Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Walking Horror! / The Horror House

Another double shot of horror today, as we continue our Double Feature Month here at THOIA-- and we're sticking with Atlas for a few more posts-- tale number one is another selection from the November 1954 issue of Marvel Tales #128, and tale number two is, again, from the July 1954 issue of Marvel Tales #125.









Saturday, January 5, 2013

Emily / The Unwanted!

Two sci-fi themed Atlas stories for you today, the first (by request) from the Nov. '54 issue of Marvel Tales #128, art by Pete Tumlinson, (apologies to those hoping for the foxy Emily as featured on the cover of this issue!) --and the second tale by Bill Walton from the July '54 issue of Marvel Tales #125.













Thursday, January 3, 2013

Oh, Baby! / The Man Who Meddled!

Well, we've ushered in the Baby New Year, so how about a few more bouncin' brats to kick off 2013? Both Atlas classics today are from the November 1954 issue of Marvel Tales #128. And FYI: this is just the start of a THOIA Double Feature month! Hold onto your bonnets...











Monday, December 31, 2012

Horror Show! / Nightmare!

Two Astonishing Atlas tales to help scream in the new year and toss out the old! And since there are some of you that like to party, and some of you that enjoy simply staying in and watchin' the boob tube, I've scarefully chosen a story themed for each of you! Our first yarn transmitted from the April 1952 issue of Astonishing #12, and our second for you party animals, art courtesy of the great Joe Maneely-- from the December 1951 issue of Astonishing #7.

Happy New Year!!!














Friday, December 28, 2012

Gorillas, Ghosts, and Gangsters (Do You Dig?)

I received a somewhat mixed reaction back in 2008 on the first time I ever posted a Sergeant Spook story (see HERE) --seems a few commenters would prefer THOIA steer clear of the more "kid friendly" type pre-code stories such as this. Well, today I have another one originally from the August 1942 issue of Blue Bolt Vol. 3 #3 (27), and this one is just as kid friendly and exploding with silly, playful fun-- and scripted by Mickey Spillane no less! Apologies to any haters... if this ain't your cup o'tea, come back in a few days for something scarier. (And a big thanks to Drazen "Happy Undertaker" Kozjan for the funny one page gag at the end of this post, from his Abbott & Costello comic collection.)










BONUS!

The 2012 Ghastly Award Nominees are in!


The Ghastly Award Judges are proud to announce the 2012 Ghastly Award Nominees. The nominees, which were chosen by the entire comic creating community, reflect the wide range of horror material being published in print and web comic form today.

Named after acclaimed comics creator “Ghastly” Graham Ingels, the awards are now in their 2nd year. Created to honor excellence in Horror Comics, every comic creator had a say in who the nominees were by nominating their favorites throughout the year.

Fan and Creator Voting will be open from January 1, 2013 until January 31, 2013. Click HERE to find out who has been nominated, and prepare to cast your vote on Tuesday, January 1st!