By Mike Howlett
Eerie Publications' horror magazines introduced blood and undesirable style to America's newsstands from 1965 via 1975. Ultra-gory covers and bottom-of-the-barrel creation values lent an air of probability to each factor, bold you to examine (and buy) them.
The bizarre of worldwide of Eerie guides introduces the reader to Myron Fass, the gun-toting megalomaniac writer who, with tyranny and glee, made a occupation of fishing pocketbook swap from younger readers with the main insidious kind of exploitation. You'll additionally meet Carl Burgos, who, as editor of Eerie courses, flooring his awl opposed to the full comics undefined. Slumming comedian paintings greats and unknown hacks have been either hired by way of Eerie to plagiarize the extra encouraged paintings of pre-Code comedian paintings of the 1950s.
Somehow those lowbrow abominations motivated a iteration of artists who proudly blame occupation offerings (and psychological difficulties) on Eerie guides. one among them, Stephen R. Bissette (Swamp factor, Taboo, Tyrant), presents the creation for this volume.
Here's the sordid heritage at the back of this mysterious comics writer, that includes astonishingly purple reproductions of many covers and the main spectacularly creepy art.
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When discussing the birth of Eerie, sister publication to Creepy, he mentions the magazine Eerie Tales (as “Eerie”) and how the rights to the name had lapsed, making the title fair game Opposite: Suspense V1 #4 (Sept. 1959) Brother Irving for Warren. Of course, Myron Fass was another interested party, joins the gang as the cover ghoul planning to publish his own EERIE. Did Fass think he had first Above: Myron, just hangin’ around, in a picture from Suspense #4 dibs on the name because of his involvement in Eerie Tales?
Have been involved in some way. Certainly Pastimes Publications of In the fanzine Alter Ego (TwoMorrows), Opposite: Shock Tales V1 #1 (Jan. 1959) Myron Fass’ return to straight horror This page left: Weird Mysteries #1 (Pastime, Mar. Apr. 1959) art by George Tuska This page right: Eerie Tales V1 #1 (Hastings Associates, Nov. 1959) art possibly by Bob Powell Carl Burgos was. 31 THE WEIRD WORLD OF EERIE PUBLICATIONS Secondly, there is evidence of hasty pasteups, and the scent of mucilage and X-acto knives hangs heavily over these comics.
Fass was fond of using images from EC, to make it fly. The November 1953 issue (#6) and was also very capable of emulating some featured not only his most blatant swipe on the Left: Crime Smashers #15 (Trojan, Mar. 1953) Right: “The Executioner,” Uncanny Tales #9 (Atlas, June 1953) © 2010 Marvel Characters. Used by permission. 15 THE WEIRD WORLD OF EERIE PUBLICATIONS Top: Hands off! “The Thing from Beyond,” Beware #6 (Trojan, Nov. 1953) Bottom: Insane Myron Fass’s splash for “Lost Souls,” Beware #8 (Trojan, Mar.