Witches Tales comic books issue 4

Stories and art by Bob Powell and Rudy Palais. A showcase for Harvey's distinctive brand of pre-Code horror. Strange, inhuman creatures have evolved from the people who lived in the catacombs beneath Paris. A guide to performing magic tricks. A jilted woman studies witchcraft to get revenge on the man who preferred money to her. The Sewer Monsters; The Yellow Menace; Witches Tricks; Death by Witchcraft; Bells of Doom; The Midget Men; Ghosts of Famous Pirates: The Ripper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Fernando Fernandez. Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Carl Burgos, Oscar Stepancich, Antonio Reynoso¸ Lisa Proctor, Walter Casadei, Nellie M. Neilsen, and Ezra Jackson. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. American soldiers stationed in Germany encounter a female vampire. A man sets a trap for the ghouls that have been feasting on the bodies of his ancestors. A wife's hatred of her husband's undertaking job drives her murderously insane. The Toreador and the Demons; House of the Vampire; The Weird Ones; Spirits of Doom; The Hungry Ghoul; The Strange Dream; Undertaker; Devil's Sketch Book. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

Stories and art by Cirilo Munoz, Oscar Stepancich, Beverly Haaf¸ Oscar Fraga, and Ezra Jackson. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. A marine biologist accidentally captures a sea monster, but now he must figure out what to do with it. A sorcerer's ghost offers a deal to shunned carnival freak Georgie, but first Georgie must resurrect the sorcerer. The Blood-Mad Monster; Werewolf; The Lady Is a Demon; The Witch's Pit; Nightmare; Bloody Head; Hell Below. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

Stories and art by Ambrose Bierce, Torre Repiso, Oscar Stepancich, Nellie M. Neilsen, and Ezra Jackson. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. American dancer Carma learns too much about the forbidden dances of ancient India. A gypsy's spirit returns in the form of a puppet to take revenge on the village that hanged him. A woman is possessed by the spirit of a witch after relocating to Salem, Massachusetts. Plus a classic horror tale by Ambrose Bierce, Monomania, or John Bartine's Watch. The Witch's Horror; The Ghouls; The Thing in the Cave; Bedeviled Puppet; Monomania; Fatal Horror; Broom For a Witch; The Undying Fiend. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

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Stories and art by Ruben Marchionne, Antonio Reynoso, Oscar Fraga, Robert Norton, Dick Ayers, and Ezra Jackson. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. Figures from nursery rhymes are brought to life as murderous minions. A sinister clause in their wealthy uncle's will pits two greedy brothers against each other in a fight to the death. A 17th-century witch is freed from her grave by a Nazi bomb and begins to fulfill her curse. The Zombies; Monsters of Evil; The Graveyard; The Horror of the Salem Witch Trials; The Corpse; Web of the Widow; Death Is No Stranger; The Witch's Curse. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Bill Alexander. Stories and art by Antonio Reynoso, Oscar Fraga, Rama Wells, Hector Castellon, Larry Woromay, Robert A. W. Lowndes, Dick Ayers, and Ezra Jackson. Tales of horror and the macabre, featuring altered reprints from 1950s pre-Code comics. The guardian of an ancient city returns to life when scientists take it out of the city. A scientist's experiments with light open a portal to another dimension. Treasure hunters are pursued by disembodied heads after stealing a ruby from a native idol. Evil Is the Witch; The Slimy Thing; Spiders Anyone?; Black Light Monsters; The Heads of Terror; I Chopped Her Head Off; The Premonition; Reincarnation. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.60.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "December 1953 to December 1954!" Collects Witches Tales (1951-1954 Harvey) #22-28. Foreword by James Lovegrove. Here, in one of the final volumes in Harvey's groundbreaking quartet of gore and mayhem, we find the writers and artists working at the zenith of their powers and talents. You cannot afford to miss this one! Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

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Limited Signed Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Ramsey Campbell Art by Al Avison. Here, in one of the final volumes in Harvey's groundbreaking quartet of gore and mayhem, we find the writers and artists working at the zenith of their powers and talents. You cannot afford to miss this one! Digitally enhanced and reproduced in their entirety, with a special introduction from James Lovegrove and illustration by Adam Brockbank. Collecting Witches Tales #22-28 December 1953 - December 1954, This volume has a Certificate/Signing sheet, and a limited edition print of James Lovegrove by Adam Brockbank signed by James Lovegrove. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 7-in. x 10-in., 288 pages, full color. NOTE: Limited to 300 copies. Cover price $119.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "February 1953 to December 1953!" Collects Witches Tales (1955-1958 Harvey) #17-22.

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

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

Cover price $24.99.