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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $573.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1947-07-01 |
| 6.0 | $716.74 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1947-07-01 |
| RAW | $225.74 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1947-07-01 |
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Horror at Haunted Castle!
1818: Doctor Frankenstein has succeeded in creating a monster. However, ill in health, Frankenstein suffers a heart attack and as he dies he puts a curse on his castle home, vowing that those who live in his castle will never know peace even as his soul shall never rest.
1947: Louise Grant gets a phone call from her employer Mark Mason to tell her that he has a case for the Blonde Phantom and that he needs her to report into the office early. Louise has no intention of making that order, as she herself is the Blonde Phantom. She changes into her costume and meets with Mark at his office. Mark takes Blonde Phantom to Castle Frankenstein, which has been transported to America brick-by-brick after being purchased by the wealthy Elmo Lane. As they approach, the sinister figure watches their arrival and vows to make them regret not heeding his warnings.
Meeting with Elmo Lang, Mark and the Blonde Phantom are told how Lang had began receiving warnings from a man calling himself Baron Frankenstein. Lang tells them that he has searched every inch of the castle, but has found no trace of the mystery man leaving the notes, yet they still appear. Hearing Elmo's daughter scream, Blonde Phantom races upstairs to her aid. Entering the girls room she catches Baron Frankenstein attempting to kidnap the girl. The creature tosses the captive girl at Blonde Phantom then suddenly disappears. When Mark and Elmo arrive, Blonde Phantom suggests that he may have escaped through a secret passage. As Elmo comforts his daughter, they ask him what the Baron could want. Lang believes him crazy, explaining that the creature is seeking out some treasure that is apparently hidden in the castle. Elmo believes this impossible as the castle was brought to America brick-by-brick and if there was a fortune hidden somewhere it surely would have been found in transport. When the Blonde Phantom asks for a map of the castle so she can search the secret passages, Elmo informs her that Baron Frankenstein had stolen the only copy. While down in the castle's dungeon, Baron Frankenstein stands before the tomb of his ancestor vowing that he will find the treasure hidden in the castle.
Later that night, as everyone is sleeping, Baron Frankenstein once more preys on Elmo's daughter in her bedroom. However, Blonde Phantom anticipated this move and once more confronts the monster. Blonde Phantom battles the monster, but it easily defeats her and takes both the Blonde Phantom and Elmo's daughter prisoner. He ties them up in the basement and demands to know where his family treasure has been hidden. However, as he questions the girl, Blonde Phantom uses the sharp edge of Frankenstein's tomb to cut her ropes and knocks out Baron Frankenstein with a chair. Untying her fellow prisoner, Blonde Phantom realizes where the gold is. She explains that Baron Frankenstein's ancestor asked to be cremated out of fear that someone would restore him to life. She then removes the lid to the tomb revealing the gold hidden inside. The Blonde Phantom then allows Baron Frankenstein to take the gold and leave, ending his threat to the Lang family.
Creative credits
Writers: Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder
Interior art: Syd Shores, Christopher Rule, Syd Shores, Syd Shores
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