The Freaks of Fear!

Everyone seemed to enjoy the old west weirdness of Gunspook in our last post, so let's head back out on the high range of strange for another creepy precode cowboy tale-- and my oh my, it has indeed been awhile since we've seen the gallopin' Ghost Rider around these petrifyin' parts! From the July - August 1952 issue of Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #15, and arrestin' art by dead-eye Dick Ayers, of course-- he sure does draw a sizzlin' cute little snake gal, dont'cha think?

The Ghost Bell of Terror Valley!

I've been promising to post a horror western tale for a few a months no (per request), so here's a good'un from Bobby Benson's B-BAR-B Riders Vol. 1 #14 from 1952. This pre-Marvel cowboy "Ghost Rider" by the king of severed heads himself Dick Ayers is certainly no Johnny Blaze, but his quest for justice is just as thrilling and hair-raisingly hellbent.

For a much more gruesome old west horror story from this issue click HERE! And if westerns aren't really your cup of tea, head over to AEET for some lovely pulp luridness courtesy of Man's Book Periodical!

The Head-Hunter of Pirates Peak

In my opinion, Bobby Benson’s B-Bar-B Riders #14 (1952) sports one of THE most quintessential Dick Ayers pre-code comic book covers ever. All the elements are there: sexy damsel in distress strapped to table (bondage), knife wielding maniacal hunchback, hick hero swinging to the rescue, and of course a wall full of gory, decapitated, shrunken heads with their eyes sewn shut--- there’s even a skeleton in shackles! Open the cover and Page One cruelly smacks you with a grisly splash of even more severed horrors, and this time some headless bodies to boot! Whether you’re a fan of westerns or not, I think you’re going to like this one, mostly just cuz it’s loads of corny gruesome fun!

And thanks again to ebay specialist Michael at Top Quality Resellers for hooking me up with this awesome issue, and at such a great deal too!

And don't miss our DRAW ME CONTEST going on now! Get your entries in by this Friday... see last Thursday's post "The Gypsy Curse" for all the details!

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