R.I.P.

The Horrors of Crime Week continues, and here’s Rex Lane again in his third and final THOIA appearance. Today’s story though is actually his very first appearance in Atlas Comics’ Young Men series, (I sort of posted them in reverse order--ooops.) But whatever, for anyone who’s a character completist you now have them all... you can re-read the other two spook-tacular “Solver of the Supernatural” adventures HERE, and HERE.
From the June 1953 issue of Young Men #21

Mucho thanks to Dave for the great looking scans!

The Walking Dead

Last month we saw Rex Lane tackle a ghostly spirit at an ominous midnight séance (HERE.) But this time around everyone's favorite "solver of the supernatural" faces a trio of vicious zombies in the dead of winter! Yes, it's another spooky entry in this short lived Atlas series from ultra talented George Tuska.

From the August 1953 issue of Young Men #22

(Thanks again to Pmack for the scans!)

The Stroke of 12

Rex Lane, “Solver of the Supernatural” is one of four individual stories featured in issues #21, 22, and 23 of Atlas Comics’ Young Men series. Other stories in this run of the series revolve around a war hero, a race car driver, and a boxer. But to me, Rex Lane’s tales of ghostly hauntings are the best of the lot, as he attempts to disprove the supernatural, but instead always manages to discover that the sinister forces of darkness do indeed exist. With excellent art from George Tuska, today’s entry features a phony séance that turns out to be anything but. Now if only Lane’s catty girlfriend Belle wasn’t so annoying!

From the October 1953 issue of Young Men #23