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THE MOST HALLOWEENISH COVERS OF EERIE MAGAZINE

This is the last weekend before Halloween 2023, so, because last weekend’s review of the Spook stories in Eerie magazine was well-recieved, here’s a look at some of the most appropriate Halloween Season covers from that Warren Publishing horror magazine. 

eerie monster on monsterEERIE #124

Cover Date: September 1981

Stories featured in this issue:

The Sea of Red, Pyramid of the Black Sun: Orka, God of Light, plus the Haggarth story The Sacred Scroll.

The one and only Frank Frazetta himself did the spectacular artwork for the cover of this issue. Continue reading

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THE SPOOK (1974-1975) – FROM ICONIC EERIE MAGAZINE

This weekend’s superhero blog post will go with the Halloween theme. The Spook was one of the recurring characters in Warren Publications’ iconic magazine Eerie.

eerie spookEERIE #57 (June 1974)

Title: Stridespider Sponge-Rot

Oh, what is the fungus that digests moist wood? 

STRIDESPIDER SPONGE-ROT!

The xylophagus fungus that eats what it should

STRIDESPIDER SPONGE-ROT!

Breaks down hemicellulose all well and good

STRIDESPIDER SPONGE-ROT!

Okay, I’ll stop right there. Had to be done, though. We were all thinking it.

vampirellaNOTE: Warren Publications are fondly remembered for their horror and sci-fi magazines like Creepy, Eerie, 1984 and Vampirella (at right). As magazines and not comic books, Warren’s output was not limited by the comics code and could therefore delve into adult themes and intense violence.

        Marvel Comics even imitated Warren for a while in the 1970s with their own magazine-sized publications with black & white interior art, like Vampire Tales, Haunt of Horror, etc.

        Which brings us back to Eerie #57, in which one of the stories introduced the magazine’s latest recurring character the Spook. Continue reading

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