Witches Tales (1969 Magazine) comic books 1968-1970

Cover by Chic Stone. Stories and art by Ezra Jackson, Don Weaver, and Ken Battefield. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. Paranormal investigator Dr. Trimm realizes that Ellen's uncle Caleb is not a ghost, or even dead at all. Kolah (a renamed Rulah the Jungle Girl) encounters the terrifying ape women of Antilla. A woman is possessed by the spirit of a witch after relocating to Salem, Massachusetts. Devil on His Shoulder; Broom for a Witch; Green Horror; Grimm, Ghost Doctor; Mirror of Madness; The Antilla Terror; Ghost-Bait; Ohhhh, Brother! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by L.B. Cole and Rudy Palais. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A ballerina's partner returns from the grave for one last waltz. A "ghost doctor" investigates after a plastic surgeon is apparently murdered by a dead ex-patient. The ghost of King John arises to protect the original copy of the Magna Carta. Until Dead - Rot; Witches Haunt; From Beyond the Grave; Portrait of Death; The Genius; Death Is Only Skin Deep; Death to a Traitor; A Taste of Blood. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 52 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Larry Woromay, Oscar Fraga, Jack Sparling, and Carl Burgos. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A glutton and his mother disparage his wife's cooking abilities - until she makes him a meal he'll never forget, in the memorably titled "Yeech!" A desperate man turns to murder and robbery to feed his family. A man builds a robotic woman companion for himself, but the tech support is a killer. The Devil's Monster; Doom Creatures; Yeech!; Nightmare; Blood and Old Bones; Until Death Do Us Part; Thief of Souls; Over Her Dead Body. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 52 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Larry Woromay, Antonio Reynoso, Oscar Stepancich, Walter Casadei, and Dick Ayers. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A former employee takes holiday-themed revenge on the businessmen who framed him. A couple murders a rich, witchy aunt, but her cat returns for revenge. After a train accident, a man realizes that no one can see or hear him. The Witch's Claws; Weird Vengeance; The Mummies; The Demon From Beyond; The Devil's Fiddle; Horror Harbor; Crawling Death; A Skeleton in the Closet. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Larry Woromay, Antonio Reynoso, Oscar Stepancich, Walter Casadei, and Oscar Fraga. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A brain operation unleashes the monstrous beast within an ordinary man. A traveling salesman and his wife disregard a house's history of horrible murders. A man with a rare bone condition tries an experimental cure that turns his bones elastic, in a horror classic with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Old Hag's Claws of Horror; Monster in White; Werewolf Castle; The Needless Night; Stretching Things; Skull Scavenger; The Ghoul and the Guest; The Bloody Guillotine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Antonio Reynoso and Oscar Fraga. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. Brothers plot to murder their wealthy aunt, but she's got dark powers on her side. A prehistoric egg is accidentally incubated by a museum, hatching an ancient monstrosity. A honeymooning couple meets their ancestors, vampires still living in an ancient castle. House of Vampires; Spirits of the Witch; Demon; A Hole in the Sky; Cadaver's Revenge; Fate Laughs at Clowns; Hammer of Evil. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Chic Stone, Larry Woromay, Dick Ayers, and Oscar Fraga. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. The cursed Mask of Medusa passes to a new owner. In an unusual tale, a coffin narrates its own life story. A heroic jungle girl visits an island to find the magical Drum of Life. A Corpse For the Coffin; Mask of Horror; The Dead Monsters; Dollar$ and Doom; The Thing in the Cellar; Drums of Doom; The Tiger's Paw. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Larry Woromay and Dick Ayers. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A couple discovers a mad scientist's army of giant rats. A scientist refuses to believe that murders in the nearby graveyard are the work of a vampire. Vampire; The Skeleton; Black Death; The Gateway to Yesterday; Exit the Lone Ghost; Nightmare Island; Fatal Horror; Hell Below. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Antonio Reynoso¸ Oscar Stepancich and Joe Doolin. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A robotologist creates a robot duplicate of himself, then gets blamed after it goes on a killing spree at Mardi Gras. A vampire weds an unsuspecting young woman, only to learn that she too is a vampire. A diver ignores warnings that beautiful black pearls are cursed. The Winged Monsters; The Hungry Vampire; Black Death; The Bloody Ax; Death at the Mardi Gras; Ghouls Castle; The Jinxed Genius. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.