From the October 1952 issue of Suspense #23
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Vampire, Beware!
As promised, it’s the glorious return of Bill Everett to my blog! And even Sardonic Stan’s somewhat comedic approach to the storytelling here doesn’t dampen Everett’s ability to still deliver the most evil looking blood-suckers ever put into a comic book! ::shiver::
From the October 1952 issue of Suspense #23
From the October 1952 issue of Suspense #23
love the crazy buck teeth fangs...... everett rules!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDug out a couple more crazy Everett stories for next month too.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, as my Atlas Monster Trilogy draws to a close so does the first month of this blog... hope you've had as much fun with these stories as I've had bringing them to you. Plenty more thrills and chills just ahead!
Blam!
awesome keep them coming!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry to say it(especially for a first-time poster(but long time lurker!)),but Zorni must not have profited from Willie's corpse as much as he liked;because he later had to get a gig on the cover of MENACE#2!!!,(just joking,MENACE was THE atlas horror comic as far as im concerned,best plots,3 characters Marvel uses even now,have all issues but#1,8.)hope you read my comment,Karswell,I've been waiting for a blog like yours,and by the way;how did you survive Asmodeus's attack at the end of your big movie?,you know,that Dana Andrews demon movie...
ReplyDeleteIf that is him on the cover of Menace #2 then he shaved his skull! I do agree though, Menace is a great series and I hope to get around to more stories from it soon... I just want to keep this blog varied a bit and not overloaded with just Atlas titles, though they are arguably right behind EC for best written stories and artists.
ReplyDeleteAnd how did I survive the attack from the demon you ask? Look in your back pocket--- I slipped the runes to you when you weren't looking!
ReplyDelete"...walk on,
And turn no more your head,
Because you know a frightful fiend
Doth close behind you tread...."
Love the "Hey, Mac" guy.
ReplyDeleteI think Stan's best stories were the more comedic, or at least sarcastic ones. Menace, for instance, was great up until Stan left the writing duties to other people.
ReplyDeleteEntertaining story. The ending is pretty obvious, but as always, it's the journey, and the skull-like vampires are incredible. One of the neatest renderings of a vampire out there.
Stan Lee was an AWESOME writer, as may be seen by the fact that even minor characters in this minor tale (such as the barkeep) are memorable. The art is also great.
ReplyDeleteA male and a female vampire...better Google the best breeding conditions, Willie. Oh, wait, you can't, because it's the 1950s. Do you know whether vampires bear live young or lay eggs at least?
ReplyDeleteThe barman and Mr Hey Mac were hilarious.