Thursday, July 23, 2026

NEW ARTICLE PUBLISHED!


Hey, folks. Today I'm announcing the publication of my new article in TwoMorrow's CRYPTOLOGY #10, now available for shipping direct from the publisher. It's a special Neal Adams tribute issue and well worth the purchase just for that. "Attack of the Pre-Code Action Figures!" takes a look at the line released a while back of Super7's mini figure characters who appeared on some of the more ghastly pre-Code comic book covers (you can get a peek at them on the post of my companion site, FEAR IN FOUR COLORS).


Edited by the eerily erudite Peter Normanton, this magazine of retro creep culture gets my highest recommendation.

Preview and purchase the issue HERE, and please consider subscribing to one of--if not the best--monster mags being published today.


From the publisher:
"Don’t turn your back for even a second, for I, the Cryptologist, have returned from the mire to bring you the latest issue of my despicable magazine! For fans of Neal Adams’ horror comics, I’ve got a wealth of his dark imaginings to share with you, plus never-before-seen things to pique your interest. Once you’ve savoured that, you’ll be fascinated to see Batman’s perilous encounters with the macabre, before I disclose some surprising actors who couldn’t resist the lure of the horror movie—one of them being Humphrey Bogart! Spiderbaby’s very own Beverly Washburn will venture into my lair to discuss her time in horror, as a prelude to my setting loose the spiders that terrorized cinema screens, comic books and the pulps. And before you go, I’ll throw in more of those lurid paperback covers along, with your regular dose of B-movie masterpieces and another selection from the Hammer archive. So if you enjoy the dark side, I dare you to step on into my creepy magazine with editor Peter Normanton, solely cooked up for you retro horror fans!”

4 comments:

  1. My shop keeps forgetting to put Cryptology in my file. I'll have to snag this one via the mail I suspect.

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  2. I know you're a great supporter of TwoMorrows publications. As always, this issue of Cryptology is loaded with good stuff. I took advantage of their recent sale and got my package yesterday which included the Carmine Infantino and John Buscema specials.

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  3. "I disclose some surprising actors who couldn’t resist the lure of the horror movie—one of them being Humphrey Bogart!"

    Bogart tried his best to resist being cast in The Return of Dr X, reportedly throwing a copy of the script at Jack Warner and demanding a pay hike before he'd agree to play the titular boffin.

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  4. Steve: He both hated and regretted it. See my take on it here: https://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/search/label/HUMPHREY%20BOGART

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