201d (Charles Nicholas + ?)
\n\u201cThe Castle Sinister\u201d (swipe artist ???)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Netherworld1-197x300.jpg\" "\\"Netherworld1\\"")
<\/a>Again one story lettered by hand.
\nSecond assignment for Sy Grudko as well as our \u201eswipe artist\u201c. Where have all the regulars gone?
\nMcLaughlin is cramming BEYOND. Zansky and Sekowsky are doing their part.
\nBut Stone, Cameron (who thankfully returns in this issue) and Rice especially seem to have taken a leave of absence. Which might explain the hiring of temps like Mr. Swipe Man.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Blackness1-198x300.jpg\" "\\"Blackness1\\"")
<\/a>WEB OF MYSTERY #18<\/strong><\/a>
\n May 1953<\/strong>
\nCover: All those bullets fired and he\u2019s still standing (3) – Ken Rice
\n\u201cThe Moon Was Red\u201d (Lou Cameron, signed)
\n\u201cOut Of Blackness They Come!\u201d (Dick Beck + ?)
\n\u201cCorpses On Cue\u201d (Jim McLaughlin + ?)
\n\u201cEvil Twangs The Devil\u2019s Harp\u201d (Ken Rice)<\/p>\n
\nKen Rice back on board after eight months of absence at WEB.
\nThis is the Ace horror issue from whence Cameron will be signing all his jobs. I detected a first Cameron solo signature in the April 1953 CRIME MUST PAY THE PENALTY #31 (story title \u201cHideout Of No Return\u201d). From here on, everything NOT signed by Cameron IS not Cameron.<\/p>\n
\nQuestions over questions\u2026
\nNah, I\u2019m just trying to create mass hysteria here\u2026 At least we know why Cameron looks strangely inked:
\nIn a note to Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Lou Cameron mentions that he is trying new ways of inking during spring\/ summer of 1953. Original wording: \u201eExperiment with india ink fountain pen that didn\u2019t work as advertised\u201c (referring to the story \u201eDouble X Marks The Spot\u201c in CRIME MUST PAY THE PENALTY #34, published in September 1953). Comparing these stories reveals the same mode of inking. The same applies to his contribution in WEB19. In WEB20 Cameron is off the fatal fountain pen again.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Statues1-201x300.jpg\" "\\"Statues1\\"")
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\n July 1953<\/strong>
\nCover: I\u2019m to die by the hands of a monster (0) – Jim McLaughlin
\n\u201cBeware The Phantom Spear\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)
\n\u201cBlack Fury\u201d (Ken Rice)
\n\u201cThe Night The Statues Walked\u201d (Lou Cameron, signed)
\n\u201cVilla Of The Vampire\u201d (Lin Streeter) \u2013 reprinted from CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN #6<\/p>\n
\nWEB19 is the first Ace horror comic book to run a reprint<\/strong>, by the way.<\/p>\n
\nWe know, of course, that he\u2019s still fighting with that fountain pen.
\n\u201cThe Night The Statues Walked\u201d is another rare first person narrative, told by a detective solving a murder mystery.<\/p>\n
\n September 1953<\/strong>
\nCover: Boil, cauldron of evil (0) – Jim McLaughlin ?
\n\u201cOut Of The Black Night\u201d (Lou Cameron, signed)
\n\u201cWhat Was It?\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)
\n\u201cThe Phantom Puppet\u201d (Lin Streeter) \u2013 reprinted from BEYOND #1
\n\u201cCrimson Hands Against Him\u201d (Sy Grudko)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/BlackNight1-200x300.jpg\" "\\"BlackNight1\\"")
<\/a>According to the \u201cEerie Publications Index<\/a>\u201d this issue is a full reprint of BEYOND #1 from November 1950. Nice to know, because BEY1 is the only Ace horror book missing at the Digital Comic Museum. Alas, it\u2019s a misinformation. True only to a small part. Let\u2019s have a look:<\/p>\n
\nOnly Streeter\u2019s \u201ePhantom Puppet\u201c is a hit. It is handlettered, and the story gets announced on BEY1s cover.<\/p>\n
\n November 1953<\/strong>
\nCover: [Giant Spider] (0) – ???
\n\u201cGhoul\u2019s Gold\u201d (Dick Ayers, signed)
\n\u201cBondage In Stone\u201d (Ken Rice)
\n\u201cMeet The Cowled Lady\u201d (Chic Stone)
\n\u201cNo Grave To Hold Him\u201d (Mike Sekowsky + Vince Alascia ?) \u2013 reprinted from CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN #6<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Sundown1.jpg\" "\\"Sundown1\\"")
<\/a>Completely Leroy lettered, except for the last story \u2013 which is a 1950 reprint.
\nAnother poor and puerile cover, featuring no balloon, but a text insert. That\u2019s a first one for Ace horror. And a last one.<\/p>\n
\nThe company seems to be in distress again. Ace has to edit all of six (!) romance titles in these months, not to mention their crime and war books.<\/p>\n
\n January 1954<\/strong>
\nCover: Horror masks that hold you (0) – Jim McLaughlin ?
\n\u201cShe Stalks At Sundown\u201d (Lou Cameron, signed)
\n\u201cHalfway To Eternity\u201d (Edward Goldfarb + ?)
\n\u201cLegion Of The Doomed\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)
\n\u201cSpectres Of The Jolly Roger\u201d (Ken Rice)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Legion1.jpg\" "\\"Legion1\\"")
<\/a>After three issues in a row containing each one reprint, WEB22 is charged with four new stories \u2013 of course Leroy lettered.
\nThe cover motif could be linked to the text story in this issue, dealing with African voodoo masks.
\nAnd we see a one-time cameo by Edward Goldfarb, an underrated early 1950s horror artist. Worked for Avon, Atlas, St. John, Story, Trojan, Youthful and Ziff-Davis.<\/p>\n
\nThe tamed were-girl turning beast again fits the description of „Shadow Of The Panther“ in ACGs ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN #9 (Feb. 1950).<\/p>\n
\n March 1954<\/strong>
\nCover: For centuries I have waited for someone to find my tomb (F) – ???
\n\u201cHow Manuelo Died\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)
\n\u201cThe Oozing Horror\u201d (Charles Nicholas + ?)
\n\u201cLong Arm Of The Undead\u201d (Ken Rice)
\n\u201cWoman Of A Thousand Faces\u201d (Louis Zansky)<\/p>\n
\nCover motif refers to the first of the one-pagers! That\u2019s a singularity we\u2019ll never see again (otherwise it would not be called a singularity)\u2026<\/p>\n
\nHis \u201cThe Oozing Horror\u201d is one of those first-person narratives we love to point out.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Oozing1-191x300.jpg\" "\\"Oozing1\\"")
<\/a>WEB OF MYSTERY #24<\/strong><\/a>
\n May 1954<\/strong>
\nCover: The Reptile World needs human specimens (0) – Ken Rice ?
\n\u201cI Died Laughing\u201d (Jim McLaughlin)
\n\u201cRealm Of The Lost Faces\u201d (Lou Cameron, signed)
\n\u201cShe Shrieked With Horror\u201d (Ken Rice)
\n\u201cMy Sinister Double\u201d (Chic Stone + ?)<\/p>\n
\n July 1954<\/strong>
\nCover: He doesn\u2019t think we exist (0) – Jim McLaughlin
\n\u201cThe Man Who Died Tomorrow\u201d (Ken Rice)
\n\u201cLair Of The Silken Doom\u201d (Lou Cameron, signed)
\n\u201cMine Own Executioner\u201d (Jim McLaughlin ? + Sy Grudko ?)
\n\u201cThe Keeper Of The Flames\u201d (\u201eAce Baker\u201c) \u2013 Reprinted from BEYOND #3<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/02\/Lostface1-199x300.jpg\" "\\"Lostface1\\"")
<\/a>Completely Leroy lettered, except for the last story \u2013 which is a 1951 reprint.<\/p>\n
\n September 1954<\/strong>
\nCover: Doom of the strangling witch (0) – ???
\n\u201cSpell Of The She-Bat\u201d (Jim McLaughlin ? + Sy Grudko ?)
\n\u201cThe Ghost Who Stole A Body\u201d (Ken Rice) \u2013 reprinted from BEYOND #2
\n\u201cSatan\u2019s Impresario\u201d (Jim McLaughlin + ?)
\n\u201cBehind The Locked Door\u201d (Jerry Grandenetti) \u2013 reprinted from BEYOND #3<\/p>\n
\n November 1954<\/strong>
\nCover: We have returned with your favorite noose\u2026 for you! (0)\u00a0 Jim McLaughlin ?
\n\u201cOne Door From Disaster\u201d (Lou Cameron, signed)
\n\u201cValley Of The Scaly Monsters\u201d (\u201eAce Baker\u201c) \u2013 reprint from BEYOND #2
\n\u201cMission Of Lost Souls\u201d (Sy Grudko)
\n\u201cEnigma Of The Unscheduled Passenger\u201d (Richard Case) – reprint from BEYOND #5<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/01\/PoliceRead-300x226.jpg\" "\\"PoliceRead\\"")
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\n May 1955<\/strong>
\nCode-approved Cover: I am RETRIBUTION\u2026 (1\/2\/3) – ???<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCurse Of The Mummy\u201d (Rudy Palais) \u2013 reprinted from FOUR FAVORITES #23
\n\u201cBoomerang Bullet\u201d (???) \u2013 reprinted from FOUR FAVORITES #27 ???<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/aces-of-ace.de\/filecollection\/sites\/2\/2012\/01\/WEB29cover-208x300.jpg\" "\\"WEB29cover\\"")
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\nSome balloons have been visibly doctored to fit the word \u201eretribution\u201c in.<\/p>\n
\n September 1955<\/strong>
\nCode-approved Cover: [Man and symbols of superstition] Superstitious? (text) – Louis Zansky<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe Doorway To Yesterday\u201d (Mike Sekowsky) \u2013 reprint from BEYOND #7
\n\u201cConscience In The Witness Chair\u201d (Paul Parker) \u2013 reprinted from FOUR FAVORITES #29<\/p>\n
\nAce, Ace, Ace\u2026 they never had a fortunate touch with covers (see discussion under section \u201cArtists\u201d).<\/p>\n
\nYou will find there the hilarious reworkings of the second and third story, preceded by a doctored story from an Ace crime book.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Lou Cameron<\/td>\n (16)<\/td>\n 5 with Rocco Mastroserio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Jim McLaughlin<\/td>\n (15)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ken Rice<\/td>\n (11)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Charles Nicholas<\/td>\n (9)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Mike Sekowsky<\/td>\n (8)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Louis Zansky<\/td>\n (6)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Bill Molno<\/td>\n (6)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chic Stone<\/td>\n (5)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n „Ace Baker“<\/td>\n (4)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sy Grudko<\/td>\n (3)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Lin Streeter<\/td>\n (3)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Martin Rose<\/td>\n (3)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n