Eerie #3

(May 1966)

Warren, 1966 Series

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Price: 0.35 USD
Pages: 68
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
On-sale Date: 1966-02-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Warren Publishing Co.
Brand: A Warren Magazine [block text only]

Editing: Archie Goodwin (credited) (editor); James Warren (credited) (publisher); Richard Conway (credited) (assistant to publisher)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Frank Frazetta (credited) (signed as FRAZETTA) (painting)
Inks: Frank Frazetta (credited) (signed as FRAZETTA) (painting)
Colors: Frank Frazetta (credited) (signed as FRAZETTA) (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

in Vampus (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1971 series) #24 ([agosto 1973])
in Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #97 (May 1978) [with some differences in the monster figure]
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

Indexer Notes

Frank Frazetta later published a different version of this painting as a poster titled "Sea Monster."

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Cousin Eerie / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin
Pencils: Jack Davis
Inks: Jack Davis
Letters: Ben Oda

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Glad you Foul Fiendies crept back...

Characters

Cousin Eerie

Reprints

in Vampyr (Interpresse, 1972 series) #1 (1972)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: various
Inks: various
Letters: typeset

Reprints

in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

Indexer Notes

Contents and indicia page with small partial panels to illustrate the stories.

Dear Cousin Eerie / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: typeset

Reprints

in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Gary Henry, Ralph Forestel, Frank Miranda, William M. Warner, Mike Mattei, Bambi Searfoss and Brian Shane.

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils: Angelo Torres (credited) (signed as torres (wider spacing))
Inks: Angelo Torres (credited) (signed as torres (wider spacing))
Letters: Ben Oda (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Warlock! Wizard!

Reprints

in Eerie Yearbook (Warren, 1969 series) #1970 (1969)
in Eerie (Gold Star Publications, 1972 series) #1 (1972)
in Vampus (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1971 series) #5 (Enero 1972)
in Vampir-Comic (Pabel Verlag, 1974 series) #4 (December 1974)
in Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #142 (October 1982)
in Dario Argento presenta Profondo Rosso (Edizioni Eden, 1990 series) #1 - La piccola bottega degli orrori (dicembre 1990)
in Eerie Greatest Hits (Harris Comics, 1994 series) (December 1994)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

Blasted pea-soup! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils: Al Williamson (credited) (signed as Williamson)
Inks: Al Williamson (credited) (signed as Williamson)
Letters: Ben Oda (credited)

Reprints

in Vampus Extra (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1972 series) #1 (Verano 1972)
in Eerie (K. G. Murray, 1974 series) #5 ([1975])
in Dario Argento presenta Profondo Rosso (Edizioni Eden, 1990 series) #2 - La terza madre (gennaio 1991)
in Eerie Greatest Hits (Harris Comics, 1994 series) (December 1994)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in I Grandi Maestri (Editoriale Cosmo, 2017 series) #66 - EERIE 1 (Agosto 2022)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: ?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Get the most talked about collector's item in the comics field!
Genre: war

Indexer Notes

House advertisement for a magazine with illustration and two subscription coupons.

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: various
Inks: various
Letters: ?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Complete your Creepy collection now!
Genre: horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

House advertisement for a Creepy magazine with artwork from eight covers included plus two subscription coupons.

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils: Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks: Steve Ditko (credited)
Letters: Ben Oda (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I need a room for the night..

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

in Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #21 (July 1968)

in Creepy Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #5

in Eerie (Warren, 1966 series) #42 (October 1972)
in Vampirella (Volksverlag, 1981 series) #7 (August/September 1982)
in Joyas de Creepy (Toutain Editor, 1986 series) #[6] - Las mejores historias de vampiros 2 (1989)
in Eerie Greatest Hits (Harris Comics, 1994 series) (December 1994)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Creepy Presents Steve Ditko (Dark Horse, 2013 series) (August 2013)
in I Grandi Maestri (Editoriale Cosmo, 2017 series) #66 - EERIE 1 (Agosto 2022)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
Inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
Letters: Ben Oda (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Finally it comes to this!

Reprints

in Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #19 (March 1968)

in Creepy Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #4

in Gru (Interpresse, 1972 series) #9 (1972)
in Eerie (Gold Star Publications, 1972 series) #2 (1972)
in Vampus (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1971 series) #15 (noviembre 1972)
in Vampir-Comic (Pabel Verlag, 1974 series) #4 (December 1974)
in Dario Argento presenta Profondo Rosso (Edizioni Eden, 1990 series) #2 - La terza madre (gennaio 1991)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils: Jerry Grandenetti (ghosted for Joe Orlando) (signed as Joe Orlando)
Inks: Jerry Grandenetti (ghosted for Joe Orlando) (signed as Joe Orlando)
Letters: Ben Oda (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No! No! It can't be!

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

in Eerie (Warren, 1966 series) #15 (June 1968)
in Eerie (Gold Star Publications, 1972 series) #2 (1972)
in Famous Monsters of Filmland (Warren, 1958 series) #89 (March 1972)
in Vampus (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1971 series) #10 (junio 1972)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in I Grandi Maestri (Editoriale Cosmo, 2017 series) #66 - EERIE 1 (Agosto 2022)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

Indexer Notes

Jerry Grandenetti was a ghost artist for Joe Orlando.

Eerie's Monster Gallery! / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin ?
Pencils: Johnny Craig (credited as Jay Taycee)
Inks: Johnny Craig (credited as Jay Taycee)
Letters: Ben Oda (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Are you fractured framers still hoping to hang something horroriffic?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Reprints

in Vampus (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1971 series) #13 (septiembre 1972)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils: Alex Toth (signed as Alex Toth)
Inks: Alex Toth (signed as Alex Toth)
Letters: Alex Toth (sourced)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fantastic! This house is truly my architectural milestone!

Synopsis

Architectural company Evan Slater Associates has been in decline. Then Slater discovers some visionary plans by a long departed architect.

Reprints

in Eerie (Warren, 1966 series) #16 (July 1968)
in Eerie (Publicness, 1969 series) #10 (1972)
in Eerie Annual (Warren, 1971 series) #1972 (1972)
in Eerie (Gold Star Publications, 1972 series) #4 (1973)
in Creepy (Warren, 1964 series) #139 (July 1982)
in Dario Argento presenta Profondo Rosso (Edizioni Eden, 1990 series) #2 - La terza madre (gennaio 1991)
in Eerie Greatest Hits (Harris Comics, 1994 series) (December 1994)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in Creepy Presents Alex Toth (Dark Horse, 2015 series) (July 2015)
in I Grandi Maestri (Editoriale Cosmo, 2017 series) #66 - EERIE 1 (Agosto 2022)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils: Gene Colan (credited) (signed as Gene Colan)
Inks: Gene Colan (credited) (signed as Gene Colan)
Letters: Ben Oda (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sam and I should never have let the old man charter our boat or our services...

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

in Eerie (Gold Star Publications, 1972 series) #2 (1972)
in Vampus (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1971 series) #24 ([agosto 1973])
in Eerie Greatest Hits (Harris Comics, 1994 series) (December 1994)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)
in I Grandi Maestri (Editoriale Cosmo, 2017 series) #66 - EERIE 1 (Agosto 2022)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2023 series) #1 (June 2023)

Indexer Notes

Cover featured story.

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed as FRAZETTA)
Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed as FRAZETTA)
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! Look who's ridin' the big one... in tandem! It's Dave!

Genre

advocacy; teen

Reprints

in Eerie (Warren, 1966 series) #4 (July 1966), #29 (September 1970), #30 (November 1970)
in Vampirella (Volksverlag, 1981 series) #7 (August/September 1982)
in Eerie Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #1 (March 2009)

Indexer Notes

The top half of the inside back cover contains a PSA produced in sequential comics-art style.

promo (ad from the publisher) / 12.5 pages (report information)

Script: various
Pencils: various
Inks: various
Letters: ?; typeset

Indexer Notes

Twelve pages of ads start after the "Full Fathom Fright" story, then the Frazetta half-page PSA, with the final half-page advertsiement on the bottom of the inside back cover.

Cousin Eerie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Greetings, Ghouls!
Genre: horror-suspense
Characters: Cousin Eerie

Indexer Notes

Back cover promotional text with a head shot of Cousin Eerie and two partial images from interior stories.

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Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
1. ["Glad you Foul Fiendies crept back..."]
Cousin Eerie
2. Eerie No. 3 Contents
3. [no title indexed]
Dear Cousin Eerie
4. Soul of Horror!
5. The Lighthouse!
Blasted pea-soup!
6. Blazing Combat Magazine
7. [Creepy]
8. Room with a View!
9. Monsterwork!
10. Under the Skin!
11. No. 2 -- The Vampire!
Eerie's Monster Gallery!
12. The Monument
13. Full Fathom Fright
14. Easy Way to a Tuff Surfboard!
15. [Ads]
16. ["Greetings, Ghouls!"]
Cousin Eerie

This issue was modified by, among others

Gregory Fischer
Merlin Haas
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
Steve Jenner
R. S. Martin
Mike Nielsen
Frank Plowright
Neil Polowin
Tony R. Rose
Brian Stewart
Jim Van Dore

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Eerie #3 (May 1966)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Cousin Eerie / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Eerie No. 3 Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Dear Cousin Eerie / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Soul of Horror! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

The Lighthouse! (Table of Contents: 5)

Blasted pea-soup! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Blazing Combat Magazine (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[Creepy] (Table of Contents: 7)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Room with a View! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Monsterwork! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Under the Skin! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

No. 2 -- The Vampire! (Table of Contents: 11)

Eerie's Monster Gallery! / illustration / 1 page (report information)

The Monument (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Full Fathom Fright (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Easy Way to a Tuff Surfboard! (Table of Contents: 14)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 15)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 12.5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Cousin Eerie / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Eerie #3

(May 1966)