The 1974 Nightmare Yearbook #1

(1974)

[The tales of horror you read in Nightmare Scream Psycho are unlike the tales of horror you are likely to read in any other horror magazine on the newstands today!] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

José María Cardona

Inks

José María Cardona

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

2/3 page illustration of a castle and a mob of peasants. Advertisement for the Skywald magazines. The illustration was a panel extracted from “The Werevampirewolf”, a story that appeared in Psycho #23.

Macabre Collector's Issue Nightmare Yearbook (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

The God of the Dead (Table of Contents: 3)

Dracula / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hewetson (credited as Alan Hewetson)

Pencils

Martín Saurí (credited as Bob Martin) (signed as Martin Sauri)

Inks

Martín Saurí (credited as Bob Martin) (signed as Martin Sauri)

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Dracula; Evangeline; Magdeline

Synopsis

Dracula creates an army of the children of a village and then sends them to kill their parents.

Reprints

• in Vampyres (Malibu, 1991 series) (1991)
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

The Saga of the Human Gargoyles (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Maelo Cintron

Inks

Maelo Cintron

Letters

typeset

Characters

Gargoyle

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Skywald magazines Psycho and Nightmare.

Dracula Is Alive (?) and Evil in This 1974 Nightmare Yearbook (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Hewetson (credited as Archaic Al)

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Richard Arndt, 2005-09-20 (Per Sandell ed.)

Berenice (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ricardo Villamonte

Inks

Ricardo Villamonte

Letters

?; typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Skywald magazine Scream

A Rottin' Deal (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Bruce Jones (credited)

Pencils

Bruce Jones (credited)

Inks

Bruce Jones (credited)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Felix Townsend; Peter (Felix' nephew)

Synopsis

Peter kills his uncle on a treasure hunt in the desert, but his uncle's rotting corpse haunts him.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #3 (April 1971)
• in The Twisted Tales of Bruce Jones (Eclipse, 1986 series) #2 (February 1986)
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Reprint: Info by Richard Arndt, 2005-09-20 (Per Sandell ed.)

Let the Dreamer Beware (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Characters

Alex Nimbo; Florence Nimbo; Dileeth

Synopsis

Alex Nimbo murders his wife to get out of his hellish marriage and to get to the land of his dreams.

Reprints

• from Psycho (Skywald, 1971 series) #5 (November 1971)
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

Indexer Notes

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

The Archaic Back Issues Vault of Horror-Mood Masterworks (Table of Contents: 9)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for library boxes for storing Skywald magazines (1 page) and cover gallery and back-issue list for Nightmare, Scream and Psycho.

Escape (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dennis Fujitake (credited)

Pencils

Dennis Fujitake (credited) (signed as Fujitake)

Inks

Dennis Fujitake (credited) (signed as Fujitake)

Letters

Jean Simek

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Baron Renphrew; Kane

Synopsis

The imprisoned Baron Renphrew has a plan for his escape.

Reprints

• from Psycho (Skywald, 1971 series) #4 (September 1971)
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

Whence Stalked the Werewolf (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Len Brown (credited)

Pencils

Carlos Garzón (credited as Carlos Garzon) (signed as C. Garzón R.)

Inks

Carlos Garzón (credited as Carlos Garzon) (signed as C. Garzón R.)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Dr. Allan Bund; Dr. Tracy; werewolf

Synopsis

Psychiatrist Bund finds more than he bargained for when he makes a patient relive an earlier life.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #5 (August 1971)
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

Power of the Pen (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench (credited)

Pencils

Doug Wildey (credited)

Inks

Doug Wildey (credited)

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Jeff Denning; Crowley (Denning's editor); George Marsh; Bonnie Marsh; Sandy Preston

Synopsis

Novelist Jeff Denning discovers that his typewriter gives life to his stories.

Reprints

• from Psycho (Skywald, 1971 series) #5 (November 1971)
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Lead characters appearances are based on Archie Goodwin (Denning's editor) and Stan Lee (Jeff Denning). (Richard Arndt)

Hag of the Blood Basket! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hewetson (credited as Alan Hewetson)

Pencils

Tom Sutton (credited)

Inks

Tom Sutton ?; Chic Stone ?

Letters

Irv Watanabe

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Madam du Sade; Vogt; Drakkos

Synopsis

Madam du Sade is sent to the guillotine and then to hell.

Reprints

• from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 series) #4 (June 1971)
• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2412 - Skywald's Nightmare: Volume 7 ([August] 2019)

Indexer Notes

The lead character greatly resembles EC’s Old Witch.

In the original printing (Nightmare #4) Tom Sutton used the pseudonym Sean Todd. In this reprint there is no mentioning of Sean Todd, just Tom Sutton.

[Psycho #20 ad] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Pencils

Salvador Fabá (signed as Fabá) (painting)

Inks

Salvador Fabá (signed as Fabá) (painting)

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Psycho (Skywald, 1971 series) #20 (August 1974)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Sequence added by Richard Arndt, 2005-09-21 (Per Sandell ed.)

[Scream #7 Ad] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Suso

Inks

Suso

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Sequence added by Richard Arndt, 2005-09-21 (Per Sandell ed.)