(1990)

A-Plus Comics, 1990 Series
Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD; 2.95 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Sword In Stone Productions
Brand
A+ Comics
Editing
Roger Broughton (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Frazetta (signed as Frazetta) (painting)
Inks
Frank Frazetta (signed as Frazetta) (painting)
Colors
Frank Frazetta (signed as Frazetta) (painting)

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

(c) 1965 Frazetta. Similar to Frazetta's painting for the Bantam book "Tomorrow Midnight", a collection in June 1966 of Ray Bradbury's EC stories.

A+ Comics Presents March 1991 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

A+ Comics Presents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Hell House (Table of Contents: 2)

Dr. Graves / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill
Pencils
Sanho Kim
Inks
Sanho Kim
Letters
Sanho Kim
Editing
George Wildman (original)

Job Number
D-3527
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Graves (host); Dr. Lewis Curshaw; Coleman Curshaw (ghost); Nancy Curshaw
Synopsis
Lewis and Nancy Curshaw have to spend one night in the haunted Curshaw mansion to collect a large inheritance.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Current editor "Roge" replaces that of original editor.

To My Pal Joey ... (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes [as Kurato Osaki]
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Sal Trapani
Letters
Ed Hamilton
Editing
Richard Hughes (original editor)

Reprints

Fuhrenbauer's Fake Folks! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes [as Shane O'Shea]
Pencils
Dick Beck
Inks
Tom Hickey
Letters
Ed Hamilton
Editing
Richard Hughes (original editor)

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Who? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Fatal Call! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Landau (signed)
Inks
Ken Landau (signed)
Letters
Ed Hamilton

Characters
? (host)

Indexer Notes

Has an undertaker host to introduce story. "Hosts" were popular in horror comics of the 1950s through 1970s, made most famous by EC. Apparently originally in suspense and horror radio shows.

Land Of The Living Dead (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Williamson; Roy Krenkel (signed as Roy G. Williams)
Inks
Al Williamson; Roy Krenkel (signed as Roy G. Williams)
Letters
Ed Hamilton ?

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Williamson apparently drew the layouts and figures, and Krenkel penciled and inked most of the non-figures.

Leaping Lizards (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Schanes Products & Services / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Seekers of Evil (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill
Pencils
Pete Morisi (signed as PAM)
Inks
Pete Morisi (signed as PAM)
Letters
Pete Morisi
Editing
George Wildman (original)

Job Number
D3765
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mr. Bones (host); Baron Wolfgang Von Brummer; Anna; Greta
Synopsis
Baron Von Brummer and his friends play at worshiping Satan, but when they cross an old witch and her friends who really worship Satan they find out the difference.
Reprints
Keywords
castle; satan worship

Indexer Notes

Host pictured by Steve Ditko, reprinted from earlier appearance

The Ancient Idol (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes [as Curt Carpenter]
Pencils
John Rosenberger
Inks
John Rosenberger
Letters
Ed Hamilton

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story has byline for writer, but not for artist.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

A+ Comics Presents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Frank Frazetta; Frazetta Museum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. A+ Comics Presents March 1991
    A+ Comics Presents
  3. 2. Hell House
    Dr. Graves
  4. 3. To My Pal Joey ...
  5. 4. Fuhrenbauer's Fake Folks!
  6. 5. Who?
    Herbie
  7. 6. Fatal Call!
  8. 7. Land Of The Living Dead
  9. 8. Leaping Lizards
    Schanes Products & Services
  10. 9. Seekers of Evil
  11. 10. The Ancient Idol
  12. 11. ["Adventures of Dr. Graves #1"]
    A+ Comics Presents
  13. 12. ["Feel the Power of Frazetta!"]
    Frank Frazetta; Frazetta Museum
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls