Sqeggs Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 On 4/4/2018 at 9:27 PM, EC ed said: Yes...and if I meet an untimely end, I assign the burden of preserving this knowledge to you - you know where to find the information that you will need (hint: my journal) We should probably pin those entries from your journal at the top of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I've never been sure whether the kids are playing or whether there's a dead kid in the coffin. The added touch of the adults heckling them adds to the weirdness. Spoiler there's a dead kid in the coffin.great story. Edited April 7, 2018 by porcupine48 Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 On 4/4/2018 at 10:17 PM, sacentaur said: Rec'd my CGC 8.5 copy of VoH 33 from a boardie, and am very happy with the book. The cover is different for an EC, but I find myself being intrigued by it - what do you all think of this cover (image from GCD)? A very ominous cover, subverting American values at a time when to do so was practically a death sentence professionally. And, in hindsight after reading the story, it's one of the most nightmarish issues EC ever released. Black_Adam, sacentaur and porcupine48 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 On 4/7/2018 at 4:16 PM, Larryw7 said: A very ominous cover, subverting American values at a time when to do so was practically a death sentence professionally. And, in hindsight after reading the story, it's one of the most nightmarish issues EC ever released. It's a creep-out story, to be sure -- the adults heckling the kids don't realize that they're not just "playing" funeral. The kid lowermost on the cover is the only one that doesn't work for me -- Craig drew him sort of like a "tweenager." Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 That VOH 33 cover has always creeped me out! I made a lighter-side-of-EC acquisition (trade) today, with everyone's favorite Human Torch parody. OtherEric, sacentaur, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SAKI Posted April 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2018 Black_Adam, sacentaur, Point Five and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 57 minutes ago, SAKI said: The horror has always been lower on my personal preferences with the EC’s, with the humor and SF books swapping between the 1st and 2nd places and the war books a close third. But that cover always amazes me every time I see it... 1950's war comics, newshane and SAKI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAKI Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 1 hour ago, OtherEric said: The horror has always been lower on my personal preferences with the EC’s, with the humor and SF books swapping between the 1st and 2nd places and the war books a close third. But that cover always amazes me every time I see it... It's an amazing and unique cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 8 hours ago, SAKI said: It's an amazing and unique cover It's a favorite of mine also (even though I don't own a copy as of yet), and I've always wondered about the original art to this cover. I'd like to lift the stat and see the other eye of that ghoul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAKI Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Jayman said: It's a favorite of mine also (even though I don't own a copy as of yet), and I've always wondered about the original art to this cover. I'd like to lift the stat and see the other eye of that ghoul! Jayman, I would love to see the original art as well. IDW published an Graham Ingels artist edition where you can see his original art, and I believe this cover is included. Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 That cover has made the book the more desired of the two Haunt Of Fear 17s. I kept the wrong one, apparently! SAKI and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newshane Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 13 hours ago, SAKI said: You should totally sell this to me. If I recall, it WAS for sale a few months ago, but was taken down. This is my EC grail. I love me some Ghastly! Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAKI Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Totally agree newshane. No doubt, This is my favorite EC cover and one of my grails. I believe still underrated! 1950's war comics and newshane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2018 A real underappreciated classic that has yet to really break out. ECs really get over looked some times when compared to their other pch counter parts. Maybe because they were saved and appear to be around in all grades. In my humble opinion, the best of the best, book for book. Now, everyone is mooning over this classic Ghastly cover. But those in the "know" know to actually look inside... One of the best EC horror stories (also by Ghastly) lurks inside. If you haven't read it and like horror at it's creepiest, check out "Horror we?, How's Bayou?". Man, just look at that splash. On par or maybe even better than the cover... Raze, Point Five, newshane and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 How about 18? 1950's war comics and SAKI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post october Posted April 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) On 4/5/2018 at 8:14 PM, Robot Man said: Got a cool Haunt of Fear in the mail today. Imagine my surprise to find this old fountain pen signature at the bottom of the last story... Hard to imagine in this day and age that people don’t even open up a nice book like this to grade and sell it. Well, his loss is my gain. Can’t say I have ever seen or heard of this gentleman’s signature on an EC I once bought an Adventure 29 on eBay. It was a nice copy, and got even better when I opened it up and saw an unnoticed (by the seller) Flessel sig! A year or two later I opened it up again and saw Vin Sullivan's sig in the margin! Wonder what else I will see next time I take it out of the Mylar. Edited April 26, 2018 by october creaturefan95, Robot Man, Point Five and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 4/25/2018 at 3:51 AM, SAKI said: I've often wondered how E.C. managed to get this book onto American newstands - just so overtly horrific. Ghastly was way ahead of his time. Envious of that copy. SAKI, Raze and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 23 hours ago, KirbyJack said: How about 18? Yep, equally on par. I do think it needs color though. So much Ghastly detail is hard to focus on. Besides the color adds the "mood" to this one. (Not mine by the way, swiped from the internet) This is one of those Marie Severin hand colored editions I believe. Raze, SAKI and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 1 hour ago, goldust40 said: I've often wondered how E.C. managed to get this book onto American newstands - just so overtly horrific. Ghastly was way ahead of his time. Envious of that copy. Actually, not as bad as these two... It blows me away, that an 8 year old kid with a mercury dime could buy one of these right off the stands. I remember when comic book stores could get shut down for selling undergrounds to kids under 18 (not that it stopped me...) SAKI, Larryw7, Raze and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post october Posted April 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2018 31 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Actually, not as bad as these two... It blows me away, that an 8 year old kid with a mercury dime could buy one of these right off the stands. I remember when comic book stores could get shut down for selling undergrounds to kids under 18 (not that it stopped me...) Definitely. It's a big contributor to my love of Atomic Age horror comics. Flies right in the face of the squeaky-clean, wholesome image of 1950's America that we usually see. Larryw7, goldust40, originalisbest and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
