(November 2010)
Harry N. Abrams,
2010 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 29.95 USD
- Pages
- 304
- On-sale Date
- 2010-11 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Abrams ComicArts
- ISBN
-
978-0-8109-5595-0
- Barcode
- 9780810955950 52995
- Editing
- Jim Trombetta (credited) (editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- 7.8'' x 10.8'' (19.7 x 27.3 cm)
- Binding
- squarebound
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Book about pre-code horror comics of the 1950s.
It includes a bonus DVD "Confidential File", a 25-minute TV show that first aired on October 9, 1955, about the "evils" of comic books and their effect on juvenile delinquency.Keywords Pre-code horror
It includes a bonus DVD "Confidential File", a 25-minute TV show that first aired on October 9, 1955, about the "evils" of comic books and their effect on juvenile delinquency.
The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
Nightmare World
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Basil Wolverton
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (signed)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Weird Tales of the Future (Stanley Morse, 1952 series) #3 (September 1952)
-
Dungeon of Doom!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Chamber of Chills Magazine (Harvey, 1951 series) #6 (March 1952)
-
Cycle of Horror!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Chamber of Chills Magazine (Harvey, 1951 series) #16 (March 1953)
-
The Horselaugh
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mort Lawrence (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Lawrence (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime; horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #14 (November 1953)
-
Tag...You're It
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Tomb of Terror (Harvey, 1952 series) #16 (July 1954)
-
Nightmare Merchant
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Strange Fantasy (Farrell, 1952 series) #7 (August 1953)
-
Inheritance!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Charlotte Jetter
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from The Thing (Charlton, 1952 series) #14 (June 1954)
-
The Brain-Bats of Venus
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (signed)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense; science fiction
- Reprints
- from Mister Mystery (Stanley Morse, 1951 series) #7 (September 1952)
-
The Eyes of Death!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Dark Mysteries (Master Comics, 1951 series) #7 (June-July 1952)
-
The Living-Dead
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Dark Mysteries (Master Comics, 1951 series) #20 (October 1954)
-
Corpses... Coast to Coast!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Voodoo (Farrell, 1952 series) #14 (March-April 1954)
-
Bargain with a... Worm
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pierce Rice ?
- Inks
- Harry Harrison ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset (Leroy lettering)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Dark Mysteries (Master Comics, 1951 series) #3 (October-November 1951)
-
Susan and the Devil
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- crime; horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Crime Mysteries (Ribage, 1952 series) #9 (September 1953)
-
Vampires? Don't Make Me Laugh!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Lazarus (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Lazarus (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from The Clutching Hand (American Comics Group, 1954 series) #1 (July-August 1954)
-
Some Die Twice
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alvin Hollingsworth (signed)
- Inks
- Alvin Hollingsworth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Dark Mysteries (Master Comics, 1951 series) #18 (June 1954)
-
The Report
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; science fiction
- Reprints
- from Tomb of Terror (Harvey, 1952 series) #16 (July 1954)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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1.
Nightmare World
-
2.
Dungeon of Doom!
-
3.
Cycle of Horror!
-
4.
The Horselaugh
-
5.
Tag...You're It
-
6.
Nightmare Merchant
-
7.
Inheritance!
-
8.
The Brain-Bats of Venus
-
9.
The Eyes of Death!
-
10.
The Living-Dead
-
11.
Corpses... Coast to Coast!
-
12.
Bargain with a... Worm
-
13.
Susan and the Devil
-
14.
Vampires? Don't Make Me Laugh!
-
15.
Some Die Twice
-
16.
The Report
This issue was modified by
- Katie
- Tillmann Courth
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
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