Psycho #5

(November 1971)

A Psycho Scene (Table of Contents: 1)

Earth-Worm / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sol Brodsky ? (credited)

Pencils

Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)

Inks

Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)

Letters

Irv Watanabe ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Earth-Worm

Synopsis

A gigantic humanoid earthworm attacks motorists.

Reprints

• in The Bill Everett Archives (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #2 - Heroic Tales (September 2013)

Indexer Notes

frontispiece

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Letters

typeset

Let the Dreamer Beware (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Ralph Reese (credited) (signed as Reese)

Inks

Ralph Reese (credited) (signed as Reese)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A man is tricked by demons in the dream world to kill his wife so that he will belong to them.

Reprints

• in Dossier Negro (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1968 series) #44 (Enero 1973)
• in The 1974 Nightmare Yearbook (Skywald, 1974 series) #1 (1974)
which is reprinted
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)
• in L'Écho des Savanes Spécial U.S.A. (Editions du Fromage, 1976 series) #13 (3e trimestre 1979)
• in Creepy (Toutain Editor, 1979 series) #66 ([diciembre 1984])
• in Reese's Pieces (Eclipse, 1985 series) #2 (October 1985)

Indexer Notes

The writer's name was misspelled as Jerry Siegal in the credits.

Cover story.

Power of the Pen (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench (credited as Douglas Moench)

Pencils

Doug Wildey (credited)

Inks

Doug Wildey (credited)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A writer finds out that everything he writes about happens for real in reality, such as a male friend getting hit by a car and a female friend being trapped in a mirror.

Reprints

• in The 1974 Nightmare Yearbook (Skywald, 1974 series) #1 (1974)
which is reprinted
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Lead characters are based on Archie Goodwin & Stan Lee! (Richard Arndt)

Psycho Delivery (Table of Contents: 5)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jeff Rovin (credited as Jeffrey Rovin); Sol Brodsky ?

Pencils

Boris Vallejo; Ross Andru; ? (illustrations)

Inks

Mike Esposito; ? (illustrations)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters section includes a pencil sketch by Boris Vallejo of the cover to Psycho #3, letters from future artists John Workman and Duffy Vohland and "The Psycho-Analyst", a text article by Jeff Rovin which features an interview with Al Hewetson and a photo of the author.

Cavern of Doom (Table of Contents: 6)

The Heap / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Andru (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Letters

Sam Rosen

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

After sinking into quicksand in the previous story, the Heap finds himself sucked into a stream and ends up in a cavern full of mutants who have been mutated by contaminated drinking water.

The Vampire (Table of Contents: 7)

Psycho Photo-Special / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Allan Asherman; Sol Brodsky

Pencils

? (photographs)

Inks

? (photographs)

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

Text article with photographs from various vampire films.

Indexer Notes

Includes an editorial by Sol Brodsky on the price increase.

The Unholy Satanists (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hewetson (credited)

Pencils

Serg Moren (credited as Serge Moren) (signed as Serg Moren)

Inks

Serg Moren (credited as Serge Moren) (signed as Serg Moren)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A mother is hypnotized by a coven of witches to join them in their allegiance to Satan.

Reprints

• in Dossier Negro (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1968 series) #65 (octubre 1974)

Out of Chaos...a New Beginning, part 2 (Table of Contents: 9)

Out of Chaos / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman (credited)

Pencils

Rich Buckler (credited) (signed as R. Buckler)

Inks

Rich Buckler (credited) (signed as R. Buckler)

Letters

Jean Simek

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

While Satan and a group of beings known as the Procreators fight over new universes they both create, an incredibly powerful baby known as the Sage enslaves them both.

Reprints

• in Dossier Negro (Ibero Mundial de ediciones, 1968 series) #80 (enero 1976)

Indexer Notes

Title change by Richard Arndt.

Frankenstein, Book II: The Sewer Tomb of Le Suub! (Table of Contents: 10)

Frankenstein, Book II / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Sutton (credited as Sean Todd)

Pencils

Tom Sutton (credited as Sean Todd)

Inks

Jack Abel

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

After being defeated by Quasimodo, the Frankenstein monster is abducted by aquatic demons who live under Paris and battles their ruler Le Suub, a gigantic octopus monster. Meanwhile Dr. Pretorius salvages the still living head of Dr. Frankenstein and forces him to help him create a monster similar to his creation.

Reprints

• in Frankenstein (ilovecomics, 2023 series) (Juli 2023)

Indexer Notes

Story and pencils credited to Sean Todd. Abel inks per Richard Arndt, 2005-10-10 (Per Sandell ed.). Previous indexer credited Tom Sutton.

[Ad for Nightmare #6] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Sol Brodsky ?

Pencils

Jeff Jones (painting)

Inks

Jeff Jones (painting)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover includes a small repro of Nightmare # 6 cover art without copy.

[Ad for Hell-Rider #3] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Pencils

Gray Morrow (painting)

Inks

Gray Morrow (painting)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover ad features the cover to the unpublished Hell-Rider # 3.