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Creepy (1964 Warren) 1 VG- 3.5

1" Spine split from bottom.

When the Comics Code Authority cracked down on the comic book industry in 1955, horror comics all but faded from the scene. Enter Creepy magazine, publisher James Warren's tribute (after a fashion) to EC's vaunted horror comics line, which couldn't survive the Code's strong arm censorship tactics. Magazines weren't subject to the same rules, giving Warren the freedom to publish more mature content. Eerie, Vampirella, and other Warren publications followed. Stories in this first issue of Creepy include: Voodoo by Bill Pearson and Joe Orlando; H2O World! by Larry Ivie, Al Williamson, and Roy G. Krenkel; Vampires fly at Dusk! by Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall; Werewolf! by Larry Ivie and Frank Frazetta; Bewitched! by Larry Ivie and Gray Morrow; The Success Story by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson; and Pursuit of the Vampire! by Archie Goodwin and Angelo Torres. Features the first appearance of Uncle Creepy. Cover art by Jack Davis. Cover price $0.35.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 96 VF- 7.5

Stories in this issue include: Predation by Bruce Jones and Rudy Nebres; Trilby and the Star Rovers by Budd Lewis, Bill DuBay, and Luis Bermejo; Bonga and Me by Nicola Cuti and Esteban Maroto; Alien! by Bill DuBay and Martin Salvador; The Green by Bruce Jones and Luis Bermejo; and Alien Strain by Bill DuBay and Alex Nino. Cover art by Kim McQuaite. Cover price $1.50.

Creepy (1964 Warren) 104 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1267855003

Stories in this robot-themed issue include: The Games by Roger McKenzie and Pablo Marcos; The Caretaker by Bob Toomey and Alfredo Alcala; Mother Park by Roger McKenzie and Jose Ortiz; Wolfer O'Connel: In the City of Gold by Budd Lewis and Pepe Moreno; Holocost by Steve Englehart and Terry Austin; and Keep Kool by Bob Toomey and Alex Nino. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $1.25.

Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 12 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4369204004

Stories in this issue include: The Masque of the Red Death, Vampyrus, Nor Custom Stale, Escape, Portrait of Satan, and Robert Bloch's The Past Master. Contributors include Tom Sutton, Johnny Craig, Jeff Jones, Joe Orlando, Ric Estrada, and Al McWilliams. Cover art by Dan Atkins. 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Eerie (1966 Warren Magazine) 28 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4369204008

Stories in this issue include: The Hidden Evils by James Haggenmiller and Dan Adkins; The Beast in the Swamp by Bill Warren and Billy Graham; The Rescue Party by Buddy Saunders (owner of Lone Star Comics!) and Jack Sparling; Follow Apollo by R. Michael Rosen and Tom Sutton; Ice Scream by R. Michael Rosen and Bill DuBay; Pit of Evil by Al Hewetson and Dick Piscopo; The Last Train to Orion by Pat Boyette; and Easy Way to a Tuff Surfboard by Archie Goodwin and Frank Frazetta. Cover art by Pat Boyette. Cover price $0.50.

Rook (1979 Magazine) 1 VF/NM 9.0

After appearing in Eerie for two and a half years, The Rook gets his own magazine. Painted cover art by Richard Corben. Ads for Alien Invasion Comix and Movie Aliens Illustrated. The Original Master Of Time Part 1, script by Bill DuBay, art by Lee Elias; Restin Dane sets out to find out what became of Adam Dane, the first master of time, and travels to the future, whilst sending Bishop Dane back to 1892 to start searching from there; Story is prefaced with a couple of paragraphs from H.G. Wells' The Time Machine (1895); It is implied that the character Herbert is Wells himself. They Came Out Of The Picadillies starring Buck Blaster And The Starbusters, script by Nicola Cuti and Bill Dubay, pencils by Jim Janes, inks by Rudy Nebres. The Time To Be Forgotten!, script by Bill Dubay, pencils by Jim Janes, inks by Alfredo Alcala. Untitled Bolt story, script by Rich Margopolis, art by Alex Nino. Magazine size. 76 pgs. $1.75. Cover price $1.75.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 5 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: See item notes

Severe inner well scuff(s).

Label #4226089001

Issue #5. May 1970. Stories in this issue include: "The Satanic Sisterhood of Stonehenge"; "Craft of a Cat's Eye"; "Scaly Death"; "An Axe to Grind"; "Avenged by Aurora"; "Ghoul Girl"; "Escape Route"; and "Luna." Features new name for fan club page: "Vampi's Flames." Written by T. Casey Brennan, Nicola Cuti, Don Glut, Al Hewetson, and Bill Parente. Art by Billy Graham, John Fantucchio, Jeff Jones, and Mike Royer. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. 8.25" x 11". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.50.

Vampirella (1969 Warren) 12 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white

Slab: Significant scuff(s) front or back

Label #0627117014

Stories in this issue include: "Vampi's Feary Tales: The Sirens"; "Death's Dark Angel" (a demon touch spells death to Vampi); "The Eye of Ozirios"; "Quest"; and "To Kill a God." Written by Frank Brunner, Gardner Fox, Archie Goodwin, Jeff Jones, and Wally Wood. Art by Frank Brunner, Jose Gonzales, Billy Graham, Jeff Jones, and Wally Wood. Includes report on The First Annual Warren Awards at the 1970 New York Comicon. Future comic artist Brian Bunick makes his fan page debut. Cover art by San Julian. Cover price $0.50.