The Undead Thread: Pre-Code Horror 21 21

[bronze johnny]

40 minutes ago, RICK STARR said:

Two of my favorite Farrells

 

 

 

 

 

Great books! SF #2 and #9 are my favorites. #2’s “Meathook“ cover is a classic. Just look at all the stuff going on with that cover. Simply awesome! Gotta have the Meathook Cover in the PreCode collection.

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

This came today to add to my 3.0 and 1.0 of the same issue.

 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

This came today to add to my 0.5 of the same issue.

 

[Electricmastro]

[Black Bat]

55 minutes ago, Electricmastro said:

Colorful copy of a tricky book!  

[Jayman]

I love my copy! I only wish that there was a PCH book called “Horrible Horror” to collect! 

[Electricmastro]

Suspense Comics marks when I think comic companies started to focus on horror material in a considerably more dramatic manner, with the series evolving from relatively milder feelings of anxiousness and uncertainty in superhero, detective, and crime stories to more intense feelings of fear and shock in horror stories. This issue in particular even has either skull or demonic visuals on its cover and splash pages, as even the Sherry Flippe splash page has a skull on it. Would it still count as a horror comic?:

[RICK STARR]

On ‎8‎/‎12‎/‎2020 at 12:05 AM, Electricmastro said:

love it, cool colors

[RICK STARR]

Latest acquisition. Nice presenting lower grade copy with a small corner chip on bc as the significant defect. Decent colors.

 

[RICK STARR]

Mortellaro's masterpiece. Would slab this, but has some unremovable color touch.

 

Inks are incredible on this issue.

[Black Bat]

On 8/12/2020 at 7:23 PM, Electricmastro said:

Suspense Comics marks when I think comic companies started to focus on horror material in a considerably more dramatic manner, with the series evolving from relatively milder feelings of anxiousness and uncertainty in superhero, detective, and crime stories to more intense feelings of fear and shock in horror stories. This issue in particular even has either skull or demonic visuals on its cover and splash pages, as even the Sherry Flippe splash page has a skull on it. Would it still count as a horror comic?:

 

 

Thanks for the info- gotta find me a reader. Love the “Skulture”!

[Electricmastro]

7 minutes ago, Black Bat said:

Thanks for the info- gotta find me a reader. Love the “Skulture”!

Agreed. I’d also ask if it was out of the question to suggest Suspense Comics #9 (August, 1945) as the first horror anthology comic book. It doesn’t have a considerably comedic feature like Gregory the Ghost in Spook Comics #1 or Goofy Ghost in Eerie Comics #1, as Suspense Comics #9 doesn’t have the comedic Sherry Flippe feature present in other issues.

 

Edited August 16, 2020 by Electricmastro

[Electricmastro]

“A film still from the 1989 documentary 'Comic Book Confidential' showing the burning of comic books.“ - https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/film-still-from-the-1989-documentary-comic-book-news-photo/453325391

An issue of what’s probably Chamber of Chills Magazine #25 (October, 1954) about to get burned:

[Electricmastro]

Splash page, from what’s otherwise a crime comic, featuring horror comics (Fight Against Crime #13, May 1953):

[MrBedrock]

Only posting these two together because the Dear Lonely Hears 3 has always reminded me of a horror cover.

[Robot Man]

On 8/17/2020 at 2:21 PM, Electricmastro said:

“A film still from the 1989 documentary 'Comic Book Confidential' showing the burning of comic books.“ - https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/film-still-from-the-1989-documentary-comic-book-news-photo/453325391

An issue of what’s probably Chamber of Chills Magazine #25 (October, 1954) about to get burned:

I stopped going to church with my parents when they did this with records. Luckily, my parents were horrified too...

[Electricmastro]

This horror cover is signed with an “MR”, but it’s uncertain if it was signed by Mike Roy or Mort Meskin and George Roussos with the initials of their last names:

[Robot Man]

Got this yesterday. Creepy vampire spider cover. Haven’t read it yet but thumbed through it. ACG usually gets panned by me for weak horror content but this looks like a real wild example of the genre. 

[Electricmastro]

Early covers from otherwise non-horror series that I’m sure could reasonably be perceived as horror-themed:

Keen Detective Funnies #9 (September, 1938):

Movie Comics #6 (September, 1939):

Silver Streak Comics #2 (January, 1940):

Funny Pages #38 (June, 1940):

Super-Magician Comics #3 (December, 1941):

[fifties]

7 hours ago, Robot Man said:

Got this yesterday. Creepy vampire spider cover. Haven’t read it yet but thumbed through it. ACG usually gets panned by me for weak horror content but this looks like a real wild example of the genre. 

IIRC there is at least one good story in that issue, as with most ACG horror books.