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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2020 14:07:25 GMT -5
And yes, to me a 20 year old comic is "new". Hmm, I wonder if people felt that way in 1981 about FF #1? -M
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Post by james on Oct 30, 2020 15:27:02 GMT -5
I strongly recommend our old Long Halloween 2014 event, where members listed their top 5 favorite horror comic stories of all time. [ Just read Long Halloween and I liked it but was it really Horror or just a good Batman mystery?
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Post by james on Oct 30, 2020 15:30:34 GMT -5
I know this comic will not really fit in Classic Comics Forum, but I thought Afterlife with Archie was well written and drawn. Not to mention it truly gave me chills at points.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 30, 2020 17:46:31 GMT -5
I strongly recommend our old Long Halloween 2014 event, where members listed their top 5 favorite horror comic stories of all time. [ Just read Long Halloween and I liked it but was it really Horror or just a good Batman mystery? Oh, I was referring to the CCF event, not the Batman graphic novel. Check out the link.
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Post by tarkintino on Oct 30, 2020 20:29:43 GMT -5
Not necessarily Halloween-themed, but for a six-month period between 1961-62, Jughead had a run of horror and/or sci-fi themed covers (with #77 kicking it off in October)-- I cannot be certain, but at this time in U.S. history, the so-called "Monster Craze" had already been spearheaded (a few years earlier) by ratings-grabbing packages (e.g. Shock Theatre) of classic and not-so-classic horror movies, which in turn, inspired many TV series, comics, advertising and merchandising to jump on that very lucrative bandwagon. That could have been the motive for this Jughead run.
Note Jughead's "What? Me Win?" line on the cover of #78--very likely a take off / nod to Alfred E. Neuman's "What, Me Worry?" catchphrase.
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Post by MDG on Oct 31, 2020 11:23:36 GMT -5
Not necessarily Halloween-themed, but for a six-month period between 1961-62, Jughead had a run of horror and/or sci-fi themed covers (with #77 kicking it off in October)-- I cannot be certain, but at this time in U.S. history, the so-called "Monster Craze" had already been spearheaded (a few years earlier) by ratings-grabbing packages (e.g. Shock Theatre) of classic and not-so-classic horror movies, which in turn, inspired many TV series, comics, advertising and merchandising to jump on that very lucrative bandwagon. That could have been the motive for this Jughead run. Oh, yeah, definitely. From a kids point of view, those years were all monster all the time. And yes, to me a 20 year old comic is "new". Hmm, I wonder if people felt that way in 1981 about FF #1? -M I'm sure a person's age has a lotto do with it, but, yeah, in 1980, 20 or even 15 year old books seemed old, partially because they often just looked old. They had to survive being treated like comics for quite a while before they saw the inside of a bag.
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Post by brutalis on Oct 31, 2020 12:47:08 GMT -5
Jughead the Hunger makes for a crazy wild werewolf story. Great to see Betty the vampire/monster slayer stomping butt . As for Vampironica, it just doesn't have the terror/horror aspect. It is just a quick cash in playing off the "name" with little to no effort for creating anything that is fun or interesting. Was enjoying Afterlife with Archie until it stopped in the middle of it all. The new Sabrina's have been well done walking that line between horror, teen angst and humor.
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Post by beccabear67 on Oct 31, 2020 12:58:57 GMT -5
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Post by berkley on Nov 2, 2020 1:33:23 GMT -5
I used to watch the Sabrina tv show, as much for the talking cat/puppet as anything. The humor was pretty sharp too. I've wondered if the comics from that time reflected the show at all, or if it ever got into horror stories which would have been a good idea although not like the tv series. I used to wish there were Bewitched comics that would look like the opening cartoon version. I did have some Addams Family and Munsters comics from Gold Key that were pretty good but mostly light and cartoony. Their Dark Shadows comic was more mature reader oriented and might have been scary. I read a few isolated issues of the Dark Shadows comic as a kid in the late 60s or early 70s, not enough to really get into it. I never saw the tv show, though I liked the abortive reboot attempt from the early 90s and the Tim Burton comedy with Johnny Depp. I like the premise and I thnk of it as one of the best post-Dracula vampire creations even based on my limited experience with it. One of these days I'll sit down and watch the original series.
I didn't see much of the 90s Sabrina show, mainly because I was burnt out on American sit-coms at the time, apart from Seinfeld. I do like the Canadian actress/comedienne who played Sabrina's aunt, though, Caroline Rhea. I find her screen-persona very appealing, her look, the way she talks, everything. She was also good as a talk-show host the few times I saw her doing that on some show.
Bewitched would seem to be ripe for a remake itself - now I think of it I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.
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Post by MDG on Nov 2, 2020 9:28:49 GMT -5
I read a few isolated issues of the Dark Shadows comic as a kid in the late 60s or early 70s, not enough to really get into it. I never saw the tv show, though I liked the abortive reboot attempt from the early 90s and the Tim Burton comedy with Johnny Depp. I like the premise and I thnk of it as one of the best post-Dracula vampire creations even based on my limited experience with it. One of these days I'll sit down and watch the original series.
I was part of the "rush home from school to catch Dark Shadows" generation, but only picked up a couple of the Gold Key books in the last year or so. Like the Gold Key Star Trek, it seemed written by someone who never saw the show. I'd love, thought, to see a collection of the Ken Bald newspaper strips. I didn't see much of the 90s Sabrina show, mainly because I was burnt out on American sit-coms at the time, apart from Seinfeld. I do like the Canadian actress/comedienne who played Sabrina's aunt, though, Caroline Rhea. I find her screen-persona very appealing, her look, the way she talks, everything. She was also good as a talk-show host the few times I saw her doing that on some show. I liked both of the aunts when my kids used to watch it, but don't remember much. Was thinking of re-watching a couple when I learned Frank Conniff (TV's Frank from MST3K) was a story editor or something on the show.
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Post by luce on Nov 2, 2020 13:30:43 GMT -5
Hello. I have read comics but not much of Halloween.I am excited to see what you guys have to say about these Halloween comics next year. You have already said a lot of interesting posts and I think it was great. I thought the Little Lulu comic beccabear67 shared was cute.
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Post by luce on Nov 2, 2020 13:32:44 GMT -5
I also thought the bewitched post beccabear67 shared was cool, I watched the tv show. I am sure even if I didn't I would be interested in it after what beccabear67 said.
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Post by dbutler69 on Nov 2, 2020 15:47:11 GMT -5
I also thought the bewitched post beccabear67 shared was cool, I watched the tv show. I am sure even if I didn't I would be interested in it after what beccabear67 said. Welcome aboard, luce.
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Post by tonebone on Jul 27, 2021 10:17:20 GMT -5
There were a bunch of Little Lulu Halloween specials... My favorite Halloween comic ever was a Gold Key or Little Lulu Digest that included the story "Ol' Witch Hazel and the Weary Travelers" where Lulu is relating a story to Arthur about how a little girl (Lulu) is walking around serving "hollow weenies". This stuck with me for 30 years and I finally tracked it down last year, with the help of the guy who runs the "Stanley Stories" blog.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2021 11:49:11 GMT -5
I love the ducks when it comes to the holidays for some reason, my favorite Halloween comic is the Carl Barks Donald Duck "Trick or Treat" classic: I read it and other stories in this collection every Halloween now: And on both Halloween and Carl Barks notes, I encountered this painting while searching for the cover art. This is beautiful!
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