The Deathlook

Not be confused with the cybernetic sensation, Deathlok (that would be a totally different blog), this is a horrific shrunken head mystery with a really super splash 'n title treatment --and a twist! See if you can figure it out... I bet you can. From the November 1954 issue of Secret Mysteries #16.

The Hangman's Son

Time for a shivery supernatural tale, guaranteed to choke you up a bit, from the December 1951 issue of Captain Science #7. Vince Napoli's oddly shoddy artwork actually works to the story's advantage this time around, providing a surreal air of nightmarish weirdness, and propelling those bent-necked spectres into a whole other realm of blood-curdling spookery. Have yourselves a super swingin' Sunday, fiends!

The Gentlemen of the Jury!

I was asked again recently to help identify another isolated comic book panel that's been making its out of context way 'round the www, and you've probably seen it around too-- a tough talkin' dame putting a book store owner in his place while trying to buy a tome on black magic-- so when people come to me for help (in this case I was actually tagged on facebook), I am of course more than happy to assist. And here it is, the satanically penned Stan Lee script, and Russ Heath illustrated gangster tale (with a supernatural twist) that the perplexing panel in question is from, as originally featured in the April 1953 issue of Adventures into Weird Worlds #17.

Arms of Doom / Kiss of Doom!

Tentacled Tuesday (it rhymes with doomsday!) is here with a double header dose of wiggly, squiggly doom! One from Rudy Palais, and one from Joe Certa-- both from Harvey's Black Cat series! Our first story from the Dec '51 issue of Black Cat #32 almost looks comical at times with those big Mad eyeballs, but Palais, as always, handles the creepies nicely.













UPDATE: A few weeks after this post was uploaded I stumbled upon this pulp illustration from the February 1931 issue of Weird Tales Vol. 17 #2... look familiar?



And hey, while we're talkin' tentacles, if you need a really good monster movie, I highly recommend checking out GRABBERS! (2012.) Funny and scary-- just like today's posts!



And now for today's sexy, sushi scented sequel, from the February 1953 issue of Black Cat #42.

Mask of the Murderer

Like our last post, todays story is also illustrated by the eerily under appreciated, Al Eadeh, and contains a favorite subject of mine-- MASKS! So if you're planning on killing some time, put the mask on NOW and enjoy this crazy classic from the February 1953 issue of Black Cat #42.

Live Man's Funeral

Though I helped a bit on the Bob Powell's Terror collection, ZOMBIES was actually the very first book I personally assembled for Yoe / IDW back in 2012 (still available HERE!) Those of you who own the book may even remember we featured the complete, original, and incredibly terrifying Al Eadeh inked art pages for today's story within said tome, (courtesy of the collection of Bill Leach.) Well, recently, THOIA friend and follower, Kimberly D (a new fan of the Zombies book too) wrote in asking to see the printed color version from the December 1952 issue of Black Cat #41, and I am of course more than happy to oblige! Here ya go, Kim-- and thanks again to Bryan for the scans-- as this is from the one issue of BC that has still continued to haunt 'n elude me!

The Sleepers in the Crypt

One more from Fiction House's uniquely odd Ghost Comics series, (you guys seem to be having a love/hate with these stories, so we'll move on to other stuff in our next post.) But this is a pretty decent tale-- not unlike one of our previous entries about ghosts vs. gangsters-- to round things out on a lazy Sunday morning. From the Spring 1953 issue of Ghost Stories #6. Waaaake up!