POST # 48 - "TWO SILVER BULLETS!" by Reed Crandall

I present to you yet another expertly crafted work of horror by the legendary Golden Age artist Reed Crandall. 

"TWO SILVER BULLETS" first appeared in Warren's VAMPIRELLA #1, 1969. 

Written by Don Glut, our story involves the cold, snow-covered woods of Canada, one man, one woman, and, of course, there's a wolf. You will discover that when werewolves are involved, one silver bullet just might not be enough!

"TWO SILVER BULLETS!"

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Wow! What beautiful artwork, huh?

To see more amazing black and white art by Reed Crandall, 

just click on his name below!

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POST # 36 - "TO KILL A GOD!" by Wally Wood

We have here a lovely work by Wallace Wood that should leave no confusion over who did what. According to one-time Wood assistant Nick Cuti, the work here is all Wood.

The story is entitled "To Kill A God!", and first appeared in Warren's VAMPIRELLA #12, 1971. My scans are taken from Pacific Comics limited series WORLD OF WOOD , issue number 4, 1986, which would probably explain why the story is hosted by Wood's 'Snorky' creation, and not one of Warren's horror hosts. Included here is a wonderful glimpse into the inside world of being Wood's art assistant, written by Nicola Cuti, that was featured on the inside cover to the issue. Reading those paragraphs should alleviate any doubt as to who drew what. According to Mr. Cuti, this story was all Wood's baby, done in part in order to prove to suspicious fans (who had come to believe that Wood was relying on his art assistants too much) that he, in fact, was capable at any time of creating the breath-taking works that we had all become familiar with in the past, with no outside help whatsoever. So, for everyone who wondered and speculated on the authorship of the last Wood story posted here, lay your doubts at the door, come on in and just enjoy one of the finer works done by the incredible Wallace Wood during this time period.

(I probably need to point out that World Of Wood #4 presented the story in sepia tone, and for this blog that art was converted to black and white...this blog is, after all, not called "SEPIA 'N' WHITE AND RED ALL OVER". Wheteher or not that has caused the slight blurry quality that is present, or not, I cannot say, nevertheless, the scans are not as crisp as I would usually expect. Still, the mastery of Mr. Wood is evident. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.)

On a final note, while according to most records Wood not only wrote the story and most likely lettered it as well, the often imperfect notations of the GCD has listed Gerry Boudreau as the writer here, yet I have no evidence to corroborate this as true. Therefore, while confusion may still occur here in regards to the writer, the art is entirely attributed to Wally Wood, no ifs, ands, or buts.

Walk softly with me, as together we will try...

"TO KILL A GOD!"

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POST # 19 - "DEATH AND DOCTOR MORBIDUS" by Auraleon (original artwork)

In the beginning, Warren Publications used well-known and established American comic book artists for their black and white horror magazines, CREEPY and EERIE. But by the time VAMPIRELLA hit the stands in 1969, financial concerns had led them to use many artists unfamiliar to most readers - talented artists from Spain, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and elsewhere. One of my favorite artists from Spain was Rafael Aura Leon, or Auraleon, as he became known.

Auraleon began his career in comics in Spain in 1959. His first Warren stories appeared in 1971. Rafael would stay with Warren until their bankruptcy in 1983, contributing 69 stories in total. He left the comics industry about a year later. He may be best remembered by American audiences as the artist for the running feature 'Pantha' from VAMPIRELLA.

Today's post is just a 'quickie', a two page story running on the inside cover pages of VAMPIRELLA # 26, from 1973. This is the original artwork, and it is for sale on Ebay for $2,750.00, if anyone is interested. It does not belong to me, but the images were there for all to see, so I thought I would share them with you. I always enjoy seeing the original artwork, I hope you will enjoy it, too.

Written by George Henderson, here is...

DEATH AND DOCTOR MORBIDUS!

POST # 6 - "THE CURSE" by Wally Wood

Greetings to you, comic art lover!

I am
THE
APOCOLYTE!

Today you are privileged to see one of the greatest examples of black and white sequential graphic storytelling ever published!

Short and sweet of it  --  Wally Wood is probably my # 1 favorite comic artist of all time. Even though he is famous for his regular four-color comics, Wood was undoubtably a master at using light and shadow to create his 3D like drawings. The heart and soul of his style is based on this manipulation of white and black spaces on the comic book page. That is why any work Wood did can generally stand on it's own, in black and white, sans color.

This story, done for VAMPIRELLA #9 in 1971, was specifically drawn for black and white reproduction. I have always loved this story, since the first time I read it. It is one of Wood's all-time best.

Here then is Wally Wood's  -  

THE CURSE!

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