Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1993) comic books

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Elvira doesn't suffer curses gladly, but she does use them freely, and that's gotten her into trouble with the FCC...and a ticket to the Big House! Now she's got to fend off psycho killers, hold her own against prison matrons, and get to the bottom of her trash-mouth tendencies through past-life regression! Plus, Elvira comes face to..uh, surface with her extra-dimensional enemy in Part Six of "To Skelloween and Back." By Frank Strom, John Heebink, Lou Mougin, David Day and Ricardo Villagran. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Our heroine discovers that kid's show host Gooroo is actually a despot from the magical land of Brimsville, and with the aid of enchanted instrument Farney Fife, she must defeat him before he--or his nasty ex-wife, Bichee'Pu--takes over our world! What a tribute to the Krofft--er, craft, of the creative team! Also, a surprise back-up, featuring Elvira in a way you never expected to see her! By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Bruce Patterson, Richard Howell and Tod Smith. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's digging her down-time on a cut-rate sea cruise, until she discovers that the ship is full of buffet-minded werewolves. The only thing that could make things worse would be the attack of a giant cyborg squid-monster...then that happens, too! It's all in "Voyage of the Scammed." Plus, Elvira applies her considerable resources to track down the villain who's trying to ruin her best friend's band of street performers in the climax of "All's Fair." By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Ricardo Villagran, Richard Howell, Tod Smith and Al Vey. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's beside herself with anger when she learns that she's been lumped in with the "Bad Girls" trend in trash culture! She makes it a point of honor to track down three leading Bad Girls and show them how much nicer it is to be good! She's got her work cut out for her, though, in taking on Lady Moribund, the Tramps, and Polly Sirene! An extra-special book-lengther, featuring lavishly loopy lampoons of several trendy titanesses! By Frank Strom, John Heebink, Louis Lachance and Frank Springer. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's show's budget is in such disrepair the only thing for her to do is to shoot her own movie. Luckily, she knows what the American public wants to see (wrestlers, monsters, rock & roll, kung fu, gratuitous nudity, and an Important Social Statement), and goes for it! What will happen, though, when her chosen locale is the same one where "Tiny" Toonberg's filming his latest multi-zillion-buck epic? Plus, a surprising back-up. By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Richard Howell and Anna-Maria Cool. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira thinks she has problems with her upcoming tax audit? She should try finding the ideal holiday gift for one's daughter...if one happens to be Dracula! Drac enlists Elvira in his quest and agrees to help the Mistress of the Dark with what's threatening her. This involves a time-trip back to from when Elvira should have saved those receipts, an overzealous Fed, and a vampire monster from the beginning of time, not to mention Drac's daughter, Vladia! By Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Bruce Patterson. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's been trying to unload her fixer-upper of a multi-story house for months now. So what if it's got a shambling nethercreature in the attic and the walls drip blood; it's in a nice neighborhood! She finally recruits some professionals to help, but can you imagine the optimal buyer for Elvira's house of mystery? Find out in "Unreal Estate." Plus a back-up in which Elvira meets a beautiful bandit queen. By Richard Howell, John Heebink, Louis Lachance, Buddy Scalera, John Wilcox and Ronn Sutton. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira finds that TV station K-WHA? has been sold to a new conglomerate, and the professional fates of the staffers are now in the hands of the sinister (but stylish) Morgan Chase. Elvira expects them to revolt, but they're all strangely placid, unresisting--as if they've been replaced by Pumpkin Pod People! Could Skelloween have anything to do with the plot? Plus, Elvira's bandit queen double enlists her in a plot to make her South-of-the-border village safe in Part Two of "The Legend of El Vira." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Buddy Scalera, John Wilcox and Louis Lachance. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's got a heart as big as all outdoors, and so when her old pal Vladia (Dracula's daughter) asks for help in reviving her dead vampire boyfriend, the Mistress of the Dark agrees--even though it means going head-to-head with her enemy, Suspira, and competing on a series of Hellish Game Shows! Also, Elvira's search for the missing necklace brings her back into contact with Silent-Q, her old teacher from spy school! By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Bruce Patterson, Jo Duffy, John Heebink and Bob Wiacek. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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In "Steel-Belted Radials of Death," a simple custom car show appearance turns into a drag-race with danger, as an accursed spark plug changes Elvira's car into a destructive demon-mobile! Then a spear-wielding Elvira gets the upper hand over her former ally the Purrloiner, in "Cat Fight," Part Five of "Historical Babes." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Jo Duffy, John Heebink and Bob Wiacek. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Bring an apple for teacher and pick up your own copy of "Aarrgh! Real Monsters!" Also, Elvira and the Purrloiner fight, then team up to face down the master villain in "He Who Quacks Last," Part Six of "Historical Babes." By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Jo Duffy, John Heebink and Bob Wiacek. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Watch as Elvira protects Skeev Campbell, Alicia Silverspoon, Sara Filbert, and the girl who played "Tootie" from grisly deaths in "Groan!" Also, Part Seven of "Historical Babes." By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Bruce Patterson, Jo Duffy, John Heebink and Frank Springer. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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With the "Star Drek" franchise lagging, the Mistress of the Dark debuts as "Six of 7/8," and also deals with the jealousy of original "Drek" captain William Shattspeare. It's all in "The Search for Schlock!" Also, Elvira and her allies face down the evil mega-sorceress who's out to destroy life as we know it, in "Showgirls," the conclusion of "Historical Babes." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Jo Duffy, John Heebink and Frank Springer. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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HOLIDAY ON ICE - After a fiasco at the Toy Expo, Elvira's taking a Christmas vacation, but her mountain gateway resort is the site of the filming of Snow Party, and it's under attack by a guileful Asian Snow Faerie and her killer Wendigo. This ain't your normal tinsel and wassail; it's a bodacious book-length horror/humor extravaganza. By Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Bruce Patterson. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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In "White House or Bust!", the Prez asks for Elvira's help in proving that he didn't do anything wrong--it was his clone who did it all! Can Elvira put a happy face on a national scandal? Then, in "Diving Belle," Elvira breaks the surface in pursuit of the legendary, lost wind-up boat, the Toytanic. By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Tod Smith and Bob Wiacek. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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No amount of supernatural chaos could ever have prepared Elvira for the surging menace known as prime-time TV programming! Once her favorite show is cancelled, she's willing to take on any number of demons and devils to rescue it. It's all in "The Sentennial!" Also, Spooky Suzie tries to strong-arm the Elvira creative staff into making her the book's heroine in "Brainstorming Session." By Jo Duffy, Neil Vokes, Louis Lachance, Frank Strom, Richard Howell and Steve Leialoha. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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After a young fan alerts Elvira to the fact that his town doesn't carry her classy "Movie Macabre" show, she hops on a hog and takes to the road to uncover the criminal conspiracy that threatens kitschy TV as we know it in "Last Exit to Nowheresville," guest-starring Vladia, daughter of Dracula! Plus, Elvira grabs a photo-op with the World's Greatest Hero and winds up caught in a roll of laughs in "Elvira meets Splendidman." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Jo Duffy, John Heebink and Mike Manley. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's in a beauty-contest frame of mind--and body--as she enters the "Miss Lucky Legs" competition, against such formidable opponents as Spooky Suzie and...a hideous alien who's disguised as a hardbody babe. It's a challenge to the Mistress of the Dark's ingenuity to ensure that the winner is at least human in "Lucky Legs!" Also, Skelloween and Princess Pumpkin attempt to convert El's loyal assistant Pierce to their side in "...Or Give Me Death!" By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Jo Duffy, Tod Smith and Bob Wiacek. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's combat against the forces of W.H.I.S.P.E.R. (and their evil formula to give super-powers to super-models) shifts into high gear when she meets Agent Double-O-Nothing, but is he friend or foe? It's all in "The Guy Who Loved Me!" Also, it's diagnosis: laughter when Elvira gets a guest-shot on the hit medical drama "I.C.U." in "For All Intensive Purposes." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance, Jo Duffy and Dan Day. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's war with W.H.I.S.P.E.R. leads her to Italy, where she faces a troupe of killer zombies, and her only ally is the undead Flint Westwood. It's all in "Rome on the Range!" Also, Elvira gets entangled in a tiff between Sublima and Teenage Wench and her talking cat Winston in "Cat on a Wire." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance, Jo Duffy, Al Bigley and Mike Manley. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's trapped into helping the too-cute Allswell sisters (from their Wuzza-Wuzza TV series) repair their spell book; but there's the devil to pay when the demon Heckronomicus shows up to claim it...and them! It's all in "Charmed Lives!" Also, what could drive Elvira into the clutches of weird little men? Find out in "The Seven Deadly Dwarfs." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Jo Duffy, John Heebink and Mike Manley. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's gotta shop-shop-shop if she's going to get presents for all her friends (and friendly enemies) before the holiday party--but how's she going to buy everything when she keeps getting interrupted by invasion-happy pre-hero alien monsters like Flambaay, Errgo and Sis Boom Baa? It's all in "Christmas on the Prowl!", the annual eggnogg-ed out book-lengther by Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Bruce Patterson. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50.

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Elvira's won a trip to a tropical island resort! It's a shame it's overrun by scientifically-created beast-men created by Dr. Merlot, bedeviled by a masked killer, and visited by Lovery "Love" Love, teen TV titan. Is it any wonder that Elvira's response is "Groan - Two!!?" Also featuring another hilarious Elvira back-up featurette. By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Richard Howell, James W. Fry III and Art Viscardi. B&W Cover price $2.50.

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Strange creatures from space are taking over the world--or at least the world of kids' programming--and Elvira's one chance to stop them might just result in a reality TV special. It's all in "Telechubby Alien Autopsy." Also, Elvira's campaign to stop the book-burning old folks' home comes to a spellbinding end--in the finale of the latest serial "Better Read Than Dead." By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Tony Isabella and Bruce Patterson. B&W Cover price $2.50.

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Written by Frank Strom, Richard Howell and Kurt Busiek. Art by Tod Smith, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Amanda Conner, Bill Anderson, Richard Howell, Al Milgrom, Steve Leialoha and Dan DeCarlo. Super-special 100th issue! Special features! Elvira's passing the milestone of one hundred monthly issues at Claypool! Does this issue also celebrate her passing from this life? Many, many guest stars from Elvira's eventful history gather to observe "The Death of Elvira!" by Frank Strom and Tod Smith. It's not a hoax, not a dream, and has very little to do with Red Elvira-ite. Then, the Mistress of the Dark narrates the origin of Bela, her shape-changing pet; actually, several origins, each done in a different art style, in "That Old Familiar Feeling," written by Richard Howell and featuring art by Ronn Sutton and Bruce Patterson, Amanda Conner and Bill Anderson (children's storybook version), Richard Howell and Al Milgrom (Simon and Kirby romance comic version) and Steve Leialoha (Walt Kelly-style version). Also: To top off the fun, Elvira helps Spooky Suzie move into her new mansion -- in a neighborhood so quiet and cozy that it creeps Elvira out in "Suburban Fear" by Kurt Busiek, with a super-special art job by the avatar of the "Archie"-style of art, Mr. Josie himself...Dan DeCarlo! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Tod Smith, Dan Day and Terry Austin. The future Elvira and her sister face the sinister Skelloween and his plot to destroy Playcool Comics' shipment to Diamondopolis Dimensional Distribution, in "The Elvira of 2952: Part 2"! Plus: "Remember My Name"! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.