With this issue, Al Hewetson takes full control of the Skywald horror line and puts the pedal to the metal, introducing the world to his "Horror Mood" concept. Archaic Al pens most of the issue and even opts for a pseudonym on one of them. His story, "The Filthy Little House of Voodoo" is just the start of the crazy kind of titles he was known for.
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| Original cover painting by Enrich Torres. |
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| Latin American edition. |
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| German edition. |
This issue also begins the saga of "The Human Gargoyles". The storyline is continued in NIGHTMARE #10. Also included is a text story (again by Hewetson) on Lon Chaney. And if you're thinking that the lovely victim on the cover looks familiar, it's lifted from a photo of Maggie Kimberly from Hammer's THE MUMMY'S SHROUD.
PSYCHO
Vol. 1 No. 8
September 1972
Skywald Publishing Company
Editor: Al Hewetson
Cover artist: Enrich Torres
Pages: 68
Cover price: 60 cents
CONTENTS
"The Theater of Horror"
Script: Al Hewetson
Art: Domingo Álvarez
"The Human Gargoyles Part 1: A Gargoyle -- a Man"
Script: Al Hewetson
Art: Felipe de la Rosa
"Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces of Ultimate Horror" (text article)
Script: Al Hewetson
Art: Pablo Marcos (plus photographs)
"Devil's Woman"
Script: Marv Wolfman
Art: Ross Andru; Mike Esposito
"Have You Ever Seen the Black Rain?"
Script: Al Hewetson
Art: Xirinius
"The Filthy Little House of Voodoo"
Script: Al Hewetson
Art: Ramón Torrents
"Bad Choke"
Script: Don Glut
Art: Xirinius
"City of Crypts"
Script: Anderson (Al Hewetson)
Art: Villanova
I've seen a few later installments of the Gargoyle tales but it's neat to see the debut.
ReplyDeleteNot one of my favorite series, but it certainly was unique!
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