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"To close out, here's a story from Fawcett's first horror issue, This Magazine is Haunted #1 (1951). The artist was Sheldon Moldoff, who devised the title:
And finally, here's a grim story from Ziff-Davis's Weird Thrillers #4 (1952), with a bit…"
And finally, here's a grim story from Ziff-Davis's Weird Thrillers #4 (1952), with a bit…"
"Here's another wild tale from Fawcett, from Worlds of Fear #7 (1952):
And here's a grim one from Worlds of Fear #10 (1953):
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And here's a grim one from Worlds of Fear #10 (1953):
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"ACG was active as a horror publisher prior to the Code. In the Code-era it was an active fantastic stories publisher. Here's a story of musical horror from Adventures into Unknown #59 (1954), one of the later pre-Code issues:
Many issues of ME's…"
Many issues of ME's…"
"Re the "Scarlett" cover, I've not seen that before. How good the art is!
I would guess it was editor Larry Nadle's project and didn't happen as planned because he died, like "Yankee Doodle Dandy" intended for Showcase. In that case a cover was…"
I would guess it was editor Larry Nadle's project and didn't happen as planned because he died, like "Yankee Doodle Dandy" intended for Showcase. In that case a cover was…"
"Bob Powell contributed a number of strong stories to the later issues. I doubt this story from #45 (cover-date 1961) is consistent with real history (he was already world famous), but Powell’s art really delivers for it:
The story was partly…"
The story was partly…"
"The Code version of Black Magic appeared from 1957-1961. The run includes stories by Joe Orlando, George Tuska, Angelo Torres, Bob Powell, Dick Ayers and Steve Ditko.
This tale from Black Magic #43 (1960) has particularly strong art by Angelo…"
This tale from Black Magic #43 (1960) has particularly strong art by Angelo…"
"Some of the stories from the titles fizzle out, but there are highlights.
“Blue Fire!” from Black Cat Mystic #62 (cover-date 1958) has stylised art by Ernie Schroeder. It might be too stylised for some tastes, but it seems to me very impactful at…"
“Blue Fire!” from Black Cat Mystic #62 (cover-date 1958) has stylised art by Ernie Schroeder. It might be too stylised for some tastes, but it seems to me very impactful at…"
"With the coming of the Code horror titles were replaced by uncanny story or fantastic story titles. These are often called mystery titles, but I think that term confusing. They mixed stories of the supernatural or unexplained with science fiction,…"
"This story is from Witches Tales #10 (1952). Is that Bruno Premiani pencilling? (Oct 31) A better guess might be John Daly, who had a run on "Aquaman". The GCD says Donahue on pencils and tentatively suggests Warren Kremer on inks:
DC fans might…"
DC fans might…"
"“Gateway to Death” was the first story in Black Cat #30 (1951). The GCD credits the pencils to Vic Donahue and leaves the inks open. The inking looks the same as the inking on "Grave on the Green" in #33, which the GCD credits pencils and inks to…"
"As a follow-up, here's another story with art by George Evans, from This Magazine is Haunted #2 (1951):
This one owes everything to its art and colours, I think.
Images from Comic Book Plus."
This one owes everything to its art and colours, I think.
Images from Comic Book Plus."
"Here's another story from Fawcett, from This Magazine is Haunted #12 (1953). This one is like those Ace tales, a wild fantasy. The art is by Bud Thompson:
The twist conclusion comes out of nowhere, but Thompson's delivery gives it impact.…"
The twist conclusion comes out of nowhere, but Thompson's delivery gives it impact.…"
"In a lighter vein, here's a story from Harvey's Witches Tales #23 (cover-date 1954). The GCD attributes the pencils to Manny Stallman and notes that Sid Jacobson's name appears on the splashboard as Sid J. Kobson, "indicating he probably wrote or…"
"Despite its crudity, I like the energy and apocalypticism of this story by Don Rico from Capt. Battle Comics #2 (1941). The nightmarish upheaval it depicts is a metaphor for the war.
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"But man can't live by horror alone: there's a place in life for fairy tales. So as a follow-up here's a version of the story of Cinderella Ditko drew for Charlton's The Thing #12 (cover-date 1954):
Fairy tale parodies were a sub-type of horror…"
Fairy tale parodies were a sub-type of horror…"
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