
Buried Troubles

Artist unknown. From Witches Tales #27, 1954.
MAN BEING BURIED: Wait! I was just kidding! I didn’t sleep with your wife! And, if I did, it was just once...or maybe twice!
1954 Artist Unknown From the cover of Witches Tales #27
Artist unknown. From Witches Tales #27, 1954.
Art by Edvard Moritz from Adventures Into The Unknown #1, 1948.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman standing in front of an dilapidated and spooky hotel—one door off it’s hinges.
SIGN #1: Monster Manor
Over 1 Million Souls Served…with Relish!
SIGN #2: Vacancy
MAN: Give it a chance! I got a killer deal on our room! Plus, all the beds vibrate!
WOMAN: They have magic fingers™?
MAN: More like Magic Claws!
1948 Art: Edvard Moritz From the cover of Adventures Into The Unknown #1
Special thanks for today’s comic treat to devil-may-care Mike Pascale!
Artist Unknown. From the story “Bachelor’s Farewell” in FIRST KISS #7, 1959.
Today and tomorrow I’m re-running some horror and Halloween-themed comics I’ve done with my pal Mike Pascale. I’ll be running all-new gags Monday through Halloween.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “The Love Thief” in First Kiss #37, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: Vampire woman scene from the back is brushing her hair while looking into a mirror. The mirror shows the hairbrush, but not the vampire.
SCENE: Adult female vampire brushing her hair as she looks in the mirror. In the mirror’s image, we only see the brush—not the vampire.
VAMPIRE: This is why vampires never get new hairdos!
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio New Color: Allen Freeman Vampire SPX & Hair-Raising Humor: Mike Pascale
Art Code: 37.3.2.5
Hi. No coloring credit this time because I just scanned a print of the original comic and adjusted the color and the art myself. I’ll be using this approach for several of the other Halloween-themed comics coming up. I hope you like the results! —John
1954 Art: Lee Elias From the cover of Witches Tales #23.