Reading Room SIR LEO "Mark of Death"

Let's return to the never-seen in America adventures of the Victorian monster hunter...

...with a hip, 1970s vibe!

Don't you hate it when your client turns out to be both a monster and (if the Whitechapel reference is to be accepted) Jack the Ripper?

Written and illustrated by Jose Bea and co-written by Luis Vigil, this tale from from Dracula #9 (1971) has never been seen by an American audience.

The final Sir Leo tale will appear next Monday.

Tomorrow, the return of Rex Havoc...

Not Just Zombies...ASTRO ZOMBIES...and More for Halloween!

Ah, Halloween...
One of our favorite times of the year here at Atomic Kommie Comics™!
What better time to promote our ghoulish goodies, including black hoodies, tote/trick-or-treat bags, and mugs at Seduction of the Innocent™?
SEE: the moody moonlit graveyard of the full-color Italian poster for the original Night of the Living Dead!
SEE: the kitchy graphics of the rarely-seen Astro Zombies poster (believe it or not, the film was PG)!
SEE: the koolest ghoul of all...Vincent Price, on the classic poster for the original House on Haunted Hill?
And let's not forget
The Green Slime!
Last Man on Earth AND Omega Man!
The ORIGINAL Demon Barber of Fleet Street!
I Married a Monster from Outer Space!
The ORIGINAL Little Shop of Horrors!
Occhio de Uccide!
They Came from Beyond Space!
AND (You knew we had to have this one) Plan 9 from Outer Space!
Make a kool-ghoul gift for your horrible hubby, wicked wife, boyfiend, or ghoulfriend with one of our collectibles!
Buy them! Trade them! Collect 'em all!

Reading Room CLASSIC COMICS "Frankenstein" Conclusion

When Last We Left Our Monster...

Original art for the cover by Norm Saunders

Victor Frankenstein is insane!

With his wife strangled by his own creation and his father dead from shock, the scientist collapses from exhaustion and is placed in an asylum.

This adaptation was a change of pace for writer Ruth Roche, who served as an editor for the Iger Comics Studios and Ajax/Farrell Comics as well as (probably) writing almost all the Fox-Ajax/Farrell Phantom Lady stories during the Golden Age.

She also penned the Classics Comics version of Lorna Doone.

As a bonus, here's a bio about the novel's author...

Reading Room CLASSIC COMICS "Frankenstein" Part 3

When Last We Left Our Monster...

Cover by Norm Saunders

Unable to prevent his family's nanny from being wrongfully-convicted and executed for the murder of his brother, Victor Frankenstein goes on a retreat with his family to their cabin in the mountains.

He encounters his runaway creation who reveals that the death of Frankenstein's sibling was an accident caused by the Monster's inability to judge his own strength.

The Monster offers Victor a bargain; if Frankenstein will construct and animate a mate for him, the Monster will leave Europe forever.

Victor agrees...

TOMORROW, the terrifying conclusion!

Reading Room CLASSIC COMICS "Frankenstein" Part 2

When Last We Left Our Monster...

Victor Frankenstein, scion of a wealthy and well-connected family, becomes obsessed with preserving human life and creating virtual immortality.

After assembling a test subject from the parts of recently-deceased men, he manages to animate the creature, who escapes when Victor is taken ill due to exhaustion.

Weeks later, when he recovers, Victor receives news that his brother has been murdered!

Returning home, Frankenstein sees the Monster wandering thru nearby woods.

Victor believes the Monster is the killer, though circumstantial evidence points to the Frankenstein family's nanny..

...as will we, TOMORROW!