Tales Twice Told STRANGE JOURNEY "Hole in the Sky!"

At first glance, this looks like a typical 1950s sci-fi comics tale...

...flying saucers, aliens, and a misunderstanding between humans and "invaders".

A rather typical 1950s tale of a "misunderstood mellow alien".

Note: the cover features a uniformed policeman, rather than the plainclothes detective, confronting the alien!
This was the Comics Code-approved version.
For the original, uncensored, horror comics-era story, you'll have to come back on Thursday!

Art for both the story and cover for this tale from Ajax/Farrell's Strange Journey #2 (1957) by Ken Battefield and the Iger Studios staff.
The scripter is unknown.

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Four Color Fear

Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s

Tales Twice Told WEIRD WORLDS "Green Horror"

We presented the 1950s version of this tale HERE...

...now here's the redrawn 1970s version...with the script taken almost verbatim from the original!

"They went beyond the stars only to find terror that could destroy everything"

That was the contents page description from Eerie Publications' Weird Worlds V1N10 (1970) for this reworking by artist Walter Casadei of "Planet Eaters" from Key's Weird Mysteries #1 (1952).

Casadei started his career as a humor and "good girl" artist.

But when he proved he could handle any genre, Walter's assignments became predominantly a horror/sci-fi illustrator!

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The Worst of Eerie Publications

Tales Twice Told WEIRD MYSTERIES "Planet Eaters"

Perhaps those who don't believe in saving the ecosphere read this story as kids...

...or maybe they're just idiots!

Either way, it's a kool story!

While the writer for this never-reprinted tale from Key Publications' Weird Mysteries #1 (1952) is unknown, the artist has been identified as Frank Frollo.

This story, like numerous others from smaller, defunct, comics publishers, was redrawn in an Eerie Publications b/w magazine, using the same script with a couple of minor revisions and retitled "Green Horror".
You'll see it on Thursday!

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Mysteries in Space

The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics

Tales Twice Told BLACK CAT MYSTERIES "Disc Jockey" Version 1

We're looking back at an era when "disc" could mean "flying saucer" and/or "lp record"...

...(presuming you know what an "lp record" is), in a Case of Curious Censorship by the Comics Code Authority!

Here's the original version of the story, as it appeared in Harvey Comics' Black Cat Mystery #46 (1947)...

OK, a straightforward tale of just desserts illustrated by comics legend Bob Powell.

Nothing too gory or gross.

But the Comics Code Authority thought otherwise...as you'll see on Thursday!

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Bob Powell's

Terror

(Anthology of the best of his 1950s horror and sci-fi tales)

Tales Twice Told STRANGE GALAXY "Planetoid Monsters"

On Tuesday, we brought you a kool tale...

...which predated Chariots of the Gods by a couple of decades.
Today, we present a re-visualization of the exact same script from the 1970s!

Illustrated by Oscar Stepancich, this story from Eerie Publications' Strange Galaxy #10 (1971) is an almost word-for-word retelling of "Space-Gods of Planetoid 50!" from Avon's Strange Worlds #7 (1952)!

Eerie both reprinted 1940s-50s material from defunct publishers like Avon and Gilmor, and did new versions by South American artists when the originals weren't "graphic" enough!

B/w magazines didn't follow the still-restrictive Comics Code Authority, so they could do more risque material (blood/violence/mild nudity) than color comics!

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The Worst of Eerie Publications

Tales Twice Told STRANGE WORLDS "Space-Gods of Planetoid 50!"

What if Chariots of the Gods? took place on another planet?

And Earthmen were the aliens thought to be "gods"?

This look at the future from Avon's Strange Worlds #7 (1952) was illustrated by artistic mainstay Gene Fawcette, but the writer is unknown.

As you might have guessed from our sub-head, the tale was retold...with the same dialogue and captions...but totally-new artwork...in 1971!

Be here Thursday for that story!

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Showcase Presents

Strange Adventures

Volume 1

Tales Twice Told WEIRD WORLDS "Creature"

What happens when you take a 1950s comic story, and redo the art 20 years later...

...but re-use the original dialogue and captions?
Read for yourself...

With a script taken almost verbatim from the (then) 20 year-old tale "Lost Kingdom of Althala" (which we showed you Tuesday), this story from Eerie Publications' Weird Worlds V1N10 (1970) had a complete redo on the art by Argentine illustrator Oscar Fraga, whose work in the American comics market was exclusively for Eerie Publications and consisted solely of re-dos of 1950s stories!

Tales Twice Told STRANGE WORLDS "Lost Kingdom of Athala"

Here's a tale that would make a great "popcorn" CGI action flick!

It's hokey, doesn't make much sense, but boy, it's loaded with action and it looks great!

Written by Gardner Fox, penciled by Joe Orlando & Wally Wood, and inked by Wood, this fast-paced story from Avon's Strange Worlds #4 (1951), would make a great Saturday afternoon flick, thanks to current state-of-the-art special effects!

EXTRA: Here's the b/w inside cover for this issue, which featured an illustrated preview of all the stories in the issue by Wally Wood.

Note the heavy use of "craftint" texturing which Wood used to create a distinctive "look" for his art...

The script was re-used, almost verbatim, in 1970 by Eerie Publications, but the artwork for the retelling was nowhere near as good.

You'll see that version on Thursday!