Horror

“The stalker called Moon Knight!” Written by Doug Moench. Art by Don Perlin. Cover by Gil Kane. Just as Jack Russell plunges into the horror of killing his best friend, the second night strikes and with it comes the stalker called MOON KNIGHT!                   1st appearance of Moon Knight.

First appearance of Dracula in a Marvel comic in “Dracula.” Script by Gerry Conway, art by Gene Colan. First appearance of Frank Drake. Neal Adams cover.

FROM THE HARLAN ELLISON COLLECTION!

“Dark Genesis.” While working on a restorative formula (that can make forests out of deserts) in the Louisiana swamps, scientist Alec Holland is killed by a bomb set off by Mr. E., who wants the formula. Shortly thereafter, a humanoid plant being rises from the swamp, created from the body of Holland, the chemicals in the formula, and the strange forces in the swamp. 1st appearance of Alec and Linda Holland. 1st appearance of Matt Cable. (Swamp Thing himself first appeared in House of Secrets 92). Script by Len Wein, art and cover by Berni Wrightson. Includes brief bios of Wein and Wrightson.

“Any Sport in a Storm” (art by Johnny Craig), “Coffin Spell” (art by Jack Davis), “The Catacombs” (art by Bernard Krigstein), and “Out of Sight” (art by Graham Ingels). All scripts by Carl Wessler. Craig cover.

“Hounded To Death” (art by Graham Ingels), “The Very Strange Mummy” (art by George Roussos), “Diminishing Returns” (uncredited art), and “The Irony of Death” (art by Jack Davis). Al Feldstein cover.

“Warts So Horrible” (art by Graham Ingels), “Forbidden Fruit” (art by Joe Orlando), “The Age-Old Story” (art by Jack Kamen), and “The Gorilla’s Paw” (art by Jack Davis). Al Feldstein cover.

ORIGIN OF CRYPT OF TERROR, VAULT OF HORROR AND HAUNT OF FEAR! Cover art by Graham Ingels. Horror We? How’s Bayou?–The Witch’s Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels [as Ghastly]; A man in the Louisiana swamp diverts traffic from the road to his mansion in order to satisfy the cravings of his demented homicidal brother for victims to dismember. Gorilla My Dreams!–The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A brain surgeon transfers the brain of his victim into the body of a gorilla taken from a carnival. A Likely Story!–The Old Witch’s Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Garden Party–The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis.