In 1954, the comic book industry instituted the Comics Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines imposed to placate public concern over gory and horrific comic book content, effectively banning genuine horror comics. Because the Code applied only to color comics, many artists and writers turned to black and white to circumvent the Code's narrow confines. With the 1964 Creepy #1 from Warren Publishing, black-and-white horror comics experienced a revival continuing into the early 21st century, an important step in the maturation of the horror genre within the comics field as a whole. This generously illustrated work offers a comprehensive history and retrospective of the black-and-white horror comics that flourished on the newsstands from 1964 to 2004. With a catalog of original magazines, complete credits and insightful analysis, it highlights an important but overlooked period in the history of comics.

Bringing together the finest names in comic book horror, this volume features nearly 50 comics that caused a furor in the US and sparked legislation to crack down on explicit horror—from the 1940s to the 21st century. Includes names like Steve Niles, Pete Von Sholly, Michael Kaluta, Mike Ploog, Rudy Palais, Rand Holmes, Vincent Locke, Frank Brunner, and many more. Reproduced in black and white for this brand-new collection.

"What's black and white and dread all over? A creepy collection of horror art in its rawest form, stark black and white. Scare away the summer heat with this chilling cold-pack of terror tales!"--

In 1954, the comic book industry instituted the Comics Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines imposed to placate public concern over gory and horrific comic book content, effectively banning genuine horror comics. Because the Code applied only to color comics, many artists and writers turned to black and white to circumvent the Code's narrow confines. With the 1964 Creepy #1 from Warren Publishing, black-and-white horror comics experienced a revival continuing into the early 21st century, an important step in the maturation of the horror genre within the comics field as a whole. This generously illustrated work offers a comprehensive history and retrospective of the black-and-white horror comics that flourished on the newsstands from 1964 to 2004. With a catalog of original magazines, complete credits and insightful analysis, it highlights an important but overlooked period in the history of comics.

VAMPIRES, WEREWOLVES, AND MONSTERS...... OH, MY! The black & white horror comic stretched the limits of what was proper and allowed. Stretched? No, it shattered those limits into tiny, blood-soaked pieces! EERIE PUBLICATIONS was known for taking classic horror comic of the 40s and 50s, and having them redrawn and revised as a more graphic, more gory tale! Today these issues are hard to find.... unless you know where to look, and this is the place to look! Published by Retro Comic Reprints [email protected]

THREE CLASSIC HORROR SERIES (AND MORE)! STRANGE: TALES YOU WILL NEVER FORGET - Do you like to be scared? Surprised? Shocked? Maybe even a little confused? Of course you do - we ALL do. That's one of the reason the horror comic has always been popular, and never more so than the 1950s. The B-Movies and the monster mashes were nothing compared to the comics. STRANGE was short-lived (pun intended), but brought us great stories and art --- and isn't that all that matters?? WEIRD ADVENTURES - In the final years before the Comics Code, horror comics enjoyed the freedom to stretch the boundaries of convention, and some would say good taste. WEIRD ADVENTURES took full advantage of those unencumbered days, and in a short three-issue series (1951) brought some of more mind-bending horror comics, with She-Wolf killers, bondage, severed heads and other youth-destroying topics. These were, from a horror-standpoint, the good ol' days, and Gwandanaland Comics helps to preserve that history with the first complete stand-along collection of WEIRD ADVENTURES in print! NIGHTMARE- This is a series unequaled in talent - Kinstler, Colan, Toth, Baker, Krigstein, Tuska, and other greats of the comic world contributed to this masterwork series (1953-1954). It spanned two publishers over those years, and the quality remained unmatched - the horror genuine, the thrills severe. It is a shame that a collection cannot have 7 covers, because this one would use them all without exception! The originals would cost hundreds....maybe thousands...but Gwandanaland Comics brings you the complete NIGHTMARE for a fraction of the cost - but will all the flavor of the originals, not a digitally-remastered anemic facsimile. Three incredible horror series - PLUS "SATAN VS. THE WORLD"! This is an economical black & white version of our full-color collection! GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM): We specialize in character collections - many for the first time in print; we also publish individual issues from the past as well as complete comic title series'. Our books are not digitally remastered; we use images from actual comics, and make only minor adjustments to bring out their best characteristics without losing the authentic feel - it is rarely perfect, but we believe it is exciting. We take your requests and create special collections never gathered together before! At Gwandanaland Comics we take the extra time to give you the best quality possible! GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM) wishes everyone to know the value of, and debt owed to two Websites which have made sure that public domain and other comics are available to the world. Please visit these sites and enjoy viewing their comic files. Without their efforts few of these books would be available: www.digitalcomicmuseum.com www.comicbookplus.com NEW TITLES DAILY - WRITE FOR UPDATES [email protected] GWANDANALAND(TM) and GWANDANALAND COMICS(TM)are trademarks of Gwandanaland Comics.All Rights are Reserved. Gwandanaland Comics(TM) is dedicated to the concepts, spirit, and the laws which govern copyright and the public domain. We are committed to publishing only those comics which are verified to be public domain; we will not under any circumstance, publish works which are the property of another person or company, whether or not the work is defended or claimed. We consider this to be an absolute. We take great strides and efforts to ensure that our books are legal and ethical. If you have any reason to believe we are unintentionally in violation of copyright, or have any questions about any book or our process, please write to us at [email protected]. Thank you.

A nightmare is a disturbing dream associated with fear of the Unknown. Nightmare Retro Horror Comics was an American black-and-white comics magazines to give you chills... We dare you to read the supernatural tales of terror... 67 pages of Quality Horror stories... certified to give you Insomnia