TOMB OF TERROR (1952-54) #15
CGC VF/NM: 9.0
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classic exploding head cover
File CopyI think that date went rather well, don't you? Let's just bask in the glory of this legendary splattergore masterpiece for a sec. It might just be the ultimate pre-code horror cover printed outside of the EC line, as it perfectly encapsulates what the whole horror craze was about. One look at this and you're either completely appalled and disgusted or you're pumped and stoked. In either case, it lugs you right back to a time when these gleefully, unapologetically over the top weirdies littered newsstands. The lurid colors, the aggressive composition, and the ridiculously unrealistic anatomy add up to gory, grisly joy. The virulent parental response to this issue and others like it, and later governmental investigation into comic publishing, led to most copies finding themselves pulped, burned, or torn to shreds, making this book a rare bird in any condition. Undoubtedly among the top ten all time horror comic covers, and certainly one of the toughest finds around.
Artists Information
Golden Age GGA known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and the popular Mars Attacks! trading cards.
In the 1950s, he worked for companies like Harvey, Toby Press, Charlton and Ziff Davis, doing western, horror and romance titles. He also did syndicated strips like 'Mister Rubbles' and 'Sam Hill'. For Gilberton's Classics Illustrated, Sparling drew 'Robin Hood' and Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'. In the late 1960s, Sparling was additionally present in Eerie with several horror stories. From 1960 to 1972, he did the daily 'Honor Eden' for the McClure Syndicate. Jack Sparling remained active until the late 1980s. In the final stages of his comic book career, he worked mainly on Western Publishing titles like 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Turok', but he also did contributions to DC and Marvel titles.
Lee Elias was a British-American comics artist. He was best known for his work on the Black Cat comic book published by Harvey Comics in the 1940s. Lee Elias left comic books after the 1954 publication of Fredric Wertham's anti-comics book Seduction of the Innocent, which used four of his Black Cat panels as examples of "depraved" comic art. In 1972, Elias came back to American comic books, working mainly on DC's various horror titles and secondary Marvel Comics titles including Power Man and The Human Fly. His last major project was The Rook series for Warren Publishing.
classic exploding head cover
File CopyI think that date went rather well, don't you? Let's just bask in the glory of this legendary splattergore masterpiece for a sec. It might just be the ultimate pre-code horror cover printed outside of the EC line, as it perfectly encapsulates what the whole horror craze was about. One look at this and you're either completely appalled and disgusted or you're pumped and stoked. In either case, it lugs you right back to a time when these gleefully, unapologetically over the top weirdies littered newsstands. The lurid colors, the aggressive composition, and the ridiculously unrealistic anatomy add up to gory, grisly joy. The virulent parental response to this issue and others like it, and later governmental investigation into comic publishing, led to most copies finding themselves pulped, burned, or torn to shreds, making this book a rare bird in any condition. Undoubtedly among the top ten all time horror comic covers, and certainly one of the toughest finds around.
Artists Information
Golden Age GGA known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and the popular Mars Attacks! trading cards.
In the 1950s, he worked for companies like Harvey, Toby Press, Charlton and Ziff Davis, doing western, horror and romance titles. He also did syndicated strips like 'Mister Rubbles' and 'Sam Hill'. For Gilberton's Classics Illustrated, Sparling drew 'Robin Hood' and Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'. In the late 1960s, Sparling was additionally present in Eerie with several horror stories. From 1960 to 1972, he did the daily 'Honor Eden' for the McClure Syndicate. Jack Sparling remained active until the late 1980s. In the final stages of his comic book career, he worked mainly on Western Publishing titles like 'The Twilight Zone' and 'Turok', but he also did contributions to DC and Marvel titles.
Lee Elias was a British-American comics artist. He was best known for his work on the Black Cat comic book published by Harvey Comics in the 1940s. Lee Elias left comic books after the 1954 publication of Fredric Wertham's anti-comics book Seduction of the Innocent, which used four of his Black Cat panels as examples of "depraved" comic art. In 1972, Elias came back to American comic books, working mainly on DC's various horror titles and secondary Marvel Comics titles including Power Man and The Human Fly. His last major project was The Rook series for Warren Publishing.