Tales of Horror comic books issue 1

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Russ Cochran Reprint. Tales from the Crypt Presents. Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Til Death," script and art by Johnny Craig; Steve's new wife falls ill, dies and is buried; Steve's servant, Jebco, tries to fill the void, but the despair is too great. "The Chips Are Down!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Sigmund was buzzed on his intercom that Colonel Turner was there to see him and his two partners, Henning and Field; The Colonel was there to tell them that their sawmill had been chosen for a highly secret government contract to produce thin wooden discs, at a rate of 60,000 per month. "The Defiler" text story, art by Marie Severin. "For How the Bell Tolls!", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; Long ago, in a far-away land, there was a castle which had a belfry and a large bell hanging in it; Every time there was a special occasion, the royal bell ringer plied his trade, watched for over 34 years by his apprentice, but never given the chance to ring the bell once in all that time! "We Ain't Got No Body!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The rotting corpse of Henry Bodwin confronts his brother Norton, and reminds him about when his two buddies and he conspired to kill him over the will in which Henry had made Norton his beneficiary: for $20,000 with double indemnity. "Mars is Heaven!", script by Ray Bradbury (original story) and Al Feldstein (adaptation), art by Wally Wood; Sneaky Martians disguise themselves as the dead loved ones of astronauts in order to slay them in their sleep. "Snap Ending!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel; Rocketship #269 is approaching a gigantic planet with a density 50 times that of the Earth, and decide to circle it to take a closer look; They spot and decide to land on a satellite moon of the planet. "Fever" text story. "The Parallel!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Al Feldstein (co-plot and script), art by Jack Kamen; Feeling that he had already lived the exact moment before, Calvin tells his wife that he believes that there exists a parallel world which duplicates exactly everything happening at the current time. "Disassembled!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Creepshow (2022 Image) #1-5. Written by Chris Burnham, David Lapham, Maria Lapham, Paul Dini, Steven Langford, Steve Foxe, Ariela Kristantina, L. Marlow Francavilla, Francesco Francavilla, Kyle Starks, Henry Barajas, Steve Orlando, and Clay Chapman McLeod. Art by Chris Burnham, John McCrea, David Lapham, Erica Henderson, Francesco Francavilla, Jorge Corona, Fran Galan, Dani, Marianna Ignazzi, and Anwita Citriya. Cover by Chris Burnham. Introduction by Greg Nicotero. The worldwide phenomenon based on the hit Shudder TV series comes to comics with a collection of can't-miss horror that anthology critics are screaming about! An all-star roster of comics creators brings readers ten uniquely terrifying standalone stories guaranteed to SCARE YOU TO DEATH! Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Mature Readers NOTE: "The horror fix that fans of the Shudder anthology series have come to expect and appreciate." -CBR Cover price $14.99.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Creepshow (2022 Image) #1-5. Written by Chris Burnham, David Lapham, Maria Lapham, Paul Dini, Steven Langford, Steve Foxe, Ariela Kristantina, L. Marlow Francavilla, Francesco Francavilla, Kyle Starks, Henry Barajas, Steve Orlando, and Clay Chapman McLeod. Art by Chris Burnham, John McCrea, David Lapham, Erica Henderson, Francesco Francavilla, Jorge Corona, Fran Galan, Dani, Marianna Ignazzi, and Anwita Citriya. Cover by Chris Burnham. Introduction by Greg Nicotero. The worldwide phenomenon based on the hit Shudder TV series comes to comics with a collection of can't-miss horror that anthology critics are screaming about! An all-star roster of comics creators brings readers ten uniquely terrifying standalone stories guaranteed to SCARE YOU TO DEATH! Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Mature Readers NOTE: "The horror fix that fans of the Shudder anthology series have come to expect and appreciate." -CBR Cover price $14.99.

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Cover by Myron Fass. Stories and art by Myron Fass, Bill Molno, Ed Smalle and Pete Morisi. Pre-Code horror comics from Toby Press. A horribly disfigured man gets a chance to change his life, thanks to an incredibly lifelike mask. An engineer exploring subterranean depths stumbles on the kingdom of the demons and their beautiful queen, Laila. In future year 9852, scientists Tum and Jan are exiled for predicting that their perfect society has a doomed future. Plus a look at the challenges of space travel that reflects the technology of 1952. The Ugliest Man in the World!; Demons Below Us!; Willie; The 24th Guest; Exile to Death!; Problems of Space Travel. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Sal Trapani, S. Finocchiaro, Jon Blummer, Vince Fodera, Petrizza, Avery West, Roy Marvin, and Les Zakarin. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring tales of ghouls, vampires and the undead. A man murders his contemptuous wife, only to have her reincarnate as a vengeful housecat, in a story featuring a death-by-kitty panel. A cruel fisherman gets his comeuppance from sea creatures seeking fishy justice. Ghosts rise to reveal their living secrets in epitaphs, giving Edgar an unpleasant surprise about his late wife. Epitaph; The Shadow in the Mirror; After Death; I Killed Mary; The One That Got Away; Dream; The Bloodstone; Bum Ticker; Life Insurance. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Bernard Baily. Stories and art by Sal Trapani, Gerald Altman, Ellis Eringer, Hy Fleishman, Bruce Hamilton, Nick Frank, and Les Zakarin. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring tales of ghouls, vampires and the undead. Explorers find a mad sculptor and learn how he makes his incredibly lifelike statues, to their misfortune. Lifelong rivals decide to settle things once and for all with a strange knife-duel inside a locked fortress in the Mexican desert. A former employee takes holiday-themed revenge on the businessmen who framed him. Vampire; Terror of the Deep; The Disguise!; Corpse in the Coffin; Medusas Head; Wall of Coahuila; The Book of Doom; Death Takes a Holiday; Contract in Blood. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Kitonah. Stories and art by Edvard Moritz, Jon Blummer, Al Camy, Charles Nicholas, and Harry Lazarus. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring tales of ghouls, vampires and the undead. After a theft of a large amount of blood plasma, Mark and Martha can't imagine which supernatural creature might be responsible. Siamese twins and a trapeze artist make for a bizarre love triangle in a circus. A man is possessed by two competing spirits. Ghostly Revenge; The Midnight Howl; The Hungry Horde; Rotting Flesh Of The Dead; The Living Head; Twin Of Terror; Curse of the Vampires. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Edvard Moritz, Jon Blummer, Al Camy, Charles Nicholas, and Harry Lazarus. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring tales of ghouls, vampires and the undead. A mysterious suicide is only the start of a tale of horror. A monstrous boar-man stalks the high mountain passes. A car designer creates a pliable metal, but it is somehow alive. The Specter's Revenge; The Tomb of the Unseen; Numbered for Death; Mountain of Doom; Payment in Full; A Live Corpse for the Zombie; The Spirit in the Steel. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W.

NOTE: According to the Grand Comics Database, issues Vol. 1 #5 do not believe exist.

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Stories and art by Dick Beck, George Klein, Charles Sultan, King Ward, Lou Cameron, Pete Riss and Ogden Whitney. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring tales of ghouls, vampires and the undead. An executed killer is raised from the dead to become a werewolf, but first he must survive three nights on his own. A TV set bought from a strange little shop plays horrifying programs from the spirit world, even when it's not plugged in. A ventriloquist steals an ancient Egyptian puppet and unwisely uses it for his new dummy, not suspecting it is sentient. The Devil on Your TV Dial; King of the Vampires; Howl of the Hunter; Captain Crossbones; Death Is a Star Sapphire; The Demon Master. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W.

NOTE: According to the Grand Comics Database, issues Vol. 1 #5 do not believe exist.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "June 1952-March 1953!" Collects Tales of Horror (1952-1954 Toby/Minoan) #1-5. Stories and art by Myron Fass, Bill Molno, Pete Morisi, Ed Smalle, Lawrence Dresser, Alvin Hollingsworth, Mel Keefer, Ben Brown, and Ernie Schroeder. Cover by Moe Marcus. 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.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Creepshow (2022 Image) #1-5 and Creepshow (2023 Image) Volume 2 #1-5. Written by Chris Burnham, David Lapham, Maria Lapham, Paul Dini, Steven Langford, Steve Foxe, Ariela Kristantina, L. Marlow Francavilla, Francesco Francavilla, Kyle Starks, Henry Barajas, Steve Orlando, Clay Chapman McLeod, Garth Ennis, Phil Hester, Michael Walsh, Dan Watters, Zoe Thorogood, Joel Farrelly, Nick Dragotta, Alisa Kwitney, David DB Andry, Tim Daniel, and Saladin Ahmed. Art by Chris Burnham, John McCrea, David Lapham, Erica Henderson, Francesco Francavilla, Jorge Corona, Fran Galan, Dani, Marianna Ignazzi, Anwita Citriya, Becky Cloonan, Phil Hester, Michael Walsh, Abigail Larson, Zoe Thorogood, Nick Dragotta, Matthew Roberts, and Artyom Topilin. Cover by Chris Burnham. Introduction by Greg Nicotero. The biggest names and scares in comics! What's that lurking in the dark? Who's that walking up behind you? And why does it sound like death is slowly creeping this way? Why, it's Creepshow! This deluxe hardcover collection presents the first two volumes of the award-nominated Creepshow comic book series-based on the hit Shudder TV series now helmed by Greg Nicotero-together in one place for the first time! Featuring some of the most acclaimed talents in comics including Garth Ennis. Becky Cloonan, Paul Dini, Michael Walsh, Saladin Ahmed, David & Maria Lapham, Erica Henderson, Francesco Francavilla, L Marlow Francavilla, and more. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Creepshow (2022 Image) #1-5 and Creepshow (2023 Image) Volume 2 #1-5. Written by Chris Burnham, David Lapham, Maria Lapham, Paul Dini, Steven Langford, Steve Foxe, Ariela Kristantina, L. Marlow Francavilla, Francesco Francavilla, Kyle Starks, Henry Barajas, Steve Orlando, Clay Chapman McLeod, Garth Ennis, Phil Hester, Michael Walsh, Dan Watters, Zoe Thorogood, Joel Farrelly, Nick Dragotta, Alisa Kwitney, David DB Andry, Tim Daniel, and Saladin Ahmed. Art by Chris Burnham, John McCrea, David Lapham, Erica Henderson, Francesco Francavilla, Jorge Corona, Fran Galan, Dani, Marianna Ignazzi, Anwita Citriya, Becky Cloonan, Phil Hester, Michael Walsh, Abigail Larson, Zoe Thorogood, Nick Dragotta, Matthew Roberts, and Artyom Topilin. Cover by Guillem March. Introduction by Greg Nicotero. The biggest names and scares in comics! What's that lurking in the dark? Who's that walking up behind you? And why does it sound like death is slowly creeping this way? Why, it's Creepshow! This deluxe hardcover collection presents the first two volumes of the award-nominated Creepshow comic book series-based on the hit Shudder TV series now helmed by Greg Nicotero-together in one place for the first time! Featuring some of the most acclaimed talents in comics including Garth Ennis. Becky Cloonan, Paul Dini, Michael Walsh, Saladin Ahmed, David & Maria Lapham, Erica Henderson, Francesco Francavilla, L Marlow Francavilla, and more. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 256 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.

Story, art and cover by Ippongi Bang. A collection of horror parodies by Japanese artist Ippongi Bang. A girl makes a devils bargain because she thinks shes overweight; a man suffers an awful fate after cutting in line; a strange curse transforms a woman into a sex doll. 24 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Christos Gage and Peter Milligan Art by Stefano Raffaele and Tom Feister Cover by Darick Robertson. The horror of A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre continue in two stories by stellar creative teams! When Freddy learns that there's a new killer in town, he must put a vicious stop to it, but it may be more than he bargained for! And a chainsaw salesman makes a stop over in a small west Texas town... Cover price $2.99.

Written & illustrated by Gurchain Singh. B&W, 32 pages, standard paper stock. Mature readers. Cover price $3.50.

Reprints stories from 1950's pre-code horror comics. Softcover, 7" x 10", 80 pages, full color. Cover price $13.99.

1st printing. By Terry Oakes. Gasp, giggle, and shudder as you pull the tabs, lift the flaps, and turn the pop-up pages of these CLASSIC TALES OF HORROR. Excerpts from five famous spine-tinglers -- Dracula, Frankenstein, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Phantom of the Opera - are illustrated here in all their eerie glory. With moving parts designed to deliver small shacks of good-humored horror, this is frightful, fiendish fun for the whole family. Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 8 pages, Full color. Cover price $13.95.

1st printing. Beware puny mortals, the gates of Hell have opened wide, as The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics serves up another diabolical dish of Golden Age horror hits-and this time direct from the burning bowels of Hades itself! Edited by Steve Banes, aka Mr. Karswell, Devil Tales stars Satan himself (and in one story, herself!) in over two dozen scorching stories of demonic power, and features artwork from top fan favorites like Don Heck, Gene Colan, Dick Ayers, Lou Cameron, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand, and more! An infernal introduction, plus a cursed cover gallery guaranteed to swallow your soul. The hottest book of 2015 already has you under it's Satanic spell! Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 148 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing. Written by R. L. Stine and Dave Roman. Art by Ted Naifeh. Four Goosebumps Graphix tales by master of horror R.L. Stine are adapted into full-color comics and feature a brand-new Slappy story by bestselling author, Dave Roman. The talented Dave Roman creates the horrifying drawings for "The Night of the Living Dummy," the origin story about that most evil of all ventriloquist dummies, Slappy! In "A Shocker on Shock Street," Jamie Tolagson captures the chilling tale of a brother and sister doing their dream job: testing rides in a movie studio theme park, where the special effects are really special. With his shadowy illustrations, Gabriel Hernandez creates the perfect atmosphere in "The Werewolf of Fever Swamp," a spooky story about a boy and his dog who go sniffing around in a lonely swamp... and wish they hadn't. Ted Naifeh is at his creepy best in "Ghost Beach," a scary ghost story about a brother and sister who investigate a local legend and discover a terrible secret about their family. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

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2nd and later printings. Written by R. L. Stine and Dave Roman. Art by Ted Naifeh. Four Goosebumps Graphix tales by master of horror R.L. Stine are adapted into full-color comics and feature a brand-new Slappy story by bestselling author, Dave Roman. The talented Dave Roman creates the horrifying drawings for "The Night of the Living Dummy," the origin story about that most evil of all ventriloquist dummies, Slappy! In "A Shocker on Shock Street," Jamie Tolagson captures the chilling tale of a brother and sister doing their dream job: testing rides in a movie studio theme park, where the special effects are really special. With his shadowy illustrations, Gabriel Hernandez creates the perfect atmosphere in "The Werewolf of Fever Swamp," a spooky story about a boy and his dog who go sniffing around in a lonely swamp... and wish they hadn't. Ted Naifeh is at his creepy best in "Ghost Beach," a scary ghost story about a brother and sister who investigate a local legend and discover a terrible secret about their family. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. Written by R. L. Stine and Dave Roman. Art by Ted Naifeh. Four Goosebumps Graphix tales by master of horror R.L. Stine are adapted into full-color comics and feature a brand-new Slappy story by bestselling author, Dave Roman. The talented Dave Roman creates the horrifying drawings for "The Night of the Living Dummy," the origin story about that most evil of all ventriloquist dummies, Slappy! In "A Shocker on Shock Street," Jamie Tolagson captures the chilling tale of a brother and sister doing their dream job: testing rides in a movie studio theme park, where the special effects are really special. With his shadowy illustrations, Gabriel Hernandez creates the perfect atmosphere in "The Werewolf of Fever Swamp," a spooky story about a boy and his dog who go sniffing around in a lonely swamp... and wish they hadn't. Ted Naifeh is at his creepy best in "Ghost Beach," a scary ghost story about a brother and sister who investigate a local legend and discover a terrible secret about their family. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "June 1952 to March 1953!" Collects Tales of Terror (1952 Toby) #1 and Tales of Horror (1952-1954 Toby/Minoan) #1-4.

Cover by Myron Fass.

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. Toby dropped that and started over with Tales of Horror, which ran thirteen 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.

Featuring Stories by Myron Fass, Bill Molno, Pete Morisi, Ed Smalle, Lawrence Dresser, Max Elkan, Art Helfant, Ernie Schroeder and Bernard Baily.

Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "June 1952 to March 1953!" Collects Tales of Terror (1952 Toby) #1 and Tales of Horror (1952-1954 Toby/Minoan) #1-4.

Cover by Myron Fass.

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. Toby dropped that and started over with Tales of Horror, which ran thirteen 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.

Featuring Stories by Myron Fass, Bill Molno, Pete Morisi, Ed Smalle, Lawrence Dresser, Max Elkan, Art Helfant, Ernie Schroeder and Bernard Baily.

Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $54.99.

1st printing. Cover by Ben Brown and Dave Gantz. Slithering Scares...Dangerous Snake-Women...Cold-Blooded Killings...Snake Tales scours the snake-pit of Pre-Code horror to bring you the weirdest stories of serpentine thrills, guaranteed to raise your blood-pressure (and maybe an eyebrow)! Hissing horror from the likes of Rudy Palais, Lou Cameron, and Marty Elkin and other masters of comic book fear. Crawling your way in full color. Bullet points: "These misunderstood serpents in Snake Tales will envenomate you with an unhealthy dose of 1940s and 1950s pre-code comic book horror!" - Dr. Frank T. Burbrink, Curator of Reptiles and mphibians at the American Museum of Natural History. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 148 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

Dracula reprint magazine published in Australia, 1975. John Severin color cover. Story by Gerry Conway, art by Gene Colan. 7.5" x 10.75", 42 pages, B&W.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Horror is the theme, and Hot Rods are vehicle that propels the theme, in this wheel-standin', nitro-burning, soul-chilling anthology series! Volume 1 features 14 original stories by Jon Ascher, Attaboy, Ben Collison, Devon Devereaux, Joshua Ellingson, Juan Garcia, Rick Geary, Andrew Goldfarb, Christopher, Justin Nitz, David Quinn, Ristaino, David Settlow, and James Suhr, running the gamut from funny to scary, but each with a Hot Rods-n-Horror theme! Softcover, 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.00.

Regular Edition - 1st printing. Art and Cover by Wally Wood. The Official Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror, collecting the complete non-EC 1950's crime and horror comics of Hall of Fame Weird Science, Daredevil, Mars Attacks, and Mad co-creator, Wallace Wood. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Deluxe Edition - 1st printing. Art and Cover by Wally Wood. The Official Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror, collecting the complete non-EC 1950's crime and horror comics of Hall of Fame Weird Science, Daredevil, Mars Attacks, and Mad co-creator, Wallace Wood. Hardcover (Slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 200 pages, full color. Cover price $69.95.

1st printing.

Art and Cover by Wally Wood.

The Official Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror, collecting the complete non-EC 1950's crime and horror comics of Hall of Fame Weird Science, Daredevil, Mars Attacks, and Mad co-creator Wallace Wood.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.

2nd and later printings.

Art and Cover by Wally Wood.

The Official Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror, collecting the complete non-EC 1950's crime and horror comics of Hall of Fame Weird Science, Daredevil, Mars Attacks, and Mad co-creator Wallace Wood.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $24.95.