Horror comic books issue 3

Limited 1 for 11 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by David Avallone. Art by Silvia Califano. Cover by John Royle. In space, no one can hear your goofy sex puns! The Mistress of the Dark finds herself 'alienated,' as her trip through the Multiverse of Movies lands Elvira aboard a certain doomed starship with a certain deadly stowaway. (No, it's not the cat.) Come for the horror comedy, stay for the franchise fatigue in this Promethean effort by writer David Avallone (Elvira Meets Vincent Price, Bettie Page: Unbound) and artist Silvia Califano (Star Trek, Judge Dredd.) All these fun, thrills and spills, plus a series of amazing covers by returning artists Dave Acosta, John Royle, series artist Califano, and an amazing Elvira photo cover you won't want to miss! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Written by RICH MARGOPOULOS. Art & Cover by RICHARD CORBEN. Horror comics legend Richard Corben (Creepy, Eerie) and long-time collaborator Rich Margopoulos leave no gravestone unturned in this 3-issue limited series that offers wicked spins on the classic poems of Edgar Allen Poe. Each issue features three adaptations -- lovingly rendered in B&W with gray tones as only Corben can do it -- along with the full text of Poe's poem for comparison. In issue #3: 'Berenice,' 'The Happiest Day,' and 'Israfel.' Cover price $3.99.

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Written by RICHARD CORBEN Pencils & Cover by RICHARD CORBEN Horror comics legend RICHARD CORBEN (HAUNT OF HORROR: EDGAR ALLAN POE) brings you a new 3-issue limited series that offers eerie new spins on the poems and short stories of H.P. Lovecraft. Each issue features three adaptations-beautifully rendered in black and white with gray tones as only Corben can do it-along with a printing of the original source text by H.P. Lovecraft. In this third and final issue, Corben brings you 'Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family,' 'The Well,' and 'The Window.' It's classic Lovecraft with a new twist! 32 PGS./Cardstock Cover/Explicit Content Cover price $3.99.

Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Myron Fass, Mel Keefer, and Ben Brown. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A deadly snake gets hold of a mad scientist's giantification formula, and soon menaces the city. A strange clock transports a man into the distant past, where Satanists appeal to him to sacrifice his wife. An evil pharaoh doll comes to life and commands the toys of the world to rise up in revolt against humanity. The Big Snake; The Devils Closet; The Toy Army; Trespasser from Beyond. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Do You Believe in Nightmares (1958 St. John) #1-2, Eerie (1951 Avon Series) #17, and Eerie (1964 I.W. Reprint) #8-9. We've unearthed some more little horrors for our latest volume of Classic Horror Comics! Starting with Do You Believe in Nightmares, originally these stories were produced for Charlton editor Al Fago, who when he left reportedly sold them to St. John. And with the likes of the "Nightmare" served up for us by the great Steve Ditko, where a man attempts to avoid the fate that his wife has dreamed for him, it's a good job he did! And in the 1958 series of Eerie we have everything from "Up Pops The Devil!" with Mister Lucifer, no less, to "The Mirror of Cagliostro" featuring the Italian adventurer and self-styled magician with a passion for various occult arts! Featuring Sreve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Maurice Gutwirth, Ed Goldfarb, Joe Kubert, Bill Benulis, Jerry Grandenetti, Wally Wood, and Luois Ravelli. Hardcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $52.99.

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Written by Massimo Rosi. Art and Cover by Vito Coppola. After the American soldiers' encampment turns into absolute chaos and anarchy due to an unknown epidemic, a militia arrives to provide support and attempt to aid any potential survivors. But the horrors within the camp might provide to be too strong for anyone to outlast. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

Final issue of the series. "Dead End" (script by Otto Binder, art by Mike Kaluta), "Curse of the Yeti" (script by Binder, art by Ralph Reese), "Santa's Claws" (art by Frank Brunner), "Strangers" (script and art by Syd Shores), "Point of View" (script and art by Bruce Jones), and "Feed It!" (script by Mike Friedrich, art by Berni Wrightson. Two-page center spread by Wrightson. Inside front cover by Brunner. Front and back cover painting by Wrightson.

"Point of View" was written by and submitted as an entry in a story for a publication that never saw print. Apparently, the story was illustrated by Bruce Jones and found its way into Web of Horror. Poor Buddy was neither credited nor compensated for this story, but it is very much his!
Cover price $0.35.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Another spectacular collection of classic terror tales from 1950's horror comics! This collection includes the never-before-reprinted stories "Where the Flesh Eaters Dwell," Captain Frost's Phantom Vessel," "The Thing Behind the Door," and "The Terrible Trophy." This issue also focuses on Dick Ayers, featuring four of his grisliest stories: "The Corpse," "Hungry Ghoul," "The Swamp Monsters," and "The Thing in The Box!" Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 120 pages, B&W. NOTE: Stapled, Not Square-Bound. Cover price $24.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. What's black and white and dread all over? A 3-issue miniseries presenting horror art in its rawest form, stark black and white. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.99.

Stories by Bill Black. Art by Dick Ayers, Mark Heike and Bill Black. Cover by Dick Ayers and Bill Black. Two modern tales of horror in the spirit of the great horror comics of the past. Nightveil tells her fellow Femforce members the tale of two gold-diggers who turn to murder, and wind up in The Haunted Horsemans Limbo Void. Then she summons The Haunter himself (aka The Haunted Horseman, aka the original Ghost Rider) to reveal the story of his own origin. Danse Macabre; Haunted Trails. 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover A by Menton3. The limits of sanity are stretched as the horror continues! After gaining access to the fabled Necronomicon, four young friends attempt to harness its power to stop the cosmic horror they have unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. A new vision of the most famous H.P. Lovecraft story continues, courtesy of Joe R. Lansdale and company! Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Variant Cover by Nick Percival. The limits of sanity are stretched as the horror continues! After gaining access to the fabled Necronomicon, four young friends attempt to harness its power to stop the cosmic horror they have unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. A new vision of the most famous H.P. Lovecraft story continues, courtesy of Joe R. Lansdale and company! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Vault of Horror (1950-1955 EC Comics) #24-29. Written by William Gaines, Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig, Jerry De Fuccio,and Ray Bradbury. Art by Johnny Craig, Joe Orlando, Jack Davis, Graham Ingels, Jack Kamen, Sid Check, and George Evans. Cover by Johnny Craig. Introduction by Grant Geissman. Foreword by Mike Richardson. From the dark heart of the legendary EC Comics line comes EC Archives: The Vault of Horror volume 3 in a value-priced paperback edition! Presenting twenty-four tales of terror by comics legends Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Johnny Craig, Graham Ingles, Jack Davis, and more, this gruesome grimoire features remastered colors and includes the Al Feldstein/Jack Davis adaptation of the Ray Bradbury story "Let's Play Poison." Softcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.

Edited by Ed Konick (credited as Sanzar Quasatood). Charlton's contribution to the monster craze of the '50s and '60s. The famously low-grade paper makes good-quality copies of these mags somewhat hard to find. This issue features monster makers and the low-budget double feature The Devil's Hand and Bloodlust. The Mask; Scream-Age Monster Maker; Horror Double Feature; The Stein of Frankenbride; Ghouls and Gags; The Body Snatchers; Pin-up Monsters; Travelogue; Horror Monsters Photoquiz. 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Dreams in the Witch-House: Part 1 of 2 - Written by Ivan Brandon. Art by Dennis Calero. #3A Cover by Ben Templesmith. Presenting an all-new horrific, two-part storyline! In the first part, writer Ivan Brandon (NYC Mech) artist Dennis Calero adapt horror master H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale, as envisioned by director Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and his co-writer, Dennis Paoli. In this first chapter, a college student studying interdimensional string theory is haunted by terrifying nightmares where he's visited by a 17th century witch and her familiar, a rat with a human face. Only, these aren't dreams at all. Continuing the adaptations of Showtime's frightening new series! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

"Room for Rent" retailer incentive variant. Dreams in the Witch-House: Part 1 of 2 - Written by Ivan Brandon. Art by Dennis Calero. #3A Cover by Ben Templesmith. Presenting an all-new horrific, two-part storyline! In the first part, writer Ivan Brandon (NYC Mech) artist Dennis Calero adapt horror master H.P. Lovecraft's classic tale, as envisioned by director Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and his co-writer, Dennis Paoli. In this first chapter, a college student studying interdimensional string theory is haunted by terrifying nightmares where he's visited by a 17th century witch and her familiar, a rat with a human face. Only, these aren't dreams at all. Continuing the adaptations of Showtime's frightening new series! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Fun-Filled Frighfest!" Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, presents his newest collection of hell-arious Halloween humor in this third installment in the Treehouse of Horror series. Now Simpsons fans can trick or treat along with their favorite family with this compendium of tips and features, including how to monster-proof your room, how to tell if your babysitter is a witch, and how all the citizens of Springfield celebrate Halloween. Plus, they'll enjoy three complete issues of Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror comics. The Simpsons is the best 12th-most-watched show among all age groups, and the longest-running animated television series ever, with more than 200 episodes. The highly anticipated Halloween show is The Simpsons' highest rated episode each year. Boo! man. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

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Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "Fun-Filled Frighfest!" Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, presents his newest collection of hell-arious Halloween humor in this third installment in the Treehouse of Horror series. Now Simpsons fans can trick or treat along with their favorite family with this compendium of tips and features, including how to monster-proof your room, how to tell if your babysitter is a witch, and how all the citizens of Springfield celebrate Halloween. Plus, they'll enjoy three complete issues of Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror comics. The Simpsons is the best 12th-most-watched show among all age groups, and the longest-running animated television series ever, with more than 200 episodes. The highly anticipated Halloween show is The Simpsons' highest rated episode each year. Boo! man. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

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World of Horror (1972 Dallruth Publishing) #003, The Bella Lugosi Story, Christopher Lee, Frightning Fiction

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Vault of Horror (1950-1955 EC Comics) #24-29.

Written by Bill Gaines. Art by Johnny Craig. Cover by Johnny Craig. Foreword by Mike Richardson.

The Vault of Horror Volume 3 comes to you courtesy of Dark Horse Comics! Presenting twenty-four terrifying tales illustrated by timeless talents - Johnny Craig, Joe Orlando, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels, and George Evans - this terrorizing tome also features digitally remastered colors, based on the originals by Marie Severin!

Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Foreword by Stephen R. Bissette. "February to December 1953!" Collects Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) #42-47. Launched in the 1950's we've collected together the Black Cat Mystery titles here for thr first time in their entirety, for this unique 4 volume collection. Volume Three collects issues #42-47 (February 1953 to December 19530. Features a special introduction from a leading author and profiles one of the genre's leading artists, Joe Certa, plus examples of his original artwork. Hardcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Chamber of Chills (1952 Harvey) #11-15. Written by Les Edwards. Art by Bob Powell. Because you asked for it, here comes the second volume of nightmarish yarns culled from the pages of Harvey's flagship, Chamber of Chills presented for your warped delectation in a run of sumptuous softcovers, each volume containing five comics but without the support material featured in the hardbacks! Softcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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Story and art by Rich Tommaso. What do young socialites do in a retirement village? They steer clearof the retirees, that's what! In this third chapter from Clover Honeycreator, Rich Tommaso, gothic acquaintances Fran and Mel delve deeper into the strangeness of the middle class, finding that poodles are vicious animals and that suburbia is perhaps a breeding ground for the subhuman! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Vol. 3, No. 4. April/May 1936. 7" x 10". 128 pages. Cover by John Newton Howitt. Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.15.

Little Shoppe of Horrors is a movie fanzine. Issue #3 includes: The Films of Eiji Tsuburaya by Saki Hijiri (with behind the scenes photos on the classic Japanese Monster films); A Tribute to Lon Chaney, Jr. by Gary D. Dorst, Featuring the complete transcript of his Tonight Show appearance with Johnny Carson; The Music of Hammer; Vincent Price Interviewed; David Soren's "Forgotten Fiends"--Tales from horror films around the world; Dozens of film previews; Terence Fisher interviewed; Hammer at Bray: Jack Curtis; and a special insert section of Ralph of the Vampyres cartoons. 104 pgs. 100 stills. Feb, 1974. Cover price $1.50.

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Written by Gene Simmons, Frank Fradella, Dwight MacPherson, Tom Waltz, Erik Burnham, Mark Kidwell and Nick Simmons. Art by Jeff Zornow, Micah Farritor, German Torres, Ricardo Sanchez and Erik Burnham. It's a new year filled with new scares at Gene Simmons House of Horrors. Master of the macabre, Gene Simmons, returns to host five original tales of tantalizing terror! Throw in a bizarrely twisted prose tale from demon spawn Nick Simmons, and you've got all the makings of fright comics at their finest! Full color. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "June-October 1954/195/1953!" Collects Tales of Horror (1952-1954 Toby/Minoan) #11-13 (June-October 1954), Tales of Terror (1952 Toby #1, and The Black Knight (1953 Toby Press) #1. Cover by Ben Brown and David Gantz. Toby Press was a small but respectable comics publisher, which also used the imprint Minoan; they put out one issue of Tales of Terror, then got hit by a cease-and-desist order from E.C., which used that title for their annuals (don't worry we'll bring you that particular issue later on). Toby dropped that and started over with Tales of Horror, which ran for 13 issues. Toby may be the only comics publisher to swipe the urbane and cynical stories of John Collier, rather than relying on Poe, Lovecraft, and the like. Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Cover price $32.99.

Clive Barker's Nightbreed ; Basket Case II - welcome to the House of Freaks; Human Fireballs - Tobe Hooper bursts into flame; Horror Comic Strip - Toxic 'Toon; Shocker - Birth of a Psycho. Cover price $3.95.

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Written by Hayden Fryer. Art and Cover by Hayden Fryer. Amelia flees the Bristlemouth horrors of The Cove and stress triggers awful memories of her dark medical history: both current deadly danger and past trauma batter her mind! Hayden Fryer's poignant depictions in wash tone art draw us in deep, as this remote-locale horror story continues. For fans of Children of the Woods; like an introspective take on Evil Dead. 40 pages, full B&W. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Black Cat Mystery (1951-1963 Harvey) #40-44. See, you talk to us and we listen. What could be easier? And so it is that, by popular demand, we're making available the whole run of Black Cat Mystery in a run of sumptuous soft covers, each volume containing five to six comic books but without the support material featured in the hardbacks. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 180 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "September 1953 to July 1954!" Collects Tomb of Terror (1952-1954) #11-16. Just when you thought it was safe to into your local comic store again, here comes the third softcover volume of Harvey's too-horrific-to-handle Tomb of Terror comics, the perfect complement to the paperback editions already available for Chamber of Chills, Witches Tales, and Black Cat Mystery, each volume containing five to six comic books but without the support material featured in the hardbacks. Harvey Horror Softees: just like the real thing, but at a fraction of the collectors' market prices. Softcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "June 1952 - November 1952!" Collects Witches Tales (1955-1958 Harvey) #11-16.

By popular demand, we're making available the whole run of Witches Tales in a run of sumptuous soft covers, each volume containing five to six comic books but without the support material featured in the hardbacks.

Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 216 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. The biggest names in international comics have contributed to this chilling horror anthology created and overseen by Brian Yuzna. This volume also makes room for the short story "Touch," about a televangelist who is half god and half man. Softcover, 80 pages, full color. Cover price $13.90.

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No. 3 - February , 1964. 5.25" x 7.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

British magazine focusing on Horror movies, Television, games, and other media. This issue looks at Sam Raimi's "Unholy Trinity" The Evil Dead Trilogy, an Interview with "A Serbian Film" director Srdjan Spasojevic, an interview with Resident Evil: Afterlife Director Paul W.S. Anderson, and a Monster Pin-up of Jason Voorhees! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $8.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Art of Fernando Carcupino!"

This is the third volume in the Sex and Horror series, which celebrates the publishing craze known as "fumetti sexy": Italian adult comics and cartoons with a unique take on such genres as horror, crime, fantasy, history, and fairy tales. Their success was due in part to their uninhibited mix of twisted humor, gory violence, and up-front eroticism, but the element that makes them so collectible today is their technicolor cover illustrations, rendered by classically trained painters.

This book focuses on the work of Fernando Carcupino, famed not just for his comic work but his pinups, as well.

Softcover, 9-in. x 10-in., 192 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $36.95.

Nude Cover Variant. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.00.

Edited by Barry Kaufman. A bi-annual(published twice a year) fan magazine featuring articles and photos of obscure horror films. Features articles on Hispanic Horror Films, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Mother's Day", and more. Loose wraps. 8 1/2" X 11". 40 pages. B&W.

Interviews with Neil Jordan (Interview With the Vampire), Michael Reed, and Francis Matthews; Dracula Prince of Darkness; Cat Girl; and more. 8-1/8 in. x 11-5/8; color; 48 pages. Cover price $5.25.

Horror Fan (1989 Charlotte) #003, Fall 1989. James Cameron's The Abyss; Wes Craven's Shocker; Elm Street 5; The Immortalizer; Clive Barker's Nightbreed; Little Monsters: Basil Rathbone; Dave Decoteau interview; and more. 8-in. x 10.75-in.; part color, part black and white; 64 slick pages. Cover price $3.50.

1st printing. Compilation of movies from 1909-1972 letters P-Z. Softcover, 192 pages, text.

2nd or later printing. Compilation of movies from 1909-1972 letters P-Z. Softcover, 192 pages, text.

Story by The Gurch Horror comic fan favorite The Gurch, is back with the newest issue of Screaming Horror, now a regular annual series! The Gurch is known for his wildly imaginative horror tales that are both creepy and sinister with a touch of black humor. His detailed illustrations are a perfect match for his wild tales of terror! Cover price $5.99.

Formerly Weird Tales, Joyce Carol Oates, Ramsey Campbell, Morgan Llywelyn, William F. Nolan, Lord Dunsany Cover price $4.95.