Weird Terror
Weird Terror

Author: Don Heck

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-09-11

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781537617749

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Journey into horror and the macabre with this compilation published by Comic Media. Comic Media was a comic book company owned by Allen Hardy that existed in the 1950s. Its titles were mainly action/adventure, western, and horror. Its most notable character was Johnny Dynamite, created by Pete Morisi. The main artist across it's titles was Don Heck, who in 1955 would be recruited by Stan Lee to Atlas Comics; what would become Marvel Comics. Don went on to be one of the architects of what became known as "The Marvel Age of Comics," along with the legendary Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers. While there Don co-created Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. This compilation contains stories from four issues.

The Horror! The Horror!
The Horror! The Horror!

Author: Jim Trombetta

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780810955950

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Censored out of existence by Congress in the 1950s, rare comic book images--many of which have been rarely seen since they were first issued--are now revealed once again in all of their eye-popping inventive outrageousness. Original.

The History of EC Comics
The History of EC Comics

Author: Grant Geissman

Publisher: Taschen

Published: 2020-06-15

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9783836549769

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In 1947, Bill Gaines inherited his legendary father's fledgling publishing company, EC Comics. Over the next eight years, he and a "who's who" of the era including Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wally Wood would reinvent the very notion of the comic book with titles like Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science, and MAD. With more than 1,000...

Four Color Fear
Four Color Fear

Author: Greg Sadowski

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books

Published: 2010-10-18

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1606993437

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A massive collection of never-before-collected pre-Comics Code horror comics of the 1950s. Of the myriad genres comic books ventured into during its golden age, none was as controversial as or came at a greater cost than horror; the public outrage it incited almost destroyed the entire industry. Yet before the watchdog groups and Congress could intercede, horror books were flying off the newsstands. During its peak period (1951–54) over fifty titles appeared each month. Apparently there was something perversely irresistible about these graphic excursions into our dark side, and Four Color Fear collects the finest of these into a single robust volume.

Weird Terror Horror Comics
Weird Terror Horror Comics

Author: Sky Waldorf

Publisher: White Castle

Published:

Total Pages: 47

ISBN-13:

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Ghostly tales of spine chilling Horror!!! You'll shudder! You'll Shake! You'll shiver! Weird Terror How well are you plugged into your world? I don't mean the world around you. Outside of you, I mean your own private world. The one inside of you. Most men and women are content enough to take themselves as they find themselves, but some either running from the world outside or searching for. Or the one within seek new frontiers far more dangerous than even the boundaries of space more exotic than the mysteries of the ancient east.

Strange and Weird Terror
Strange and Weird Terror

Author: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-02-02

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781505960938

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Ghosts! Werewolves! Vampires! Zombies! These were the recurring themes featured in horror comics of the 1950s, when crime and horror comics were the dominant titles appearing on the newsstands, There was one Canadian comic book publisher who specialized in original horror comic magazines, but these books have become largely forgotten and scarce, whereas the more popular and well-known publishers such as EC, have had their famous titles republished time and again in high-quality formats. The Canadian publisher, Superior, has not been so fortunate. Now, for the first time, we present a collection of some of the best stories from Superior. Are these the greatest horror comics of all time? Hardly. However, they are a part of history and should be enjoyed for what they are: some of the oddest horror stories ever told in comic book form!

Weird Terror Pre Code Horror Comics
Weird Terror Pre Code Horror Comics

Author: Sky Waldorf

Publisher: Sky

Published:

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13:

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Ghostly Tales of Spine Chilling Horror featuring : 1. Evil Ones 2. Wrath of Satan 3. Fear what is it? 4. Isle of Doom 5. Death SOng 6. Trapped 7. Boxing with Feet 8. Double Trouble

The Weird World of Eerie Publications
The Weird World of Eerie Publications

Author: Mike Howlett

Publisher: Feral House

Published: 2010-11-30

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1936239213

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Eerie Publications' horror magazines brought blood and bad taste to America's newsstands from 1965 through 1975. Ultra-gory covers and bottom-of-the-barrel production values lent an air of danger to every issue, daring you to look at (and purchase) them. The Weird of World of Eerie Publications introduces the reader to Myron Fass, the gun-toting megalomaniac publisher who, with tyranny and glee, made a career of fishing pocketbook change from young readers with the most insidious sort of exploitation. You'll also meet Carl Burgos, who, as editor of Eerie Publications, ground his axe against the entire comics industry. Slumming comic art greats and unknown hacks were both employed by Eerie to plagiarize the more inspired work of pre-Code comic art of the 1950s. Somehow these lowbrow abominations influenced a generation of artists who proudly blame career choices (and mental problems) on Eerie Publications. One of them, Stephen R. Bissette (Swamp Thing, Taboo, Tyrant), provides the introduction for this volume. Here's the sordid background behind this mysterious comics publisher, featuring astonishingly red reproductions of many covers and the most spectacularly creepy art.

The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics
The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics

Author: Peter Normanton

Publisher: Running Press

Published: 2008-03-25

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780786720729

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Bringing together the finest names in comic book horror, this volume features nearly 50 comics that caused a furor in the US and sparked legislation to crack down on explicit horror—from the 1940s to the 21st century. Includes names like Steve Niles, Pete Von Sholly, Michael Kaluta, Mike Ploog, Rudy Palais, Rand Holmes, Vincent Locke, Frank Brunner, and many more. Reproduced in black and white for this brand-new collection.

Horror Comics in Black and White
Horror Comics in Black and White

Author: Richard J. Arndt

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2013-01-04

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 0786493151

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In 1954, the comic book industry instituted the Comics Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines imposed to placate public concern over gory and horrific comic book content, effectively banning genuine horror comics. Because the Code applied only to color comics, many artists and writers turned to black and white to circumvent the Code's narrow confines. With the 1964 Creepy #1 from Warren Publishing, black-and-white horror comics experienced a revival continuing into the early 21st century, an important step in the maturation of the horror genre within the comics field as a whole. This generously illustrated work offers a comprehensive history and retrospective of the black-and-white horror comics that flourished on the newsstands from 1964 to 2004. With a catalog of original magazines, complete credits and insightful analysis, it highlights an important but overlooked period in the history of comics.