The Undead Thread: Pre-Code Horror 21 21

[precodekeith]

More WOE for you...

Edited November 25, 2006 by precodekeith

[precodekeith]

I lay more WOE upon thee...

Edited November 27, 2006 by precodekeith

[adamstrange]

Except for the Jack Cole stories (which are generally ), I've not found too many good horror stories in WOE. Your thoughts?

[rjpb]

The Jack Cole stories are reason enough to pick up the early issues- especially as there are usually 2 an issue.

[adamstrange]

The Jack Cole stories are reason enough to pick up the early issues- especially as there are usually 2 an issue.

 

I kinda have those, but haven't found a compelling reason to seek the others.

[rjpb]

The Jack Cole stories are reason enough to pick up the early issues- especially as there are usually 2 an issue.

 

I kinda have those, but haven't found a compelling reason to seek the others.

 

Of that I had no doubt ,

 

my comment was more directed at any pre-code fence sitters out there. I haven't read any post-Cole issues myself, but based on the non-Cole stories in the early issues, I'm guessing your right about there not being much more than the covers to recommend them.

[precodekeith]

Except for the Jack Cole stories (which are generally ), I've not found too many good horror stories in WOE. Your thoughts?

 

Personally, I have enjoyed most of what I've read so far. Sure, a few clunkers thrown in just like any other sereies. Thing is, I'm probably not too hard to impress in the horror dept.

[precodekeith]

More WOE to wallow in...

Edited November 30, 2006 by precodekeith

[selegue]

Interesting snout on that critter. Almost Man-Thing prototype.

(embarrassing just to type that)

 

Jack

 

More WOE to wallow in...

[precodekeith]

Interesting snout on that critter. Almost Man-Thing prototype.

(embarrassing just to type that)

 

Jack

 

Hey! I never put two & two together on that one. Nice observation!

 

Look out! This sucker will double now in the next OPG!!!!!

[precodekeith]

OPG gives partial credit to Crandall for this "Old Witch swipe."

Edited December 2, 2006 by precodekeith

[adamstrange]

OPG gives partial credit to Crandall for this "Old Witch swipe."

 

That cover looks like a second tier artist pulled out a bunch of quality comics and, by swiping a number of reed crandall figures and faces along with the witch from the earlier WOE, created this cover.

 

This looks wrong to me as a Crandall cover. Much too cluttered and incoherent a design.

 

I still kinda like it because I love Crandall's work. If you're gonna swipe it might as well be someone good.

[Scrooge]

OPG gives partial credit to Crandall for this "Old Witch swipe."

 

That cover looks like a second tier artist pulled out a bunch of quality comics and, by swiping a number of reed crandall figures and faces along with the witch from the earlier WOE, created this cover.

 

No kidding. Some of these are obvious too. The guy on top left is clearly Ken Shannon, then the girl screaming in the fore-front is the one that rang a bell immediately as she's easily recognizable if from Police 112 -

 

and little detective work shows the girl on upper right being from Police 121 and so's Ken Shannon's shot! -

[selegue]

That cover looks like a second tier artist pulled out a bunch of quality comics and, by swiping a number of reed crandall figures and faces along with the witch from the earlier WOE, created this cover.

 

No kidding. Some of these are obvious too.

 

Good eye. The woman in the red dress at the right is the giveaway, isn't she, since she's not looking at what she's reacting to?

Here's another one, the pointing woman in the middle.

 

Jack

[adamstrange]

That cover looks like a second tier artist pulled out a bunch of quality comics and, by swiping a number of reed crandall figures and faces along with the witch from the earlier WOE, created this cover.

 

No kidding. Some of these are obvious too.

 

Good eye. The woman in the red dress at the right is the giveaway, isn't she, since she's not looking at what she's reacting to?

Here's another one, the pointing woman in the middle.

 

Jack

 

And she's not looking at what she's pointing at either.

 

Thanks for finding the source. The question is, do you attribute the WOE 15 cover to Crandall or not?

[Scrooge]

Good eye. The woman in the red dress at the right is the giveaway, isn't she, since she's not looking at what she's reacting to?

 

Thanks Jack. She was driving me nuts because I knew I'd seen her recently but couldn't recall where. I should have known to check the T-Man run. That book was for sale on eBay last week and I was tracking it but still forgot where I'd seen that lady in red.

[precodekeith]

Good eye. The woman in the red dress at the right is the giveaway, isn't she, since she's not looking at what she's reacting to?

 

Thanks Jack. She was driving me nuts because I knew I'd seen her recently but couldn't recall where. I should have known to check the T-Man run. That book was for sale on eBay last week and I was tracking it but still forgot where I'd seen that lady in red.

 

Fabulous detective work, fellas!

 

Quality swiped themselves on other occasions as well. I'll have a scan coming of another self-swipe shortly...

[precodekeith]

Anybody seen any of these guys before???

Edited December 5, 2006 by precodekeith

[selegue]

The critter looks a bit like Ken Shannon 3, but nothing else jumps out at me.

Do you know the sources?

 

Jack

 

Anybody seen any of these guys before???

[precodekeith]

 

It's not KS # 3...