HAUNT OF FEAR (1950-54) #6
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Wood, Davis-aEC Comics caused so much uproar and controversy in the 1950s that the company was almost single-handedly responsible for the creation of the CCA, a censorship panel that helped to nearly destroying the comic book industry in the period before the Silver Age. Thanks to EC’s provocative imagery and grisly output, they have become a tried and true cult phenomenon, a favorite of comic fans and collectors of horror ephemera in general, and Haunt of Fear was one of the titles that helped build the publisher into a powerhouse before their forced transformation into the purveyors of the even more successful Mad Magazine. Haunt of Fear #6 contains several terrifying tales of murder and mayhem, with some form of coffin serving as a uniting thread amongst the tales created by such giants in the industry as Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein, and Jack Kamen, with a special guest appearance by Ray Bradbury.
Artists Information
Wally Wood is an American comic book artist/ writer who is also one of the founding artist for Mad comics. In addition to penciling numerous comic book pages, Wally also ventured into product illustration, music album covers, and trading cards. Wally's most notable works include the aforementioned Mad comics, Marvel's Daredevil, and Weird-Science Fantasy for EC comics.
John Burton Davis, Jr. was an American cartoonist and illustrator, known for his advertising art, magazine covers, film posters, record album art and numerous comic book stories. He was one of the founding cartoonists for Mad in 1952.
Jack Kamen was an American illustrator for books, magazines, comic books and advertising, known for his work illustrating crime, horror, humor, suspense and science fiction stories for EC Comics, for his work in advertising, and for the onscreen artwork he contributed to the 1982 horror anthology film Creepshow.
Wood, Davis-aEC Comics caused so much uproar and controversy in the 1950s that the company was almost single-handedly responsible for the creation of the CCA, a censorship panel that helped to nearly destroying the comic book industry in the period before the Silver Age. Thanks to EC’s provocative imagery and grisly output, they have become a tried and true cult phenomenon, a favorite of comic fans and collectors of horror ephemera in general, and Haunt of Fear was one of the titles that helped build the publisher into a powerhouse before their forced transformation into the purveyors of the even more successful Mad Magazine. Haunt of Fear #6 contains several terrifying tales of murder and mayhem, with some form of coffin serving as a uniting thread amongst the tales created by such giants in the industry as Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein, and Jack Kamen, with a special guest appearance by Ray Bradbury.
Artists Information
Wally Wood is an American comic book artist/ writer who is also one of the founding artist for Mad comics. In addition to penciling numerous comic book pages, Wally also ventured into product illustration, music album covers, and trading cards. Wally's most notable works include the aforementioned Mad comics, Marvel's Daredevil, and Weird-Science Fantasy for EC comics.
John Burton Davis, Jr. was an American cartoonist and illustrator, known for his advertising art, magazine covers, film posters, record album art and numerous comic book stories. He was one of the founding cartoonists for Mad in 1952.
Jack Kamen was an American illustrator for books, magazines, comic books and advertising, known for his work illustrating crime, horror, humor, suspense and science fiction stories for EC Comics, for his work in advertising, and for the onscreen artwork he contributed to the 1982 horror anthology film Creepshow.