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Infinite Bronze Horror Thread
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Pick your four favorite Bronze Horror Title:  

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  1. 1. Pick your four favorite Bronze Horror Title:

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I`m pretty sure that`s who it`s supposed to portray. They had some great artists on that series. Adams, Wrightson, Steranko... It`s a shame it didn`t last

Designed to compete with DC Comics' successful launches of House of Mystery and House of Secrets, Tower of Shadows, like its companion comic Chamber of Darkness, sold poorly despite the roster of artists featured. After its first few issues, the title, published bimonthly, began including reprints of "pre-superhero Marvel" monster stories and other SF/fantasy tales from Marvel's 1950s and early 1960s predecessor, Atlas Comics. After the ninth issue, the title changed to Creatures on the Loose, and the comic became a mix of reprints and occasional sword and sorcery/SF series.

"At the Stroke of Midnight", writer-artist Jim Steranko's lead story in the premiere issue (Sept. 1969), won a 1969 Alley Award for Best Feature Story. Its creation had led to a rift between the celebrated Steranko and editor Lee that caused Steranko to stop freelancing for Marvel, the publisher that had showcased his highly influential work. Lee had rejected Steranko's cover, and the two clashed over panel design, dialog, and the story title, initially "The Lurking Fear at Shadow House". According to Steranko at a 2006 panel and elsewhere, Lee disliked or did not understand the homage to horror author H. P. Lovecraft, and devised his own title for the story. After much conflict, Marvel and freelancer Steranko parted ways. Lee phoned him about a month later, after the two had cooled down, and Steranko would return to produce several covers for Marvel from 1972 to 1973

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7 hours ago, kilowatt said:

 

I`m pretty sure that`s who it`s supposed to portray. They had some great artists on that series. Adams, Wrightson, Steranko... It`s a shame it didn`t last

 

Oh yeah it’s him. I guess sarcasm doesn’t always come across in text. (:

This is from Heritage’s description of the cover OA that sold:

Bernie Wrightson Tower of Shadows #9 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1971). Bernie Wrightson's fourth published Marvel Comics work! This short-lived horror anthology went out with a bang, as this was the cover for the last issue. A fantastic interpretation from the story "Pickman's Model", which was an adaptation of the original H.P. Lovecraft short story. By the way, the fellow wearing shorts is a dead ringer for Mr. Wrightson himself. 

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