Product Description

Featuring over 60 classics of the 1950's that caused a furor in the US and sparked legislation to crack down on explicit horror, this volume also includes modern contributors.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #47603 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

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Way above par for the corpse, well-conceived, ambitious and knowledgeable


I'm giving a positive review. I really think it's a swell anthology and I suggest you check this one out. Where else but a stack of old comics with crumbling pages or stored in plastic bags can one find Pete Morisi, Jack Cole, a John Stanley horror story, Mike Kaluta, Matt Baker all in one place??? This Mammoth pulp paperback is an anthology of well-selected stories that are both typical of their era and better than the run-of the mill. There's a cross-sampling of styles, an overview of the non-EC,DC,Atlas titles. The collection clearly demonstrates the mutation of comic horror storytelling over the last 60 years, and is a worthy purchase whether for socio-cultural purposes or for entertainment value.

Good with limitations
The pages are reduced in size and in black and white, but that is true of many reprints of horror comics. There are some good pre-code stories not available in other anthologies. The newer stuff can't hold a candle to the old stuff, but it's still a decent book.

You get what you pay for
I'm rather pleased with the whole concept. I found only one story rather hard to read and the rest were fine. The art translates well even in the smaller size. It's a bargain for its price and I don't have a problem with it been in black and white. I grew up on Black and white comics in Europe . You get selections from the lesser known Golden age books and also some newer stuff which isn't as good . But I bought it for the Golden age material and although some of the stuff is dated it works if you realize what you are reading. For about $12.00 it's a great deal and well worth checking out.