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 #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.
NOTE: 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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