The Undead Thread: Pre-Code Horror 21 21

[Darth Corgi]

Startling Terror #7

 

What a bizzare and exceptionally wild cover by the great L.B. Cole! The covers alone are worth the price of admission.

 

[Darth Corgi]

Black Cat #51

 

One of the best BC covers in my opinion!

 

-The angle from in the water looking up at the body is so frikkin smart!

-I can't say enough about the color in this one.

-One of the best drawn covers from Lee Elias.

-The subtle trail of blood from the poor guy's mouth leading the viewer's eye to the mill in the background. wow

-Even though I got a good price for this, I'm going to need an upgrade soon!

 

Edited August 17, 2009 by Darth Corgi

[shiverbones]

Great analysis of the Black Cat cover! I never noticed the blood trail before, that really adds to an already Spectacular cover.

 

I love the tagline "The Case of The Strange Murder" on the Cole cover. How non descript and lame Awesome cover though.

[Jayman]

Black Cat #51

 

One of the best BC covers in my opinion!

 

-The angle from in the water looking up at the body is so frikkin smart!

-I can't say enough about the color in this one.

-One of the best drawn covers from Lee Elias.

-The subtle trail of blood from the poor guy's mouth leading the viewer's eye to the mill in the background. wow

-Even though I got a good price for this, I'm going to need an upgrade soon!

 

 

And here's the missing panel from the Punch & Rudy story for ya!

 

[Darth Corgi]

Black Cat #51

 

One of the best BC covers in my opinion!

 

-The angle from in the water looking up at the body is so frikkin smart!

-I can't say enough about the color in this one.

-One of the best drawn covers from Lee Elias.

-The subtle trail of blood from the poor guy's mouth leading the viewer's eye to the mill in the background. wow

-Even though I got a good price for this, I'm going to need an upgrade soon!

 

 

And here's the missing panel from the Punch & Rudy story for ya!

 

 

Woah! I figured it was supposed to end with an image like that. Why is it that the panel was empty? Was it left out of some of the copies??

[Jayman]

That's a Flee colored pic from the original art that was cencored.

Here's the original thread on it: Link

[Darth Corgi]

Wow! That Flee is something else aint he?!

 

Well it looks like I came in late to the BC 51 party but what a great story!! The minimalist in me kinda likes the blank panel. Made me use my brain, which is something I don't often do when reading some of these PreCode rags.

 

Really, I would of preferred it if some of the copies that made it out had the panel. It would of been a great variant to hunt down. Beautiful art in that story by the way!

[Jayman]

Believe me, I was so hoping someone would've popped up with an uncencored copy but that doesn't seem likely.

Just another thing to love about these books, you never know what cool stuff you may find inside! (thumbs u

[shiverbones]

I don't know how many of you go to the pulp section, so I thought I'd put this here as well

 

March 1944 issue of Dime Mystery

 

 

 

[Darth Corgi]

What are you trying to do Matthew? Get me into Pulps?!

 

Seriously, those are great covers!

Even though there might of been some "borrowing" I think Everett still made it his own. Those comic guys were banging out work so quickly, I think they just drew whatever was at the top of their mind, even if it was an old pulp cover they saw the day before in a discount box at the newstand.

Edited August 21, 2009 by Darth Corgi

[shiverbones]

Oh, I agree for sure, that's why I called it "Inspiration" as it is not in any way a rip off. The hands & expression are all that are in common, the Psychological horror in Everett's is much better IMHO. The fact that it's happening to her, with no apparent reason, and even though here hands are disintegrating, she STILL has to put them on the side of her face she is in such shock, well that is just plain messed up. And Wonderful.

 

Oh, and pulp covers are pretty dang sweet, the best advice is to just not even look at them!

[shiverbones]

got this in today from a trade. Thanks Kyle!

 

[Jayman]

One of my favorite covers!

[CoinAddict]

got this in today from a trade. Thanks Kyle!

 

 

Glad to see it arrived safely, Matt.

[shiverbones]

you packed that thing so it could have survived a volcano!

[precodekeith]

Always loved the colors on that one...

[Triston Pence]

The newest addition to my Classic Cover Family of comics: Terrific Comics # 5...a ridiculously RARE book! It took me 15 years to find an affordable unrestored copy!!!!

[precodekeith]

That's awesome! That book nearly never comes around....

[adamstrange]

A very pretty copy, 2.5 notwithstanding.

[Triston Pence]

Out of the Shadows number 8 signed by it's famed cover artist Jack Katz!!!! Thanks to Kris Moore and a rare convention appearance by Mr. Katz, this pre-code Horror Classic Cover got signed at this year's Comic Con. No doubt a one of a kind!