The Undead Thread: Pre-Code Horror 21 21

[precodekeith]

 

Awesome! Thanks for posting those!

[adamstrange]

Underrated Ditko cover from TMIH #21 - I like this better than most of his other pre-code covers, but sadly no interior work by him.

 

 

Very cool Ditko

[precodekeith]

While not exactly spine chilling, Lee Elias could draw some decent enough headlights & legs...

Edited August 8, 2006 by precodekeith

[Dick Pontoon]

Just got this recently; a good read and good art with a Reed Crandall story. Multi-panels aren't my favorite, but hey - its Everett. Does this squeek by for pre-code?

 

[shiverbones]

that book is perhaps the STRONGEST interior art in any atlas! Crandall, Fox, I can't remember who else, I havent had a copy in a couple years, but I remember EVERY story being a masterpiece! Congrats!

[precodekeith]

Does this squeek by for pre-code?

 

 

Squeek !??

 

It SCREAMS pre-code horror!

[Dick Pontoon]

Does this squeek by for pre-code?

 

 

Squeek !??

 

It SCREAMS pre-code horror!

 

Yeah, but it has that "Conforms to Comics Code" star, which I know nothing about. I know CCA wasn't formed until '54, and wasn't sure if this was on the cusp/cut-off point.

[precodekeith]

Yeah, but it has that "Conforms to Comics Code" star, which I know nothing about. I know CCA wasn't formed until '54, and wasn't sure if this was on the cusp/cut-off point.

 

Nah, that one is not the "real" CCA. That one was a sham code prior to the CCA.

[adamstrange]

Yeah, but it has that "Conforms to Comics Code" star, which I know nothing about. I know CCA wasn't formed until '54, and wasn't sure if this was on the cusp/cut-off point.

 

Nah, that one is not the "real" CCA. That one was a sham code prior to the CCA.

 

Sorta like MLB drug testing.

[precodekeith]

Sorta like MLB drug testing.

 

[adamstrange]

Just got this recently; a good read and good art with a Reed Crandall story. Multi-panels aren't my favorite, but hey - its Everett. Does this squeek by for pre-code?

 

 

Men's Adv is one of the niftiest Atlas runs with many nice examples of different genres represented within a single title -- each with excellent covers and interiors. Before the horror there was adventure, sci-fi, and war and after there were 2 issues that are part of the superhero revival. Here's a couple non-horror books:

 

 

 

[Jayman]

Issue # 22 with that Bill Everett goul is my fave cover though!

[precodekeith]

I always liked the diversity in "Men's Adventures."

[precodekeith]

One of my favorite Lee Elias pieces. I've been told by one Harvey collector that this one is hard to come by, but since it was the very first ToT I ever bought, I had never suspected this to be the case. Anyone want to weigh in?

 

Edited August 15, 2006 by precodekeith

[shiverbones]

Its one I never had, or really saw for sale, its not one of the "repeat" books you see all the time.

[precodekeith]

Its one I never had, or really saw for sale, its not one of the "repeat" books you see all the time.

 

Maybe the guy was onto something. He also collected ACG - & amazingly had a complete run of AIU, so he wasn't exactly a newb GA collector.

[Jeffro.]

One of my favorite Lee Elias pieces. I've been told by one Harvey collector that this one is hard to come by, but since it was the very first ToT I ever bought, I had never suspected this to be the case. Anyone want to weigh in?

 

 

Well, he's f*cked

Edited August 16, 2006 by Jeffro

[shiverbones]

[precodekeith]

Why threaten death via hanging when the guy is apparently already being burned alive?

Edited August 18, 2006 by precodekeith

[Jayman]

I'll post my only issue from this run but I think it makes a gruesome cover.

Is the goul going to burn/brand the same skull face that he has on that guy?

 

You betcha!