Jayman

These look super nice!

Btw, forgot to address the cool nod to Henry Hull as the werewolf in this story.

This sounds like an AI generated response.

RM, I didn’t get a chance to read all of mine yet but I read the Godzilla first, (I know it was a Halloween leftover and not a FCBD book). Pretty good intro to a young kids comic. A boy starts posting videos to explain how he saves the world with the help of Godzilla. Tons of Strange: I was drawn to this for the same reasons you were, that EC vibe. Stories were awful and the art on that first one, the Star Wars takeoff, looked like a bad photocopy. Just terrible! The black and white Becoming Frankenstein had some redeeming art though. MAD: This I also agree was a fun read. Lots of clever humor and sight gags!

Yeah, make out with the detective that’s trying to find my boyfriend. That’ll convince him that I’m worried! Back to the page of breaking pencils and interviewing the mother. Reading it again, I believe she gives subtle hints she knows he’s a werewolf. She said he changed after a sking expedition in the Adirondacks. Then she said she’s seen him change, that his father wouldn’t even recognize him. I know it’s very literal but maybe the pencil thing is telling us that things are about to get to the “breaking point”?

Still, what was the clincher supposed to be? And any idea as to the sharpening and breaking of the pencil points? I’m sure it’s a metaphor for something I’m overlooking.

Love this one!

Well this is an interesting issue to me. First of all, I pulled out my original copy from my doubles box. I was 8 years old when I first read this and I still remember my impressions then in contrast to reading these stories again 51 years later. First off, the cover: Ken Kelly does a fine job of capturing a demonically possessed figure breaking through the door. The afro and the widows peak were a bit of a strange choice, but this was the 70’s now, wasn’t it. The cover text though, is memorable to me. You can’t escape the mark of Satan’s claw! 1971 introduced two movies that I remember seeing as a kid (and in reruns on tv over the years) that also left an impression on me. The Blood on Satan’s Claw and The Brotherhood of Satan. These two movies helped enhance my appreciation of this cover and issue. Loathsome Lore had some nice Corben art depicting the Inca Sun Disc. Interesting to see he slipped a crucifix in the dead king’s hands with no mention of Christianity in the copy. The letters page had a fan demand no more humor with horror as they never work well together. Wonder what he would have thought of films like Shaun of the Dead and Evil Dead: Army of Darkness? Three Way Split: I actually enjoyed the story even though who would ever agree to having their brain removed like in this tale? The way the 3 men get taken care of at the end was fairly clever. I probably enjoyed it more because 8 yr old me refused to ever read it originally because it looked too boring. In fact I still remember this last panel thinking that that shot turned this guy into rubber somehow the way it was drawn! The Mark of Satan’s Claw: A very atmospheric tale that again reminds me of those 2 previously mentioned movies. The multiple child deaths and a town corrupted by Satan worshippers along with the twist at the end make this one enjoyable. The Men Who Called Him Monster: An interesting tale here. While the artwork was nice, the story just didn’t grab me. What was with all the breaking and resharpening of the pencil points? A metaphor that passed over my head? The index explains “the first inter-racial kiss in comic history, which only came about because the artist misunderstood McGregor’s instructions for that panel” I wonder what was misunderstood? The story seemed to be pointing out social views and injustices then suddenly throws a werewolf into the mix. Overall just an ok story for me. Quest of the Bigfoot: Bigfeet were all the rage in the 70’s huh? The famous film footage and Andre the Giant playing the Sasquatch on the Six Million Dollar Man. However, these Bigfoot always looked rather goofy to me. A cross between a goat and a dog! I still love Grandenetti’s brushwork but the story was kind of basic and predictable. Mirage: A strange type of story that fits well in a Creepy mag I think. No vampires or werewolves, but we get the kid from the Twilight Zone that can bend reality! Of all the passengers to get stuck with on this flight! Points for imagination and art but the story was just ok again for me. Overall, a good issue. Not a great one, but they all can’t be great…

20 yrs for me too on April 15. Does that make me Golden Age or Platinum?

Really love this red cover! It looks like they used this image in the upper left as the title logo for a while too!

Davis did some Wildest Westerns covers for Warren also.

Pfffttt! Another bonfire? Have fun and keep those SW collectibles away from the fire!

Another over the top cover…

My oldest grandson is 16. My youngest is my granddaughter at 7. They all found something they wanted in the free comics and they all went home with a $2 Funko Pop. They were all happy!

It was nice to see my LCS full of kids for a change! Even though I didn’t see all the books mentioned so far, there was a big enough selection that everyone was happy with their picks.

Yeah, I just noticed this as I read it, thanks for the info! One I didn’t get but made me laugh in the store was one titled Barkum Asylum.

S’ok. I’m content with the original!

BTW, I didn’t see the Flash Gordon or the Overstreet books either…

I just responded in the Atlas thread. We got there 10 min after they opened. They either sold out, didn’t put them out or didn’t have them. Do these books get evenly distributed across the country? Maybe that’s why you didn’t see the Godzilla book?

That one wasn’t at my LCS today, and we got there when it opened!

Yeah, twin packs too for $2. I wasn’t looking for any myself but my one grandson said these would look good in your comic room. So I said for $2, DONE!

They still had copies of that one left but they were going quick. With 5 grandkids pulling stacks of free books and $2 Funkos, it was hard to keep track of everything!

Free Comic Book Day pickup!

Just took my 5 grandkids. Great time! This was my haul…

This one’s not bad either!