Hair I Go Again!

Annnnd hair we go again with another year of classic horror comic madness! It's hard to believe that THOIA is now in its 16th year of petrifyin' posts, and we seriously couldn't have done it without the handful of you that still continue lurking around and commenting, not to mention the occasional wonderful donations of super scans and other assorted scary suggestions. So to those of you out there reading this (and you know who you are) 2024 is deadicated to you for your continued fiendish fellowship and endless, eerie interest! Okay, let's pick things up where we left it all off last year with MORE ATLAS! From the July 1953 issue of Adventures into Terror #21, and fearturing art by the great, Gil Kane!

House for Sale / The Burning Flame

It's legends day here at THOIA with Dick Ayers and Gil Kane in a double, horror-headed, Atlas showdown... both stories originally appeared in the May 1952 issue of Mystic #8.

To see two more legends of horror illustration, head over to my other blog and check out my recent posts showcasing the spooky artistry of Fred Banbery and George Wilde.

Don't Try To Outsmart the Devil!

The ever awesome Atlas Tales site has an interesting note on today's Satan-o-riffic Stan Lee scripted story from the November (or is it December?) 1952 issue of Adventures into Terror #13: "The Gil Kane ink (?) credit comes from Carmine Infantino telling Doc V that Kane worked on stories at this time with him..."

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Vintage AD

Yes folks! You too can look slimmer, just like greedy, annoying old Murdock in the last panel of the story above! The Chevalier is good for your thumpin' heart too!

Blood Brothers! / Stranger from Space

Super Request Sunday this month features two cool Atlas tales of horror! Our first story is from the Sept. '52 issue of Suspense #22 and is for Joey Deadcat who put in a request for more George Roussos earlier this month. And the second tale is for John Kaminiski, it’s a far-out Sci-Fi classic with some weird Matt Fox inked art by Gil Kane, (thanks Tamfos!) from the Oct. '53 issue of Mystic #24.

Got a request too? Drop me a line--- anytime! And don’t forget to cast your vote on the THOIA poll before the month is over! All Atlas again or not in July--- you decide!

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(Letters page from this issue)

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The Stranger from Space

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Vintage Sci-Fi themed ADS

I Die Too Often

Atlas Tales calls this one a "stark electric chair story" and they're totally right. With a taut script from Carl Wessler and even tauter art from Gil Kane, this one's a real shocker!

From the March 1953 issue of Adventures into Terror #17

NEXT: More Adventures into Terror!

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Dig Me No Grave!

Today our flashy Time Machine is set ahead for the October 1972 issue of Journey into Mystery #1, where we find a handful of my heroes all colliding in one great story*. To most of us, Gil Kane and Robert E. Howard need no introduction, but if you need a refresher just click on their names to get the scoop (all others proceed on your MARVELous mysterious journey...)

*Credits also to Roy Thomas and Tom Palmer.

TOMORROW: True, Amazing Accounts of the Strangest blah blah blah...

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