Horror Tales v6#5

Eerie Publications

United States

Published
October 1974
Page count
52
Cover price
0.75 USD
Colour
Black & white
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/301261

Credits

Editing
Carl Burgos
Ezra Jackson (art editor)

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror

Credits

Editing
Carl Burgos
Ezra Jackson (art editor)
Show/hide 1. The Evil Idol Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror

Synopsis

"Those who tamper with things beyond their knowledge beware of the eight arms of Ranu-they are deadly." (from TOC)

Notes

Same basic script as original with new art.

Show/hide 2. The Skin Crawlers Comic story, 4 pages
Show/hide 3. The Slimy Thing Comic story, 5 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror

Credits

Art
A. Reynoso

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Chamber of Chills (Harvey, 1951 series) #16 (March 1953)
The Creeping Death
 
United States
Witches' Tales (Eerie, 1969 series) v4#5 (September 1972)
The Slimy Thing
Printed in
Australia
Devil's Doom (Gredown, 1978 series) #2 ([1978?])
The Slimy Thing
Also printed
United States
Weird Vampire Tales (Eerie, 1979 series) v3#2 (July 1979)
The Slimy Thing
 
Australia
Face of Doom (Gredown/Boraig, 1983?) ([April 1983?])
 
Australia
Face of Doom (Gredown/Boraig, 1983?) ([April 1983?])
The Slimy Thing

Synopsis

"From the murky sea bottom came this fantastic reincarnated monster that guarded the inner city of ancient Ur." (from TOC)

Notes

Same basic script as original with new art.

Show/hide 4. The Silver Demon Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Web of Mystery (Ace, 1951 series) #12 (August 1952)
The Silver Bell of Doom
 
United States
Witches' Tales (Eerie, 1969 series) v3#3 (June 1971)
The Silver Demon
 
Australia
Tales of Horror (Gredown, 1975 series) v1#8 ([November 1977?])
The Silver Demon
Printed in
United States
Weird (Eerie, 1966 series) v6#7 (December 1972)
The Silver Demon
Also printed
Australia
The Evil Eye (Gredown, 1981?) ([1981?])
The Silver Demon

Synopsis

"A spine-shattering shory of a convicted withc and the gruesome horror of beings who crawled back from the dead." (from TOC)

Notes

Same basic script as original with new art.

Show/hide 5. The Vampire Monster Trap Comic story, 5 pages
Show/hide 6. Ghoul Without Pockets Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Beware (Trojan, 1953 series) #9 (May 1954)
No Pockets On the Dead  (reworked)
First print
United States
Horror Tales (Eerie, 1969 series) v2#2 (March 1970)
Ghoul Without Pockets
Also printed
United States
Witches' Tales (Eerie, 1969 series) v3#3 (June 1971)
Ghoul Without Pockets
 
United States
Weird (Eerie, 1966 series) v6#7 (December 1972)
Ghoul Without Pockets
 
Australia
Ghosts and Ghouls (Gredown, 1977? series) #3 ([1978?])
Ghoul without Pockets

Synopsis

"A pickpocket who began his career robbing the living is forced by ghouls to rob the dead." (from TOC)

Notes

Pre-code reprint with new title and art.

Show/hide 7. Restrained Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror

Credits

Art
Oscar Fraga?

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Weird (Eerie, 1966 series) v6#4 (June 1972)
Restrained
Also printed
United States
Terror Tales (Eerie, 1969 series) v9#4 (October 1978)
Restrained
Printed in
Australia
Flight into Peril (Gredown, 1978?) ([1978?])
Restrained
Also printed
Australia
Buried Alive! (Gredown/Boraig, 1982?) ([1982?])
Restrained

Synopsis

"The tension ripping situation between two sisters that ends in a shock of terror." (from TOC)

Notes

Pre-code reprint with new title and art.

Show/hide 8. Weird Safari Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror

Reprint history

Based on
United States
Web of Mystery (Ace, 1951 series) #13 (September 1952)
Mastodon Menace
 
United States
Tales from the Tomb (Eerie, 1969 series) v3#3 (June 1971)
Weird Safari
 
Australia
Crypt of Creatures (Gredown, 1976 series) #5 ([June 1978?])
Weird Safari
Printed in
United States
Horror Tales (Eerie, 1969 series) v4#7 (December 1972)
Weird Safari

Synopsis

"Precious ivory, greed and things long dead live to destroy those who tresspass their sacred burial grounds." (from TOC)

Notes

Pre-code reprint with new title and art.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 46371

Cover added

  • 12/06/2010

Index completed

  • 12/06/2010

Last updated

  • 26/03/2016