These are great! I'm picking up the paperback reprints from Dark Horse right now as they appear for both Creepy and Eerie. In you opinion when did this first classic era of Warren magazines come to an end?
This is hard to answer without being at least partially(or entirely!) subjective. In my estimation, the "classic" years of Creepy were those that maintained the legacy of EC Comics by continuing to use the shock-ending stories and the group of artists who worked for the original line. That said, I'd say that issue #16 (August, 1967) was about as far out into the series that I'd go. With #17, the reprints started and soon after there were newer artists that came aboard. Regarding Eerie, I'd say that this title's classic era ended with issue #14 (April, 1968) for some of the same reasons. While both maintained a steady stream of great stories and art, the original mojo seems to have faded by the indicated dates. The later advent of Spanish artists reinvigorated the titles and I think were largely responsible for their longevity. Still, they were of a different style from the original. I know there are many who would disagree with this assessment, but EC is the benchmark that I choose when using the term, "classic". Hope this helps.
These are great! I'm picking up the paperback reprints from Dark Horse right now as they appear for both Creepy and Eerie. In you opinion when did this first classic era of Warren magazines come to an end?
ReplyDeleteThis is hard to answer without being at least partially(or entirely!) subjective. In my estimation, the "classic" years of Creepy were those that maintained the legacy of EC Comics by continuing to use the shock-ending stories and the group of artists who worked for the original line. That said, I'd say that issue #16 (August, 1967) was about as far out into the series that I'd go. With #17, the reprints started and soon after there were newer artists that came aboard. Regarding Eerie, I'd say that this title's classic era ended with issue #14 (April, 1968) for some of the same reasons. While both maintained a steady stream of great stories and art, the original mojo seems to have faded by the indicated dates. The later advent of Spanish artists reinvigorated the titles and I think were largely responsible for their longevity. Still, they were of a different style from the original. I know there are many who would disagree with this assessment, but EC is the benchmark that I choose when using the term, "classic". Hope this helps.
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