Shock (1969) Magazine comic books 1968-1970

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Bruce Hamilton, Sal Trapani, S. Finocchiaro, Petrizza, and Tony Mortellaro. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. A woman seeks revenge after her husband kills her father with voodoo. Three elderly women destroy other people's lives with their gossip, but victims driven to suicide rise from the grave for revenge. Honeymooners passing through Salem, Massachusetts are stalked by the creatures summoned by a witch's ghost. Voodoo Dolls; The Gossips; Eternal Death; Last Supper!; His Final Choice; Cremation; The Witches' Curse; Out of Focus; Premonition. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Vince Fodera, Eugene Hughes, and Tony Mortellaro. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. An escaped convict fleeing through a swamp has an encounter that turns him into a monster, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. A man who loves to eat finally pushes his wife too far. A scientist and his wife plot insurance fraud by freezing her, but an unexpected problem develops while he's thawing her out. Out of Control; Swamp Monster; The Way to a Man's Heart; Rat-Trap; The Curse of the Zamboori; The Door; More Deadly Than the Male; The Other World; Clumsy. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. A man enslaves a zombie as part of a revenge scheme. A snake-woman takes on an appealing human form to lure more victims. An artist puts evil and violence on his canvasses, but he doesn't stop there. Yawning Graves; The Hidden Horror; Key to a Corpse; Lure of the Snake Goddess; Million Year Monster; Artist of Evil; Flowering Death; Within the Tomb. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Shock Vol. 1 (1969) features tales of horror and suspense. Issue #4 includes "The Time Destroyer," a brilliant man of science learns what happens when even he tempts the will of the supernatural and unknown, "The Real McCoy," first the finger, then a bloody hand, and finally the head arrive in the mail, "Claws of the Hungry Demon," a maniac killer walks the streets at night, and more. 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. A sorcerer creates an undying giant that destroys only the evil men it encounters. A ventriloquist's dummy with the unlikely name of Oswald Foop possesses evil powers. A woman makes a bargain with a witch to acquire the family silver and property. Only the Evil Need Fear the Bogey Man; The Grave Robber; The Ghosts Revenge; The Ugly Dummy Named Oswald Foop; The Weird Wager; A Hex On My Brother; Horror in Hollywood. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Frank Simienski, Charlie Sultan, Art Gates, Harry Lazarus, and King Ward. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. A terrifying apparition from the past returns to haunt a modern-day couple with visions of their doom. A man encounters a murderous fiend with an animalistic face, and soon finds that his own face has taken the same shape. Lars and Fria must cross a frozen winter landscape while being stalked by werewolves. Evil Returns; The Buried Curse; Ghostly Destroyer; The Land of Living Myths; Death at the Carnival; Fangs of the Fiend; Mirror of Doom; Werewolves of the Rockies. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Pete Riss, Richard Brice, Lin Streeter, and King Ward. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. A clumsy sculptor murders his rival to steal his skilled hands with a magic spell, but they must be kept in a box and can strike back after midnight. A monstrous creature rises. Model Libby is possessed by the spirit of a dead aunt, who is obsessed with collecting pearls. Vampire's Castle; The Hands of Horror; Hypnotist of Death; The Devil Stole Her Soul; The Howling Head; The Noose of Pearls. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Stories and art by Frank Simienski, Charlie Sultan, Art Gates, Harry Lazarus, and King Ward. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. Members of a wealthy family living near the swamp are stalked by the black sheep of the family, back from the dead after his execution for murder. A man encounters a murderous fiend with an animalistic face, and soon finds that his own face has taken the same shape. Tad inherits an old castle that is supposed to be cursed, and is confronted by a strange, immortal old man with an exposed brain. Zombie's Revenge; Terror House; The Evil Secret of Black Hollow; The Undying Brain. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. NOTE: V2#2 was published between the sixth and eighth issues of Volume 1. Cover price $0.50.

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Stories and art by Jay Disbrow, Art Gates, Pete Riss, and George Wilhelms. Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. Best man Joe starts to suspect that his pal's bride-to-be is a monster who consumes her husbands. A domestic terrorist group attacks New York City with the mysterious Sleep of Death. Kids playing ghost accidentally awaken the real things. The Mark of the Monster; Bride of Doom; The Spectral Sister; The Sleep of Death; Shadow in the Mist; The Dream Keeper!; The Vampire Master. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Another horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications, featuring tales of maniacs, monsters and the undead. A doctor who can foresee people's deaths sees his own murder by a gangster, and decides to act first. Handsome Doctor Thornton and redheaded nurse Sylvia are sent to the swamps of Louisiana to investigate a strange epidemic of anemia. Tomb of the Cursed Corpse; Vision of Death; The Vampire Swoops; Killers From Hell. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.