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Warren Magazine Appreciation - Cover & Story Favorites
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I have been enjoying Jose Gonzalez's art as I make my way through his Vampirella stories from the Warren issues.

One thing I've noticed is that he mixes all-pencil panels, inked panels, and water color washes in page layouts that sometimes work but sometimes  feel odd and incongruous to me.  I love his panels taken individually. This thing with the layouts happens often enough for me with Gonzalez that I have begun to wonder if I'm misunderstanding him or not.

Here are the last 4 panels on a page from issue 33 (Vampirella and the Sultana's Revenge!).  Three of them inked drawings and one that looks like a charcoaled photocopy of a photograph.  Why?  There is not another panel like it in the story.  Do you think Gonzalez was having fun with it or is it a serious design decision?

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I'm starting to suspect the charcoaled photocopy was done to make a deadline, not with any artistic intent.

There are many Gonzalez panels that I think started as photos and I'm finding blogs like this one about swiping that says the studio/agency the Spanish artists worked for had a photo studio that produced photos for reference by the artists: http://averycreepyblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/warren-swipes-part-2.html?m=1

I'm going to guess that the odd layouts are Gonzalez going fast, not really thought out. 

All of the Gonzalez automobiles and some of the planes are inked-over photos (IMO).  Some of his panels look like they are mostly photo with some drawing/inking, like this splash from Vampirella 34:

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On 6/4/2019 at 6:54 PM, tv horror said:

@oakman29 Have you ever seen the UK editions of Eerie magazine, Marwood would be proud they have a more solid cover of heavy card. They also have some nice covers and I think they only ran for four issues, enjoy.(thumbsu 

 

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"Why, is that a twenty pence I see before me!" :grin:

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"Why, is that a twenty pence I see before me!" :grin:

I thought that would catch your eye Steve, the UK variants only lasted a few issues but in my opinion they were made of sturdier card covers and seemed more professional than the Warren copies. They also featured different interiors from the later Warren run, as I'm not an expert I can't tell you which issues only that I liked them. Maybe Oak could tell us.(thumbsu   

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On 6/7/2019 at 7:51 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

"Why, is that a twenty pence I see before me!" :grin:

I thought that would catch your eye Steve, the UK variants only lasted a few issues but in my opinion they were made of sturdier card covers and seemed more professional than the Warren copies. They also featured different interiors from the later Warren run, as I'm not an expert I can't tell you which issues only that I liked them. Maybe Oak could tell us.(thumbsu   

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😁 do you have an idea what the titles of the stories are in each pence copy?

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Eerie No. 2 Contents(Table of Contents: 2)

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table of contents / 1 page(report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Contents and indicia page with small partial panels previewing the stories in the issue.

Footsteps of Frankenstein!(Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Letters
Ben Oda
Reprints

One for De-Money(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages(report information)

--script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Angelo Torres [as Torres] (signed)
Inks
Angelo Torres [as Torres] (signed)
Letters
Ben Oda
Reprints

Eye of the Beholder!(Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Johnny Craig [as Jay Taycee]
Inks
Johnny Craig [as Jay Taycee]
Letters
Johnny Craig
Reprints

 

 

 

Footsteps of Frankenstein!(Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First page is printed on the inside front cover.

To Wet Your Appetite ["One for De-Money"](Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page(report information)

--script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Angelo Torres
Inks
Angelo Torres
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This one page was cut from #2's reprint of the story "One for De-Money".

Howling Success!(Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Angelo Torres (signed)
Inks
Angelo Torres (signed)
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Pursuit of the Vampire!(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Angelo Torres (signed)
Inks
Angelo Torres (signed)
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Russ Jones (Original Editor)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Herr Burgermeister
Synopsis
Vampires are hunted by another creature of the night...
Reprints

Indexer Notes


 

Incident in the Beyond!(Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks
Gray Morrow (signed)
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Island at World's End!(Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Gray Morrow
Inks
Gray Morrow
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Archie Goodwin (Original Editor)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sturgis; Cthylla; Shoggath
Synopsis
When a whaling ship finds a man named Sturgis floating on the sea he tells them an incredible story of an island where Shoggath lives and the tragedy that happened there. Unfortunately, the story of Shoggath did not end when he escaped from the island.
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Spawn of the Cat People(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Reed Crandall (signed)
Inks
Reed Crandall (signed)
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
Russ Jones (Original Editor); Archie Goodwin (Original Story Editor)
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Todd
Synopsis
A hunter in New Mexico comes across a girl being held captive by group of men claiming that her family is cursed and she must be killed. He rescues her but then begins to suspect that they were right.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from the index to the original Creepy presentation.

Vision of Evil(Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

--script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed)
Letters
Alex Toth
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

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Shrieking Man!(Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages(report information)

-script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A new young doctor arrives to work at an asylum under a respected psychiatrist. His first sight is a tormented man screaming and battering the padded walls of his cell, seemingly incurable.
Reprints

Werewolf(Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

-script
Larry Ivie
Pencils
Frank Frazetta
Inks
Frank Frazetta
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A hunter is hired by an African village to track a creature they believe to be a legendary demon.
Reprints

Vampires Fly at Dusk(Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

-script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Villagers are being found early in the morning drained of blood. The finger of suspiscion points at Count Orsini, who has recently moved into the old villa.
Reprints

Success Story(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

-script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Al Williamson
Inks
Al Williamson
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Baldo's syndicated strip is a great success, but Baldo has a secret...
Reprints

The Monument(Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

-script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Letters
Alex Toth
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Architectural company Evan Slater Associates has been in decline. Then Slater discovers some visionary plans by a long departed architect.
Reprints

Haunted(Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

-script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Gray Morrow
Inks
Gray Morrow
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Having inherited a ramshackle hotel, Mr. George is determined to spend the night there despite dire warnings about events that have occurred within.
Reprints

H2O World(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages(report information)

-script
Larry Ivie
Pencils
Al Williamson; Roy Krenkel
Inks
Al Williamson; Roy Krenkel
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Two divers discover an undersea city and its inhabitants.
Reprints

Welcome Stranger(Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages(report information)

-script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Al Williamson
Inks
Al Williamson
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Film studio location scouts go looking for a movie location and stumble across a bizarre scenario.
Reprints

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This reminds me of this Laurel and Hardy scene classic.:foryou:

TV horror suggests Oakman and Oakman asks Marwood and he asks me! Why you're ALL nuts!!!!!!!!!:roflmao:

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@oakman29 Have you ever seen the UK editions of Eerie magazine, Marwood would be proud they have a more solid cover of heavy card. They also have some nice covers and I think they only ran for four issues, enjoy.(thumbsu 

Where these before or after the 4-issue run of Vampirella?  Where they also from IPC?  Did they also have color interiors?

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Where these before or after the 4-issue run of Vampirella?  Where they also from IPC?  Did they also have color interiors?

They were published by a company called Gold Star Publications UK (GSP) and from what I can remember no colour interiors, as for the Vampirella magazines I know nothing about them.(thumbsu

 

 

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