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"The Thing in the Mud!"
Spellbound 22
Spellbound
Title: "The Thing in the Mud!"
Volume: 1
Number: 22
Cover price: .10
Cover date: May, 1954
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Atlas Comics
Credits
Chief: Stan Lee
Writers: Unknown
Pencilers: Art Peddy; Mac L. Pakula; Bill Savage; Jack Abel; Paul Reinman
Inkers: Art Peddy; Mac L. Pakula; Bill Savage; Jack Abel; Paul Reinman
Cover artists: Harry Anderson
Cover colorist: Stan Goldberg
Colorists: Unknown
Letterers: Unknown
Editors: Stan Lee
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"The Thing in the Mud!" is the first story featured in issue #22 of the comic book anthology series Spellbound. It was written by an unknown author and featured artwork by Art Peddy. The second story is called "The Mark of the Vampire!", also by an unknown writer, and was illustrated by Mac Pakula. The third story is titled "13 Years!" by artist & inker Bill Savage. This is followed by a four-page tale called "Worse Than Death!", illustrated by Jack Abel. The fifth and final vignette is "The Wedding Present". The writer is unknown, but it was penciled and inked by Paul Reinman. All stories were edited by Stan Lee. This issue shipped with a May, 1954 cover date and carries a cover price of .10 cents per copy.

"The Thing in the Mud!"[]

"The Thing in the Mud"
Mud Man
Title: "The Thing in the Mud"
Credits
Writers: Unknown
Pencilers: Arthur Peddy
Inkers: Arthur Peddy
Colorists: Unknown
Letterers: Unknown
Editors: Stan Lee

A woman collapses in the woods near a mud bog. She is startled to find a mud man slinking out of the muck towards her. At first she is frightened, but then realizes that the being is gentle and kind. They find a way to communicate and he tells her that he hails from an underwater kingdom, and that he has not had good experiences on the surface. The woman invites him to her home and has him sleep in the garage. Locals learns about the creature and the police arrive to arrest him. Before they can take him away, the woman realizes that she is in love with the mud man and gives him a passionate kiss.

Featured characters[]

  • Unidentified female

Supporting characters[]

  • Mud Man

Antagonists[]

  • Angry citizen

Minor characters[]

  • Police officer

Organizations[]

  • Unidentified police department

Races & Animals[]

Locations[]

  • Unknown

Items[]

Vehicles[]

  • None

Powers[]

Miscellaneous[]

"The Mark of the Vampire!"[]

"The Mark of the Vampire!"
Rudolph Hagstrom
Title: "The Mark of the Vampire!"
Credits
Writers: Unknown
Pencilers: Mac Pakula
Inkers: Mac Pakula
Colorists: Unknown
Letterers: Unknown
Editors: Stan Lee

Gruesome attacks take place in the town of Centerville, and all signs point to a vampire as the perpetrator. Frank Hagstrom takes note of his brother Rudolph's strange behavior and nocturnal activities and begins to suspect him of being the vampire. He weighs confronting his brother to protect his neighbors while also wishing he could protect him. Frank girds himself to the hard fact that Rudolph must be stopped. He carves a wooden stake out of a tree branch and attacks Rudolph. Before dying however, Rudolph spreads the curse of vampirism to his brother.

Featured characters[]

  • Frank Hagstrom

Supporting characters[]

  • Helen Hagstrom

Antagonists[]

  • Rudolph Hagstrom

Minor characters[]

  • Unnamed neighbors

Organizations[]

  • None

Races & Animals[]

Locations[]

  • Centerville

Items[]

Vehicles[]

Powers[]

Miscellaneous[]

"13 Years!"[]

"13 Years!"
13 Years
Title: "13 Years!"
Credits
Writers: Unknown
Pencilers: Bill Savage
Inkers: Bill Savage
Colorists: Unknown
Letterers: Unknown
Editors: Stan Lee

An unidentified New York gets in the way of a bank robbery and the thieves attempt to steal his car. As they shoot it out with the cops, they leave their bag of stolen jewels in the man's car. The man thinks that he is on Easy Street, but doesn't want to risk pawning the jewels just yet. He decides to wait thirteen years, during which time he becomes homeless and destitute. Desperate for money, he unearths the jewels from where he had hidden them and brings them to a jeweler. The man tells him that they are clever imitations and only offers him ten dollars for the lot. The man ruefully accepts. He takes his ten dollars to a pawn shop where he asks for a revolver and one bullet.

Featured characters[]

  • Unidentified man

Supporting characters[]

  • None

Antagonists[]

  • Unidentified bank robber #1
  • Unidentified bank robber #2

Minor characters[]

  • Unidentified jeweler
  • Unidentified pawn broker

Organizations[]

Races & Animals[]

Locations[]

Items[]

Vehicles[]

Powers[]

Miscellaneous[]

"Worse Than Death!"[]

"Worse Than Death!"
Worse Than Death
Title: "Worse Than Death!"
Credits
Writers: Unknown
Pencilers: Jack Abel
Inkers: Jack Abel
Colorists: Unknown
Letterers: Unknown
Editors: Stan Lee

A French miser named Georges Ferdu is a slumlord who is constantly increasing his tenant's rent. Not believing in banks, he hordes all of his money in his own home. Due to poor construction, his apartments are death traps, and one catches on fire, killing more than a hundred people. One of the survivors, having lost his wife and children, decides to take revenge on Georges. He goes to Georges' house and takes all of his money and throws it out the window. The miser loses his mind attempting to pick up all of his money from the streets of Paris.

Featured characters[]

  • Georges Ferdu

Supporting characters[]

  • Jacques
  • Revenge-driven tenant

Antagonists[]

  • Georges Ferdu
  • Jacques

Minor characters[]

  • Unidentified tenants

Organizations[]

  • None

Races & Animals[]

Locations[]

Items[]

Vehicles[]

Powers[]

Miscellaneous[]

"The Wedding Present"[]

"The Wedding Present"
The Wedding Present
Title: "The Wedding Present"
Credits
Writers: Unknown
Pencilers: Paul Reinman
Inkers: Paul Reinman
Colorists: Unknown
Letterers: Unknown
Editors: Stan Lee

Harry Krebs is a fairly unattractive man who has fallen for a lounge singer named Lila. Lila is fairly unpleasant however, and has no desire to associate with Harold because of his ugliness. Lila reluctantly goes on a date with Harry after he plies her with riches. When Lila tries to convince Harry to buy her a new sports roadster, he introduces her to his friend, Dan Royal. Dan and Lila hit it off and fall in love. Harry falls into a deep depression after Lila tells him that they are to be married. Harry travels to Haiti where a bartender named Rickey points him in the direction of a voodoo witch doctor. Harry spies the man preparing what he believes to be a love potion. Unable to meet the man's price, Harry swipes the potion and returns to the States. He attends Dan and Lila's wedding and gives her the potion as a gift. Lila drinks it and falls madly in love with him. The voodoo practitioner is present and uses his magic to transform Harry and Lila into wedding cake ornaments.

Featured characters[]

  • Harry Krebs

Supporting characters[]

  • Dan Royal

Antagonists[]

  • Lila
  • Voodoo witch doctor

Minor characters[]

  • Rickey the bartender

Organizations[]

  • None

Races & Animals[]

Locations[]

Items[]

Vehicles[]

Powers[]

Miscellaneous[]

Notes & Trivia[]

Recommended Reading[]

External Links[]

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