Atlas proving once again that they could just as easily pour enough character development and crazy creepiness into 5 pages, to give a typical 7 page EC tale a run for its newsstand money. From the August 1952 issue of Uncanny Tales #2, with macabre art by mad Manny Stallman. Love that ending!
I was trying to remember another example of an individual horror comic story itself constructed in an anthology manner, as well as being featured within a horror anthology comic book. I'm coming up empty though, does anyone else remember one? This tale from the September 1954 issue of Weird Chills #2 is a lot of fun and actually pretty good, reaching for a horror high despite a writer / artist not quite up to par with the concept, (see also focal requirement for better fluidity!) Could be worse, it could be better, and it's still as 100% entertaining as anything Amicus Studios released...
After a week in the old wild west, let's hyperdrive into the freaky future by taking to the stars for a scary Sci-Fi Saturday shocker, via the October 1952 debut issue of Weird Mysteries #1! Art possibly by THOIA favorite, Larry Woromay, who did a ton of great work for Atlas. Someone at GCD spotted his initials in the splash, which may or may not even be initials, so the whole thing is still a debatable mystery. And while the human character illustrations here don't look very much like his style to me, those wonderfully creepy, organically curvy plants totally do, so maybe it was a collaborative venture with another artist. Check the Woromay archive HERE to compare.
Blogger's acting glitchy again, and I've been trying to get this one up for a few days-- anyway, I guess it's working now, so here's the final weird west horror post as promised, finally... another spooky fun "Tales of the Ghost Rider" double feature, both by Dick Ayers and both from the March 1953 issue of The Ghost Rider #11. Has anyone ever seen (or have) one of those cool mail-away Ghost Rider masks in the ad below?
We'll be sticking with the supernaturally charged, weird terror tales of the old west for the rest of the week, and like our last Ghost Rider vs. Frankenstein post (CLICK HERE if you missed it), here's one of the creepy-coolest "Tales of the Ghost Rider" back-up stories from the same mag, (aka: the December 1952 issue of The Ghost Rider #10), and also illustrated by Dick Ayers. And since these are only 4 pages long, how about a bonus yarn to fill ya full of lead, --so saddle up for a spooky shoot-out from The Ghost Rider #14 as well! And after the stories, head over to AEET HERE for a whole mansion full of grim grinning ghosts just waiting to greet you!
It's been a while since we wandered out into the 'ol weird west, so how's about we check in on the rootin'est, tootin'est, six gun spookin'est, supernatural show-stopper of 'em all-- The Ghost Rider! And heck, you don't have to twist my arm when it comes to anybody vs. MF'in Frankenstein! From the December 1952 issue of The Ghost Rider #10, and art by the always amazin', Dick Ayers! Maybe more weird west all week too...
We ended March with some macabre madness from the May 1953 issue of Fight Against Crime #13, so let's kick off the new month with another story from the same old rotten rag! And like the other tale, this one also includes an "axe-citing" climax of creeptacular choppery! Some fun art by A.C. Hollingsworth too, he's usually real hit / miss with me, but he honestly delivers some pretty good visuals this time around, even if most of them feel like swipes from other comics.
