Download or read book The Secret Files of Dr Drew written by Marilyn Mercer and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2014 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1949, three of Will Eisner's 'ghosts' created this remarkable horror comic strip featuring Dr. Desmond Drew, a paranormal investigator - a Sherlock Holmes of the supernatural. Beautifully drawn by future Creepy contributor Jerry Grandenetti and written in a gripping pulp style by Marilyn Mercer, these 13 chilling stories have been collected and digitally restored while retaining the exquisite design and artwork that characterised the output of the legendary Eisner studios.
Download or read book The Secret Files of Dr Drew written by Marilyn Mercer and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1949 at Eisner Studios, three of Will Eisner's most talented "ghosts" created the remarkable horror comic strip featuring Dr. Desmond Drew, a paranormal investigator and "supernatural Sherlock Holmes." Gorgeously drawn by future Creepy contributor Jerry Grandenetti and written in a gripping pulp style by Marilyn Mercer, these thirteen chilling stories have been collected and digitally restored while retaining the exquisite design and artwork that characterized the output of the Eisner studio. This collection of pre-code gothic horror stories delivers spooks, scares, and classic beauty!
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Weird Detectives written by Paul Green and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The detective genre has explored supernatural and paranormal themes throughout its colorful history. Stories of detectives investigating spiritualists, ghostly apparitions, the occult and psychics have spanned pulp fiction magazines, comic books, novels, film, television, animation and video games. This encyclopedia covers the history of the genre in its multiple forms and informs and adds to the knowledge of either the new or informed reader. Its A-Z format provides ready reference by title. Detective fans browsing for new discoveries will enjoy the entertaining style.
Download or read book The Horror Comics written by William Schoell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-07-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Golden Age of the 1940s, through the Silver Age of the '60s, up until the early '80s--the end of the Bronze Age. Included are the earliest series, like American Comics Group's Adventures into the Unknown and Prize Comics' Frankenstein, and the controversial and gory comics of the '40s, such as EC's infamous and influential Tales from the Crypt. The resurgence of monster-horror titles during the '60s is explored, along with the return of horror anthologies like Dell Comics' Ghost Stories and Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the Haunted House. The explosion of horror titles following the relaxation of the comics code in the '70s is fully documented with chapters on Marvel's prodigious output--The Tomb of Dracula, Werewolf by Night and others--DC's anthologies--Witching Hour and Ghosts--and titles such as Swamp Thing, as well as the notable contributions of firms like Gold Key and Atlas. This book examines how horror comics exploited everyday terrors, and often reflected societal attitudes toward women and people who were different.
Download or read book Secondary Action Heroes of Golden Age Comics written by Lou Mougin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-11-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1940s saw the birth of many enduring superheroes like Superman, Batman, Captain America and Captain Marvel. Outside of the superhero genre, the golden age of comics also featured a host of lesser-known, evil-fighting action figures, and this book contains a wealth of information about these heroes without capes. Covered here are jungle heroines like Sheena, Rulah and Princess Pantha; science fiction stalwarts including Spacehawk, Hunt Bowman and Futura; adventurers such as Kayo Kirby, Werewolf Hunter and Senorita Rio; and Western heroes ranging from Tom Mix to the Ghost Rider.
Download or read book Creepy Archives Volume 9 written by Jan Strnad and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2024-12-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in a value-priced paperback edition, Creepy Archives Volume 9 features the prime cuts fresh from the chopping block of horror, fantasy, and science fiction served up by a sterling set of slaughterhouse chefs including Richard Corben, T. Casey Brennan, Tom Sutton, Steve Skeates, and many more. This era of Creepy featured the influx of talented Spanish artists such as José Bea, Jaime Brocal, Luis Garcia, Martin Salvador, and Felix Mas, whose work would bring the standard of illustration in comics to new highs. Take the stake from your heart, climb out of your casket, and take a bite of Creepy Archives! Collects Creepy issues #42–#45.
Download or read book NIGHTMARE GHOST Comics Magazine written by ARCHER McGyver and published by Phantom Fetcher . This book was released on with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horror anthology comics of ghost, spooks, specters, along with other monsters and creatures that gave us nightmares...Filled with high quality chilling stories and amazing artworks.
Download or read book Creepy Archives Volume 9 written by Various and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest volume in Dark Horse's award—winning Creepy Archives hardcover run will shake, rattle, and obliterate your sanity, as the stories from issues #42—#45 of Warren Publishing's landmark horror series arrive as perfect antidotes to seasonal melancholy. In the early 1970s, comic-book legends like Bruce Jones, Gardner Fox, Richard Corben, Dave Cockrum, and Mike Ploog conspired to bring readers wonderfully mixed anthologies of terror and suspense! This volume also features a cover by celebrated fantasy and horror illustrator Sanjulian and a brand—new foreword by comic—book historian and writer Richard Arndt. * Each volume of Creepy Archives includes all the fan pages, features, and bonus materials found in the original Creepy magazines! * Eisner Award-winning series. * New York Times graphic-novel bestseller. * Features work from comic book legends like Richard Corben, Bruce Jones, and Sanjulian.
Download or read book Klassik Komix Strange Stuff written by and published by Mini-Komix. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Klassik Komix hunts down the weirdest oddities in this collection of Strange Stuff! Learn the origin of Countess Von Bludd, look into the Secret Files of Dr. Drew, Golden Knight slays monsters in space, a Werewolf Goes West, The Brain Bats of Venus attack, Stuart Taylor meets Cleopatra, Father Shandor takes on the Spawn From Hell's Pit, a witch calls upon the Star of Doom, Bigfoot is made the Main Attraction, Conjurer For The Foul Fiend makes a deal with the devil, the Queen of Evil travels from ancient Egypt to modern day, and Santa Claus battles Dracula. A creepy cavalcade of comics, and in full color! 100 Big Pages!
Download or read book Guardians of the Golden Age Up Up and Away written by and published by Mini-Komix. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guardians of the Golden Age leaps Up, Up, and Away! Superheroes of the stratosphere like Captain Midnight, Airboy, Lucky Wings, Eagle Evans, Prop Powers, Catman and Kit! Keep your decoder badge handy for awesome aerial adventures! 100 Big Pages!
Download or read book Klassik Komix Horror Hosts written by and published by Mini-Komix. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Klassik Komix houses a haunted horde with these Horror Hosts. Get introduced to the likes of the vampire vixen Countess Von Bludd, ace private-eye Mike Strong, the wily Werewolf Hunter, nursery tales from Mother Ghoul, murky Mr. L. Dedd, plus the many ghosts of Doctor Graves. Included are tales like: Forecast For Death, The Twin Coffins, Fair Trade, Cinderella, The Card Of Death, The Witness, Halloween Scene, Mother's Advice, and Dance Of Death. Terrifying tales from the tomb in this terrific tome! 100 Big Pages!
Download or read book Will Eisner written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comics Between the Panels written by Steve Duin and published by Dark Horse Books. This book was released on 1998-10-13 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An alphabetically-arranged encyclopedia of comics.
Download or read book From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler written by E.L. Konigsburg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in a deluxe keepsake edition! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg’s beloved classic and Newbery Medal–winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort-she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because be was a miser and would have money. Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie bad some ideas, too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she bad discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too. The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her—well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home.
Download or read book The Sgt Rock Archives written by Robert Kanigher and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time when America needed a true hero, Sgt. Frank Rockemerged as a symbol of patriotism during the United States' battle againstthe Nazis in World War II. Reprinted in this edition are nineteen of themost hard-hitting Sgt. Rock war stories ever told, including an early"prototype" version of the ultimate war hero as well as his firstappearance. Leading Easy Company against the worst evil man has truly everfaced, Sgt. Rock was and still is an emblem of America's fighting spirit.
Download or read book Doctor Star The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows From the World of Black Hammer written by Jeff Lemire and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dual-narrative story set in the world of the Eisner-award winning Black Hammer series chronicles the legacy of a Golden Age superhero. Collects the first four issues of Doctor Star from New York Times bestselling and Eisner-winning creator Jeff Lemire! An aged crime fighter desperately wants to reconnect with his estranged son, who he hoped would one day take the mantle of Doctor Star. Over the course of the story we learn his World War II-era origin, how he got his powers, his exciting astral adventures, the formation of some of Black Hammer's greatest heroes, and more in this heartbreaking superhero tale about fathers and sons.
Download or read book The Who s who of American Comic Books written by Jerry G. Bails and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
