Journey into Mystery 1972 #4 - reader copy - $6.00
Robert Blake, student of the occult, visits a strange church which was overtaken by dark forces and becomes swept away by the ancient evil once released there.
A circus magician unexpectedly attains real occult powers, at the cost of his own life.
Martin Ballard is pursued by the curse of the treasure of Genghis Khan, which he once stole.
On-sale date from The Comic Reader #92, December 1972.
- The Haunter of the Dark! - Pencils credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (7 February 2005).
- The Haunter of the Dark! - Story adapted by permission of Arkham House Publishers. The H. P. Lovecraft story that this is based on was published in 1936 and was a sequel to Robert Bloch's 1935 story "The Shambler from the Stars." The protagonist here is named for Robert Bloch.
- The Latest Low-down on Marvel's Light-Hearted Luminaries - For Literature-Lovers At Large! - Includes Stan Lee's Soapbox and the Mighty Marvel Checklist as well as teaser for The War of the Worlds.
- - letters from readers Brian Earl Brown, Jon Miles and Fred Bottomsley
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