Gwandanaland Comics #2369 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 1

([May] 2019)

Pollution Monsters! (Table of Contents: 1)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Brendan Lynch ? (painting)

Inks

Brendan Lynch ? (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Nightmare (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Indexer Notes

Contents and credits page.

The Pollution Monsters (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Friedrich

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Mike Esposito

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Richard Arndt.

Master of the Dead! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Norman Nodel

Inks

Vince Alascia

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 Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)
which is reprinted
• from Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #14 (January - February 1954)

Indexer Notes

Artwork signed in the original.

Dance Macabre (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Norman Nodel; Bill Everett (see notes)

Inks

Vince Alascia; Bill Everett (see notes)

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

The down-and-out dance act of Jack and Daisy jazzes up the performance by including voodoo rituals. The undead do not approve of this and haunt their lives with a rising feeling of paranoia. Jack and Daisy see death behind every corner – until they kill off each other in a mad frenzy.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)
which is reprinted
• from Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #11 (April 1953) [with alterations]

Indexer Notes

Original title: "Crimson Death." Bill Everett drew a new first panel and redrew the faces and figures of the main characters throughout. Info per Nick Caputo, September 2015.

Artwork signed in the original.

Orgy of Blood (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Andru ?; Mike Esposito ?

Pencils

Jack Katz ?

Inks

Mike Esposito

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Indexer Notes

Possible Katz pencils per Nick Caputo. Richard Arndt credited Ross Andru. Original indexer credited Chic Stone. Arndt also credited Ross Andru and Mike Esposito with script.

A Nightmare Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 7)

Graveghoul / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Graveghoul

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

The Skeletons of... Doom! (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Art Stampler

Pencils

Bill Everett (illustrations)

Inks

Bill Everett (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Indexer Notes

Pencil info by Richard Arndt. Art re-used for a house ad in The 1974 Psycho Yearbook (Skywald, 1974 series) #1.

Help Us to Die! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ross Andru (see notes); ?

Inks

Mike Esposito (see notes); ?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Jim and Marjorie Torrence steal an Egyptian mummy from the museum. Learning the secret of eternal life from the long dead king, they apply the drink to themselves - with fateful consequences.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)
which is reprinted
• from Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #13 (October 1953) [with alterations]

Indexer Notes

Andru and Esposito provided some alterations in some panels. Info per Nick Caputo, September 2015.

The Thing from the Sea! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wally Wood ?; Ross Andru ?; Mike Esposito (see notes)

Inks

Mike Esposito (see notes); ?

Letters

Jean Simek; ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Eddie Murray is killed by Johnny Smithers and pushed overboard at sea. While the killer courts the girl of the deceased, the dead man trods along the bottom of the ocean home to his honey. Eddie finally arrives in New York and drags Johnny into the water, to have some company in death.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)
which is reprinted
• from Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #2 (August-September 1951)

Indexer Notes

"Attributed to Wood in The Wally Wood Checklist & The Wally Wood Treasury but I don’t really see Wood’s hand anywhere in this story." (Richard Arndt). Andru and/or Esposito altered several panels in this story. Info per Nick Caputo, September 2015.

Coming Your Way! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for Psycho magazine and movie monsters stick-on stamps.

The Creature Within! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Kubert; Mike Esposito (see notes)

Inks

Joe Kubert; Mike Esposito (see notes)

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Playwright Nathan Foxx writes a play which invokes the devil's appearance.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)
which is reprinted
• from Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #7 (June-July 1952) [with alterations]

Indexer Notes

Original title: "The Nightmare of Nathan Foxx." Esposito splash art and extensive alterations per Nick Caputo, September 2015.

The Deadly Mark of the Beast! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

Syd Shores

Inks

Tom Palmer

Letters

Joe Rosen

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Indexer Notes

Script and pencils info by Richard Arndt. Previous indexer credited Tom Palmer on pencils.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Nightmare’s Nightmail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Herschel Waldman

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Indexer Notes

Letters written before the first issue appeared from "writers, artists and other interested parties". Includes editorial by Herschel Waldman.

Monster s-i-z-e Monsters (Table of Contents: 15)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #1 (December 1970)

Indexer Notes

Advert for 7 foot glow in the dark Frankenstein monster and skeleton.

The Circle of Circe! (Table of Contents: 16)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Boris Vallejo (signed) (painting)

Inks

Boris Vallejo (signed) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

Nightmare (Table of Contents: 17)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

Indexer Notes

Contents and credits page.

The Children of the Cold Gods! (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Andru; Mike Esposito

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

The Phantom of Philip Hawks (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alvin Hollingsworth; Mike Esposito (see notes)

Inks

Alvin Hollingsworth; Mike Esposito (see notes)

Letters

Jean Simek; ?

Editing

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Young lovers John Allen and Mary Kane set sail for their honeymoon voyage on their own ship, but they have been cursed by John’s rival, Philip. The jealous man wanted to have fair Mary for himself. Philip Hawks’ ghost commandeers the boat and they all perish at sea.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)
which is reprinted
• from Diary of Horror (Avon, 1952 series) #1 (December 1952) [with alterations and re-lettered]

Indexer Notes

Art signed in the original. Alterations by Mike Esposito.

The Mirror of Death (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Esposito (see notes); ?

Inks

Mike Esposito (see notes); ?

Letters

Jean Simek; ?

Editing

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

When on shore-leave sailor Steve Lajos changes into dapper businessman Robert Martin and robs unsuspecting ladies of their jewelry. The vain and arrogant Lajos meets his fate when entering the temple of mirrors, house of seven-armed god Struga. Lajos breaks the mirror which reveals his ugly inner self and is damned to live in the presence of vengeful Struga.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)
which is reprinted
• from Diary of Horror (Avon, 1952 series) #1 (December 1952) [with alterations and re-lettered]

Indexer Notes

New art/alterations by Mike Esposito.

The Circle of Circe! (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Syd Shores

Inks

Mike Esposito

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

Nightmare Pin Up #2 (Table of Contents: 22)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Gill Man [aka The Creature From the Black Lagoon]

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

Time Stop (Table of Contents: 23)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Art Stampler

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

Blood for the Vampire (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Norman Nodel; Mike Esposito (see notes)

Inks

Vince Alascia; Mike Esposito (see notes)

Letters

Jean Simek

Editing

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

The small town of Ravennes in the Tyrolian alps is haunted by the vampire Erik Lustveg. When Rod and Dot Blair, descendants of the Lustveg family, come investigating their heritage, they find that the vampire legend is very much alive.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)
which is reprinted
• from Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #7 (June-July 1952)

Indexer Notes

Esposito new art/alterations per Nick Caputo, September 2015.

The Massacre of Mankind! (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Walter Gibson

Pencils

Gene Fawcette; Bill Everett (see notes)

Inks

Gene Fawcette; Bill Everett (see notes)

Letters

Jean Simek

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)
which is reprinted
• from Robotmen of the Lost Planet (Avon, 1952 series) #1 (1952) [with alterations and re-lettered]

Indexer Notes

First chapter of three-part story. Extensive alterations on main characters and robots by Bill Everett. Info per Nick Caputo, September 2015.

Pressed for Time (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman

Pencils

Dan Adkins

Inks

Dan Adkins

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

Indexer Notes

Advert for 8" x 10" natural color photos of David Cassidy and Bobby Sherman.

Real Ad Horror House (Table of Contents: 29)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)

Indexer Notes

Advert for various horror items.

When the Dawn Gods War! (Table of Contents: 30)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Boris Vallejo (signed) (painting)

Inks

Boris Vallejo (signed) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Nightmare (Table of Contents: 31)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Contents and credits page.

The Inner Man (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Sutton ? (credited as Sinclair Rich)

Pencils

Tom Sutton

Inks

Dan Adkins

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Pseudonyms identified by Richard Arndt.

The Victims (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Rich Buckler

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Vault of a Vampire (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hewetson

Pencils

Serg Moren

Inks

Serg Moren

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Future editor Al Hewetson’s first story for Skywald.

When the Dawn Gods War! (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Paul Reinman

Inks

Mike Esposito

Letters

Jean Simek

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

A Rottin' Deal (Table of Contents: 36)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Bruce Jones (credited as Philip Roland)

Pencils

Bruce Jones (credited as Philip Roland)

Inks

Bruce Jones (credited as Philip Roland)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Title may have changed in the reprint.

Horror Man (Table of Contents: 37)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Art Stampler

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)
which is reprinted
• from Eerie (Avon, 1951 series) #14 (January - February 1954)

Indexer Notes

Source confirmed by Flashjay.

Nightmare Pin Up #2 (Table of Contents: 38)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Chic Stone

Inks

Chic Stone

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Actually this is pin-up #3, one of the corpses rising from the grave looks like Warren’s Uncle Creepy. (Richard Arndt)

Soul of the Warlock (Table of Contents: 39)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Kevin Pagan

Pencils

Chic Stone

Inks

Chic Stone

Letters

Jean Simek

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

As revealed in the letters page of Nightmare # 5, the story was incorrectly credited to Chic Stone.

Beware Small Evils! (Table of Contents: 40)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Katz ? (credited as Frank Voltaire)

Pencils

Jack Katz

Inks

Frank Giacoia

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Pseudonym identified by Richard Arndt.

[Ad for Psycho #2 & The Crime Machine #1] (Table of Contents: 41)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Tom Palmer (painting); Hector Varela

Inks

Tom Palmer (painting); Hector Varela

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover includes cover repros of Psycho # 1 and Crime Machine # 1 (Richard Arndt)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 42)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)

Indexer Notes

Advert for life size glow in the dark poster of Barnabas.

Phantom of the Rock Era! (Table of Contents: 43)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Harry Rosenbaum (painting)

Inks

Harry Rosenbaum (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

Indexer Notes

Cover is miscredited to Boris Vallejo. All info used by permission of Richard Arndt.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

Indexer Notes

Contents and credits page.

Phantom of the Rock Era (Table of Contents: 45)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck McNaughton

Pencils

Ralph Reese

Inks

Ralph Reese

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

Shoot-Out at Satan’s Coffin (Table of Contents: 46)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Jennings

Pencils

Jack Abel

Inks

Jack Abel

Letters

Jean Simek

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

The Mad Mind Doctor! (Table of Contents: 47)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Chuck McNaughton

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Mike Esposito

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

A Nightmare Pin-Up #3 (Table of Contents: 48)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

Hag of the Blood Basket! (Table of Contents: 49)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hewetson

Pencils

Tom Sutton

Inks

Tom Sutton ?; Chic Stone ?

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

Indexer Notes

Nick Caputo suspects the inking is by Chic Stone.
The lead character greatly resembles EC’s Old Witch. (Richard Arndt).

A Living Death! (Table of Contents: 50)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Friedrich

Pencils

Tom Palmer

Inks

Tom Palmer

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

The Horror on the Chapel Wall (Table of Contents: 51)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Serg Moren

Inks

Serg Moren

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

Nightmare’s Nightmail (Table of Contents: 52)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tom Sutton (illustration)

Inks

Dan Adkins (illustration)

Letters

Irv Watanabe; typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

Indexer Notes

letters section includes panel from an earlier issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 53)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)

Indexer Notes

House ad for Psycho, The Crime Machine, and Science Fiction Odyssey.