Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1993) comic books 2000-2002

What do you get when you invite monsters onto talk shows?? "Strange Bedfellows!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Jo Duffy, Richard Howell and Ricardo Villagran. 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.

Elvira's down with the newest entertainment craze: those little collectible critters from across the seas. But what about the cosmic-level one of those cute pocket monsters, and the evil entity who wants to use its power to rule our universe? It's all in "Hokey-Pokeymon!" Also, Elvira's community service job brings her into conflict with some book-burning zealots in part one of the latest three-part tale, "Better Read Than Dead." By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Tony Isabella, Jim Mooney and Bruce Patterson. B&W Cover price $2.50.

After a college professor's mysterious death, Elvira is called in to assist with the will, but who is behind the plot to steal the late professor's mystic tomes? And what's with the killer gill-monsters stalking the town? It is Lovecraft-gone-loony in "Shadow Over Sinnsport." Also, the old folk's home is threatened, and Elvira is not going to stand for it in part two of the latest serial "Better Read Than Dead." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance, Tony Isabella, Dan Day and Bruce Patterson. 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.

It's Summertime, and the hilarity comes easy to Elvira, as crazed Roderick Hives mistakes her for his late wife--girl-group vocalist Morella DeSame--and makes an uproarious effort to recreate his missus...using Elvira as the host! It's the kickoff of this year's three-part canicular classic, "Portrait of the Artist as a B-Movie Bimbo!" Also, someone's stealing from the National Peek-A-Boo's files, and only Elvira can collar the culprit in "Burglary in the Tab's Morgue." By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Bruce Patterson, Richard Howell, Ronn Sutton and Bill Anderson. B&W Cover price $2.50.

Elvira's time-tripping again, and her flight from the lovesick Roderick Hives leads her from a turn-of-the-century luxury liner to a bright future era--but can it stay sunny, when the insane Lord Harvest makes the scene? Find out in "A Brush with Disaster!" Also, a surprise back-up feature! By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Bruce Patterson, Richard Howell, Dan Day and Kim DeMulder. B&W Cover price $2.50.

Elvira's swept by the Ker-Shoom Tube into the hyper-world known as Cosmoburg, a floating city of new gods--known as Neo-Deos--ruled by the all-powerful Smackdaddy. Will she be able to prevent the majestically evil Shadyface from seizing the Anti-Persona Formula? It's all in "S'mource of my Discontent!" Also, Elvira's shocked to find someone's misusing her name and image on the Internet, in "Web-Mistress of the Dark." By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Bill Anderson, Janet Hetherington and Ronn Sutton. B&W Cover price $2.50.

Elvira's in trouble again. Is it because of the supernatural menace of a deadly, headless horseman--or the witch-hunt against her led by little Cristina Twicci? It's all in "Creepy Hollow!" Also, Elvira's pressed into helping the boy group 'Nsincere escape their usurious contract, in "Boys on the Slide." By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Anna-Maria Cool and Bill Anderson. Cover price $2.50.

No more wire hangers? Just ask--Mummy Dearest! Also, Elvira's guest-judging on one of those syndicated court TV shows, and the court has never been less orderly, in "From the Gravel to the Grove." By Jo Duffy, Dave Simons, Dan Day, Bruce Patterson, Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Louis Lachance. Cover price $2.50.

Elvira's forced into the middle of a deadly domestic clash, as Santa Claus' evil first wife hijacks the holiday, forces the elves out on strike, and even tries to eliminate the Mistress of the Dark. It's got elves, giant nuclear ants, vikings and reindeer--and it's all in this year's annual book-length yuletide yuk-fest, "Whine and Spirits!" By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Louis Lachance and Bruce Patterson. B&W Cover price $2.50.

Kidnapped and brought to a secluded island, Elvira and four other abductees are forced to save their own lives by...cooking? Yes, it's extreme food prep--culinary sudden death--all at the command of the sinister Iron-Handed Chef, and it's all in "Recipe for Terror!" Also, Elvira's drafted into helping out a couple whose love life is better when he's in werewolf form, in "Movin' On Up--to the Beast Side." By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Chuck Frazier and Kim DeMulder. Cover price $2.50.

Elvira's freewheeling interview style sets off a feud between her and the nasty Goth-gal Mistress Luna! They'd best get the hatchet buried before the unholy rite that's set to take place at the Smooch concert. It's all in "Goth Sides Now!" By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Richard Howell and Dave Simons. Cover price $2.50.

Elvira and two pals attempt to finance their own low-budget movie, starring themselves in their quest to find the nudie sorceress who haunts the woods. The naked truth's all in "The Bayer Witch Project!" Also, Elvira's shampooing in the shower looses the deadly menace of three big Hollywood egos, in "Mess in a Bottle." By Frank Strom, John Heebink, Mike Manley, Jo Duffy, Tod Smith and Al Vey. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Chuck Frazier and Bill Anderson. Elvira partners up with dig-site daredevil Tia LaCaramba to uncover an ancient tomb, but things go awry when they discover that the treasure trove is doubling as the lair of one of her oldest, most ubiquitous enemies -- and a rare, deadly Goldam-Wing robot. You're sure to dig "Relic Raider!" by Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton and Bruce Patterson. Also: Elvira's job as a cereal spokesperson bring her into conflict with vengeful cartoon mascots in "Magically Malicious" by Janet Hetherington, Chuck Frazier and Bill Anderson. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Anna-Maria Cool and Mike Manley. Elvira befriends a lonely teenage girl -- one with rage, repressions and...telekinesis! When the Mistress of the Dark tries to help, in song and dance, copies will be flying off the shelves because it's "Scarrie: The Musical" by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Louis Lachance. Also: Elvira searches for the sinister secret behind a showroom full of androgynous models in "My Little Runaway" by Richard Howell, Anna-Maria Cool and Mike Manley. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and John A. Wilcox. Art by Tod Smith, Bruce Patterson, Jim Mooney and Louis Lachance. Ages ago, the mystical Unalith appeared. Then, it infected the evolution (and careers) of the '60s rockers the Primitive Apes. Now, Elvira befriends Davy, one of the Apes, and agrees to help him and his mates invade a space station -- one that is maintained by the obsessive-compulsive computer PAL. Yep, it's time for "2001: A Space Fallacy" by Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Bruce Patterson. Also: Elvira's on location for a jungle adventure flick, and the only one who can help her complete it is Shaboo, the Elephant Boy, in "Pach it In" by John A. Wilcox, Jim Mooney and Louis Lachance. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Jo Duffy. Art by Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell and Kim DeMulder. Elvira is substitute teaching at an all-girls school, which puts her in the hot seat when one student develops a deadly, sorcerous crush on a local bad-boy rock star. It's all in "One Fright Stand!" by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Louis Lachance. Also: A furry rodent kicks off an ancient Egyptian terror in "Seeing a Large Bat On a Hot Tin Roof Sundae" by Jo Duffy, Richard Howell and Kim DeMulder. 32 pages, 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.

\Written by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Tod Smith and Ricardo Villagran. Elvira's boss, Roz Wyck, has been behaving more bizarrely than usual, and an incredibly rare ailment is the cause. So Elvira -- with the help of pulp action hero Doc Feral -- shrinks to sub-atomic size to attack the problem at its source! It's all in "Voyage to the Center of the Fantastic!" by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Louis Lachance. Also: El's side job as an asylum laundress prompts her to smuggle out the writings of the missing soap-opera head writer known as the 'Marquis De Suds' in "Shills!" by Richard Howell, Tod Smith and Ricardo Villagran. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Chuck Frazier and Bill Anderson. She's got a little bundle from Heaven...or is it from Hell? Elvira finds a lovable little baby on her doorstep, and all is bliss -- until she discovers that the child is really a greedy, soul-sucking monster and it goes off on a rampage! It's all in "Who's Yo' Mama?" by Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton and Bruce Patterson. Also: A tale by Richard Howell, Chuck Frazier and Bill Anderson. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Anna-Maria Cool and Kim DeMulder. A young student's spell goes awry and summons Elvira to the Haugwosh school for wizards -- where she vows to help the boy with his magic lesson, dealing with the faculty and mastering the arcane team sport of Squiddicth. It's all in a take-off of this month's most talked-about movie, called "Larry Plotter and the Tutor of Terror," by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Louis Lachance. Also: El's latest moonlighting gig -- on the hugely hyped supernatural serial Fixations -- leads her into dumbness and danger in "Passions of the Day" by Richard Howell, Anna-Maria Cool and Kim DeMulder. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Home for the Horror-Days - Written by Frank Strom. Art by John Heebink and Ricardo Villagran. Book-length bonanza! The holidays are a time to gather with family and friends and count the blessings, but Elvira finds her addition skills put to the test when she travels to the Minnesota homestead of her pal Pierce, only to face culinary crises, demented domestic drama, and bizarre ravenous wights that live in the basement of the family home. It's all in this yuletide extravaganza! It's truly a holiday tale to assail the senses. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Richard Howell and Frank Strom. Art by Tod Smith, Bob Wiacek, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. Whaddaya whaddaya want her to do? Help Dracula, of course! The country's gone bats over Dracula after the hit "Vlad Love!" Drac's so freaked out that he enlists his gorgeous gal-pal Elvira to help him deal with his frantic fans! Don't miss this tale by Richard Howell, Tod Smith and Bob Wiacek. Plus: Elvira's got car problems! Her jalopy's haunted in a tale by Frank Strom, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Where Have all the Good Guys Gone? - Written by Frank Strom. Art by Ronn Sutton and Bruce Patterson. Elvira is this book's headliner, and that means she'll always win -- or that's what Lord Harvest figures -- so he takes advantage of the Mistress of the Dark's career problems and lures her into his evil plan to expand his scarecrow-y song-and-dance continuum of B'olj'err into our dimension. Just how good is Elvira in coming up with super-villain master plans anyway? And if El's gone bad and Roz Wyck has replaced her on the air with Spooky Suzie, then has the world gone truly mad? Will a few musical numbers solve the conflict? It's all in this book-length classic! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Louis Lachance, John Heebink and Mike Manley. Elvira's hot to join the lurid, legendary, super-exclusive Hellfire Club, but the club's evil overseers may think of the Mistress of the Dark as less of an asset and more of a...sacrifice. It's all in the cultist classic "A Taste of Hellfire (Yuck!)" by Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Louis Lachance. Also: In a new back-up serial, Elvira's recruited for a mega-popular "reality" game show on which the contestants are marooned on an island and expected to survive. Trouble is, Elvira and her fellow survivors are on an island full of monsters. It's all in "Tele-Castaways: Part 1" by Janet Hetherington, John Heebink and Mike Manley. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Steve Leialoha, John Heebink and Mike Manley. Out of the night...with her patter so bright...rides a hostess named Elvira -- also known as that sexy swashbuckler: "La Zorrita," who boldly smuggles genre videos into the small Mexican town that's controlled by Sheriff El Scento's iron grip of Crapbuster Video chain stores. It's all in this classic tale by Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Steve Leialoha. Also: the Tele-Castaways' time on the island is complicated by a swamp monster in "Tele-Castaways: Part 2: The Goo Lagoon" by Janet Hetherington, John Heebink and Mike Manley. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Dan Day, Louis Lachance, John Heebink and Mike Manley. With a song in her heart, Elvira travels to a mad, mad, mad world! Wishing she could enjoy the charming life over the rainbow, Elvira's swept up in a twister and transported way up high to a land where humans are chattering chattel and the rulers are evolved, intelligent...apes? Check it out in "The Wizard of the Apes!" by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Louis Lachance. Also: Konga King brings on competition and the next chapter of the back-up serial plays out in "Tele-Castaways: Part 3: Big, Bad Monkey Love" by Janet Hetherington, John Heebink and Mike Manley. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Dan Day, Louis Lachance, John Heebink and Mike Manley. Choose your own adventure? Come on! Elvira in "Between the Covers!" by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Louis Lachance. Also: Elvira's mutiny on the booty takes a piratical turn in "Tele-Castaways: Part 4: Elvira's Treasure Chest" by Janet Hetherington, John Heebink and Mike Manley. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom, Jo Duffy and Janet Hetherington. Art by Chuck Frazier, Louis Lachance, Ronn Sutton, Terry Austin, Bob Wiacek, John Heebink and Mike Manley. Triple-treat special! An evil twin, a teen sex farce, and reality tee-vee! She's one busty...er, busy...celebrity! Featuring: "Red Dupe!" by Frank Strom, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. Plus: It's a comedy of bad manners when Elvira's job in a teen sexploitation flick leads her to discover the truth behind their source material in "Austen-tation!" by Jo Duffy, Ronn Sutton, Terry Austin and Bob Wiacek. And: The Tele-Castaways serial concludes in "Tele-Castaways: Part 5: Hex, Lies, and Videotape!" by Janet Hetherington, John Heebink and Mike Manley. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance and Bob McLeod. Ahoy there, mateys! It's Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, setting sail to find Altoonis, the Lost Continent! The long-submerged forgotten continent rises from the sea and brings forebodings of doom in its wake. Naturally, that means it's a prime spot for a Movie Macabre remote-shoot, and Elvira's on the move to discover the secrets of Altoonis. It's all in "They Still Love Me in Altoonis: Part 1: Doom is a Four-Letter Word!" by Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton and Louis Lachance. Also: Elvira's mistaken for the missing princess of a planet of mer-people in "Lost Daughter of Plankton!" by Janet Hetherington and Bob McLeod. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance and Loston Wallace. Spring into fall with Elvira! Elvira's search to discover the secrets of legendary Altoonis is complicated by biker thugs and the husband-and-wife evil sorcerer team who unfroze when the city surfaced. It's all in "They Still Love Me in Altoonis: Part 2: Beach Blanket Bloodbath!" by Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton and Louis Lachance. Also: Elvira's days in the sun are clouded by the Demons of the Fall in "Summery Judgment" by Richard Howell and Loston Wallace. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance, Gordon Purcell and Kim DeMulder. A fearful face-off between Elvira and a submersive element! Is it worse that the rulers of un-sunken Altoonis are using their evil magic to unleash giant monsters on the world? Or that they're making it seem that Elvira has turned traitor and joined them? It's all in "They Still Love Me in Altoonis: Part 3: Lo, There Shall Come An Ending...Or Something!" by Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton and Louis Lachance. Also: Elvira's foray into sizzling salsa puts her back into conflict with enemy Lois Denominator in "Chamber Pot Luck!" by Richard Howell, Gordon Purcell and Kim DeMulder. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom. Art by Tod Smith, Al Milgrom, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. Sudden doom stalks Elvira -- or so says the "Interloping Enigma"...among other busy-bodies! By Frank Strom and Tod Smith. Also: Elvira joins up with Leonard Nimrod to solve the mystery of why alien forces are robbing Earth of coffee in "Trouble Brewin'!" By Strom and Chuck Frazier. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Written by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Ricardo Villagran, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. When Elvira and Spooky Suzie face off against each other in the Supremes Court (you can't hurry the law -- no, you just have to wait), they find out that the trials of horror hosts, like those of the Norse gods, involve being transported to a distant, hostile magical land and seeing who makes it back alive! This particular journey into misbehavior is titled "Trial and Terror!" and it's by Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Ricardo Villagran. Also: Elvira is a contestant on a wacky cable game show in "Stein Full of Dough!" by Janet Hetherington, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.