''Mystery Comics Digest'' was one of three

digest size Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately , but can also be and , similar to the size of a DVD case. These sizes have evolved from the printin ...

comics published by

Gold Key Comics Gold Key Comics was originally an imprint of American company Western Publishing, created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold Key operated this way from 1962 to 1984. Currently, Gold Key Comics is owned b ...

in the early 1970s. The other two were ''

Golden Comics Digest ''Golden Comics Digest'' was one of three digest size comics published by Gold Key Comics in the early 1970s. The other two were ''Mystery Comics Digest'' and ''Walt Disney Comics Digest''. Published from 1969 to 1976, all 48 issues were reprints, ...

'' and ''

Walt Disney Comics Digest ''Walt Disney Comics Digest'' was one of three digest size comics published by Gold Key Comics in the early 1970s. The other two were ''Mystery Comics Digest'' and ''Golden Comics Digest''. It was the first digest-sized regular Disney comic publish ...

''. ''Mystery Comics Digest'' was published for 26 issues, from 1972 to 1975. All reprinted stories from three of Gold Key's mystery/suspense/fantasy/science fiction anthologies: ''

Ripley's Believe It or Not! ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' feat ...

'', '' Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery'', and '' Twilight Zone'', in a three-issue rotation. Each issue highlighted the title it was reprinted from on the cover. Issue focus: * ''Believe It or Not!''- #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25 * ''Boris Karloff''- #2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26 * ''Twilight Zone''- #3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 In addition to reprints, each issue had several original works. Some of these would introduce characters who appeared in

Don Glut Donald F. Glut (; born February 19, 1944) is an American writer, motion picture film director, and screenwriter. He is best known for writing The Empire Strikes Back (novel), the novelization of the second ''Star Wars'' film, ''The Empire Strikes ...

's titles at Gold Key: Dagar,

Doctor Spektor Doctor Spektor is a fictional comic book "occult detective" that appeared in Western Publishing's Gold Key Comics.Plowright, Frank ''The Slings and Arrows Comic Guide''. Great Britain : Slings & Arrows, 2003 (p.189) Created by writer Donald F. G ...

, and Tragg. Tragg appeared in issues #3 and 9 before getting his own title.

appeared in issues #5, 10–12, and 21 before getting his own title. Duroc/Durak, who would assist Dagar, appeared in issues #7, 14, 15. Dagar's foe, Xorkon, appeared first in #14. The first two Duroc stories were originally intended to feature Dagar.Rutledge, Charles
Donald F. Glut interview
. Sword & Sorcery (Pitch Black Books). Accessed Aug. 31, 2011. Also, several of the creatures that Dr. Spektor fought appeared here first, including Ra-ka-tep the mummy (#1), Count Wulfstein the werewolf (#2), Simbar the werelion (#3), Baron Tibor the vampire (#4), and the Lurker in the Swamp (#7).

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