Wednesday, May 27, 2020

The Bloody Fangs of Fear!

It's Werewolf Western Wednesday here at THOIA, and today we have another one of these cool "Tales of the Ghost Rider" back-up stories as featured in GR's own Golden Age comic book series --check the archive for more! In these yarns, Ghost Rider is merely the host to the horrors that await, so gather 'round the campfire for a lurid tale of lycanthropy on the loose-- if'n that's what ya got hankering' fer! From Ghost Rider #7, (1954), and artwork as always by the great Dick Ayers!















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3 comments:

  1. Brian Barnes5/27/2020

    At 54 they were running a little late to the soon to be defunct horror game, I assume with 10 or so issues Ghost Rider was doing western parodies!

    Fun little werewolf tale, I like the beast (especially page 1, panel 3, that's pretty grisly!) Got the red herring, got the pre-announced chekhov's gun, and some great good girl art on page 6 (sexy while being murdered, and you can wonder why some people had a problem with horror comics!)

    Are we to believe the skeletons in the cellar are the same skeletons as the Indians from 100 plus years ago? Not that is continuity!

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  2. Todd5/28/2020

    Several things I like at the end: first, that Bela already is in midair, springing at Eva, and Nels still is able to open the door, announce himself, and stop the wolf from landing on her. I also like how he twice successfully wrestles Bela with his bare hands. But I think what I like most is that right after Eva explains male sons in her family become werewolves, Nels proposes marriage to her. They're gonna have a litter!

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  3. Mr. Cavin6/01/2020

    You know, I read this days ago and then apparently I just up and plumb forgot to post a comment? Phew, this bizarre halflife is starting to take some kind of toll on my usually ironclad psyche.

    I love the funny humpback beasts in this one. Ayers definitely crafted some arched and cantankerous looking werewolf imagery in every instance here--but obviously that cave-painted id-bison at the bottom of number three takes the cake. I like the action scene at the top of the next page a lot too. And the werewolves on page five are just as--oh wait, those are rats.

    I have enjoyed this time travel back to Werewolf Wednesday!

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