The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics!
#18 - The Return of the Zombies
(September 2016)
IDW,
2010 Series
- Price
- 24.99 USD
- Pages
- 152
- On-sale Date
- 2016
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- IDW Publishing
- Brand
-
Yoe Books!; IDW
- ISBN
-
978-1-63140-630-0
- Barcode
- 9781631406300 52499
- Editing
- Stephen Banes (editor); Craig Yoe (editor)
The Bell Tolls Death
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
from Beware (Trojan Magazines, 1953 series) #10 (July 1954)
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[no title indexed]
illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Enlarged detail from cover of "Dark Mysteries" (Master Comics, 1951 series) #16. On endpapers.
Hating Corpse
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Horrific (Comic Media, 1952 series) #4 (March 1953)
-
The Dead Remember
comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Hans Krause; Elsa
- Reprints
- from Forbidden Worlds (American Comics Group, 1951 series) #25 (January 1954)
-
Lighthouse of the Dead
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Old Pearly Marston, operator of the Searock lighthouse, keeps away the dead from the sea by shining his beacon. When the lighthouse is dismantled, dozens of zombies attack the city and claim their former possessions. Marston is able to lure them back into the sea.
- Reprints
- from Web of Evil (Quality Comics, 1952 series) #14 (May 1954)
-
Land of the Zombies
comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Lou Walton; Janet Walton; Vaudoux; Zandor
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #14 (December 1950-January 1951)
-
Death by Inches
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Frankie Stoker is a small-time crook. He hopes to blackmail the relatives by stealing a corpse from a funeral home. But he is in for a surprise as the body of the deceased seems to regenerate himself.
- Reprints
- from Strange Suspense Stories (Fawcett, 1952 series) #2 (August 1952)
-
Trumpet of Doom
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Crazed old Gabriel Green comes into possession of the "Trumpet of Doom". He learns to blow it and wakens the dead. An army of zombies starts cleansing the city of all sinners, but then a messianic figure steps in and puts an end to the madness.
- Reprints
- from Haunted Thrills (Farrell, 1952 series) #14 (March-April 1954)
-
The Grave Stealers!
comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Marsha; Boboa; Greg
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #47 (September 1953)
-
Vengeful Corpse
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Chamber of Chills Magazine (Harvey, 1951 series) #15 (January 1953)
-
Corpses on Cue
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Exploiting the undead, Professor Skane uses a zombie for a stage show: "The man who can't be killed". Acting on behalf of the zombie's union, a female zombie companion arrives and puts a bloody end to the dishonorable display.
- Reprints
- from Web of Mystery (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #18 (May 1953)
-
Grave's End!
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Chamber of Chills Magazine (Harvey, 1951 series) #24 (July 1954)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- from Challenge of the Unknown (Ace Magazines, 1950 series) #6 (September 1950)
-
Indexer Notes
Sourced given as "Challenge of the Unknown" #5.
Horror of the Walking Dead
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Hy Fleishman (signed)
- Inks
- Hy Fleishman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset; ?
- Reprints
- from Dark Mysteries (Master Comics, 1951 series) #16 (February 1954)
-
[no title indexed]
Black Cat Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #37 (July 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
from Strange Mysteries (Superior, 1951 series) #1 (September 1951)
-
[no title indexed]
Black Cat Mystery / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #48 (February 1954)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Baffling Mysteries (Ace Magazines, 1951 series) #12 (December 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Reprints
- from Chamber of Chills Magazine (Harvey, 1951 series) #13 (October 1952)
-
Zombie Vengeance
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- An aviator crashes in Haiti. He finds a house of zombies who welcome him in. He and a zombie woman escape the other zombies and their zombie dogs. He chooses to remain in Haiti with his zombie girlfriend.
- Reprints
- from Strange Mysteries (Superior, 1951 series) #9 (January 1953)
-
The Zombie Death
comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Necro; Gail Thompson; Rex Stanford
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #20 (June 1951)
-
Skeleton's Gibbet
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- B-1840
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- The gambler Keith Lester commits murder to pay back his debts. Having inherited the family estate, he is dragged before a tribunal of deceased ancestors and hanged for his crime.
- Reprints
- from The Unseen (Pines, 1952 series) #14 (April 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Reproduced from original art.
Master of the Dead!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Norman Nodel (signed)
- Inks
- Vince Alascia (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Mad French mystic and scientist Pierre Jarnac is thrown into the madhouse for experimenting on corpses. He pretends to be sane again, only to become caretaker of the Marne military cemetery. There he plans to raise the fallen soldiers of the First World War to conquer Europe with his own zombie army.
- Reprints
- from Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #14 (January - February 1954)
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The Zombies' Disciple
comic story / 9 pages
- Characters
- Fred Collins; Sandra Gaines
- Reprints
- from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #24 (October 1951)
-
The Secret of the Walking Dead
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Scientist Peter Tam works as a graveyard keeper to conduct experiments on the deceased. When he succeeds in waking a corpse he fatally choses to revive a homicidal maniac.
- Reprints
- from This Magazine Is Haunted (Fawcett, 1951 series) #6 (August 1952)
-
I Was A Zombie
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Engineer Alden Blake is called to Haiti to build a dam. When he ecounters zombie slave laborers, Blake threatens to go public. He is turned into a zombie himself, but manages to take revenge.
- Reprints
- from The Thing (Charlton, 1952 series) #4 (August 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Index of story in "The Thing" attributes the art to Al Fago. This reprint volume seems certain about the Forgione provenience.
An Army of Walking Dead!
Phantom Lady / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Ruth Roche (credited as Gregory Page) (byline)
- Pencils
- Matt Baker; Jack Kamen
- Inks
- Matt Baker; Jack Kamen
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Senator Henry Knight; Dr. Crime (villain, introduction); Tarno (villain, introduction, a zombie, death)
- Synopsis
- Doctor Crime ships zombies around the country, getting them ready to use when he attempts to take over the United States.
- Reprints
- from Phantom Lady (Fox, 1947 series) #15 (December 1947)
-
- Keywords
- Black Ray
Indexer Notes
Inks credit confirmed by Roy Thomas. This reprint suggests Kamen as co-artist.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Bell Tolls Death
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
[The Return of the Zombies]
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4.
[In the early 1970s, Spain was a great place ...]
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5.
Hating Corpse
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The Dead Remember
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7.
Lighthouse of the Dead
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8.
Land of the Zombies
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9.
Death by Inches
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10.
Trumpet of Doom
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11.
The Grave Stealers!
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12.
Vengeful Corpse
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13.
Corpses on Cue
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14.
Grave's End!
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15.
[no title indexed]
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16.
Horror of the Walking Dead
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[no title indexed]
Black Cat Mystery -
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[no title indexed]
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[no title indexed]
Black Cat Mystery -
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[no title indexed]
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[no title indexed]
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Zombie Vengeance
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23.
The Zombie Death
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24.
Skeleton's Gibbet
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25.
Master of the Dead!
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26.
The Zombies' Disciple
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27.
The Secret of the Walking Dead
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28.
I Was A Zombie
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29.
An Army of Walking Dead!
Phantom Lady -
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[no title indexed]
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[no title indexed]
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