HORROR COMICS: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY


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HORROR COMICS: THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORYXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
published by TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1991
written by mike benton

reprints cover from TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER #10, nov 1958
reprints cover from STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES
#18, may 1954
reprints cover from JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY
#67, apr 1961
reprints cover from GORGO
#2, aug 1961
reprints cover from GORGO
#3, sep 1961
reprints cover from OUT OF THIS WORLD
#3, mar 1957
reprints cover from STRANGE SUSPENSE STORIES
#32, may 1957
reprints cover from THIS MAGAZINE IS HAUNTED vol. 2
#12, jul 1957

benton cites ditko's work on TALES OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER as "one of
the better postcode horror comic books of the late 1950s", calling his work
"finely rendered and richly atmospheric" and also discusses his pre-hero work
for marvel suspense comics from 1959 to 1962. also mentioned is ditko's work
on KONGA and GORGO for charlton and CREEPY and EERIE for warren.

the "horror comic books: a guide and checklist" section also lists ditko's
credits in titles from various publishers

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