Murder in the Mummy Room!

Saturday Matinee time again at THOIA, and here we have another story that didn't quite make it into my MUMMIES book (still available-- CLICK HERE!), mainly because it's pretty light on horror and much more a fun little 40's style private eye / murder mystery complete with a moody museum setting. Snappy dialog and pacing, plus a cartoony art approach that puts this one more in league with  say, Dick Tracy. So enjoy today's slight deviation from the (ab)norm around here, and we'll be back shortly with more gruesome ghouls and terror! From the January 1948 issue of Captain Easy #11.



















And a really lovely cover as well!

Man Who Owned a Ghost / Vampire, Beware!

Long time followers of THOIA know how much I love Bill Everett, so without further ado, here are two by my absolute favorite comic book artist of all time-- The Man Who Owned a Ghost is from the March '52 issue of Astonishing #10, and Vampire, Beware is from the Oct '52 issue of Suspense #23. Nobody illustrated spooks and bloodsuckers like Everett. No. Body.

Bill Everett

KATUMBA - The Man-Made Terror

We finish off our Web of Evil Fest with a monsteriffic tale of ape-ic proportions (yuck yuck!) From the November 1954 issue of Web of Evil #20, it's "KATUMBA - The Man-Made Terror!!!"

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Where Mummies Prowl

It’s the final day of Mummy Mondays for August 2008, and today’s madcap museum mystery is simply loads of 50's fun. As you can probably already tell before even reading a single line this one is full of golly gee willicker boys vs. dirty crooks in deadly disguise (no real spoiler there.) So if you’re like me and love the classic, spooky themed antics of stuff from Abbott & Costello, Three Stooges, Bowery Boys, and especially The Little Rascals then you’re going to love this one. (NOTE: Special cameo by Stan Lee as “Daddy Brant.”)
From the September 1953 issue of Man Comics #28

FYI: Bob Brant and the Trouble Shooters appeared in the final three issues of Man Comics, for a grand total of 6 Atlas adventures, all created by Carl Hubbell. If you like this one let me know, and maybe I’ll post another Bob Brant tale next month too.

And for another great mummy tale head on over to Pappy's today by clicking HERE! And don't miss the cool Dick Briefer "Yankee Longago" story he posted yesterday too.

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The Vandals! / The Joke

A Super Sunday, Holiday Weekend, Double Header! It’s Joe Sinnott and Jay Scott Pike’s turn today to show you what they think of dirty pranksters and vandals. Take that, you!

From the March 1953 issue of Adventures into Terror #17

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And from the May 1952 issue of Suspense #18

FYI: Pappy had a great Jay Scott Pike double feature last week, a romance tale and an Atlas horror classic… so go check ‘em out if you haven’t already by clicking HERE.