House of Hammer (UK 1976 Top Sellers) comic books 1977-1979
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Issue #9
Published Jun 1977 by Top Sellers Ltd..$8.80
$8.50
View scan$8.00
Painted cover by Brian Lewis. Stories by Steve Moore, John Fleming, Les Lilley, Ben Aldrich, Tony Crawley, Denis Gifford, John Brosnan, and Tise Vahimagi. Art by Brian Lewis and Jim Baikie. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. A comics adaptation of Hammer's first hit film, The Quatermass Xperiment. A scientist tries to convince authorities that a returned astronaut is infected with an alien pathogen that could destroy humanity. Plus the making of the Quatermass saga, and Hammer's emergence as an international film studio. An interview with Brian de Palma includes a look at the start of the Stephen King phenomenon. The history of the original King Kong. The Quatermass Xperiment; Media Macabre; In the Footsteps of Hitchcock; Seizure; The Quatermass Story; Squirm; The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue; Answer Desk; The Golden Age of Horror: King Kong; Fan Scene; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: Food for Thought. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #10
Published Jul 1977 by Top Sellers Ltd..$8.00
$8.00
Painted cover by Brian Lewis. Stories by Steve Moore, Sidney Falco, Ben Aldrich, Tony Crawley, Denis Gifford, John Brosnan, and Tise Vahimagi. Art by Brian Lewis and John Bolton. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. A comics adaptation of Hammer's Curse of the Werewolf features early art by legendary artist John Bolton. Cursed by the circumstances of his birth, a Spanish man becomes a werewolf. Plus the history of werewolves and werewolf movies (including a gallery of images), movie apes large and small, and the making of Hammer's Curse of the Werewolf. The Curse of the Werewolf; Media Macabre; The Sentinel; Shadowman; The Golden Age of Horror: 1932: Fu Manchu; Close Encounters; Monster Gallery; Kong's Kind; Answer Desk; Making of the Werewolf; Satan's Slaves; Stalkers in the Moonlight. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.
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Issue #14
Published May 1978 by Top Sellers Ltd..$3.00
Painted cover by Brian Lewis. Stories by George A. Romero, Steve Moore, Jean-Marc Lofficier, Tony Crawley, and Alan Jones. Art by John Bolton. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. A comics adaptation of Hammer's One Million Years BC, the rare film combining the unlikely talents of Raquel Welch and Ray Harryhausen. The comics version features early art by art legend John Bolton. An article by George Romero (!) about his 1978 vampire film Martin, and an interview with horror-film legend John Carradine. Plus the making of the Raquel Welch version of One Million Years BC, and a retrospective of movies featuring cavemen or prehistoric monsters. One Million Years B.C.; Media Macabre/Review; Fact File; Romero on Martin; John Carradine; Lost World Movies; Festival Revisited. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.
