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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published July 1975
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 76
Editing Tony Isabella
Notes Cover based on the cover to Supernatural Thrillers #1 by Jim Steranko.

Cover Details - "It!"

Characters It
Genre Horror
Pencils Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks Gray Morrow (signed)
Notes Cover based on the cover to Supernatural Thrillers #1 by Jim Steranko.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Inside This Issue:"

Characters Jack the Ripper
Genre Occult
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Tom Palmer [as Tom's Place]
Editing Roy Thomas (Original Editor)
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #2 (December 1972) [without logo]

1 page credits "Table of Contents"

Characters It
Pencils Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks Gray Morrow (signed)
Notes Listing of stories for this issue, overall credits for the issue, a small reprint of the cover and the issue's indicia.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "I Hate Horror Comics"

Script Tony Isabella
Letters Typeset
Notes Editorial by Tony Isabella.

21 page story "It"

Characters It; Kimbo (death); Cory Drew; Alton Drew (death); Babe Drew; Clissa Drew; Roger Kirk's bones
Synopsis The muck-encrusted monster named It shambles thru the forest, where it encounters the Drew family.
Genre Horror
Script Roy Thomas (Adaptation); Theodore Sturgeon (Original Story)
Pencils Marie Severin
Inks Frank Giacoia
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes Adapted from Theodore Sturgeon's story.
Reprinted from Supernatural Thrillers (Marvel, 1972 series) #1 (December 1972)

8 page story "The Horror From the Mound!"

Characters Juan Lopez (death); Steve Brill; Hernando De Estrada (flashback); Don Santiago De Valdez
Genre Horror
Script Gardner Fox (Adaptation); Robert E. Howard (Original Story)
Pencils Frank Brunner
Inks Frank Brunner
Editing Roy Thomas (Original Editor)
Notes Adapted from Robert E. Howard's story.
Reprinted from Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #2 (January 1973) [original title: The Monster From the Mound]

7 page story "The Terrible Old Man!"

Characters Angelo Ricci; Joe Czanek; Manuel Silva; Amos
Genre Horror
Script Roy Thomas (Adaptation); H. P. Lovecraft (Original Story)
Pencils Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Inks Dan Adkins; John Verpoorten
Editing Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Notes Adapted from H. P. Lovecraft's story.
Reprinted from Tower of Shadows (Marvel, 1969 series) #3 (January 1970)

2 page text article "Master-Pieces"

Script Tony Isabella
Letters Typeset
Notes Text article about the various writers represented in this issue. Script credit taken from the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators website.

11 page story "The Drifting Snow"

Characters Aunt Mary; Ernest; Clodetta; Henry (death); Ernest's Grandfather (flashback); Henry's Father (flashback); Lisa; Sam
Genre Horror
Script Tony Isabella (Adaptation); August Derleth (Original Story)
Pencils Esteban Maroto
Inks Esteban Maroto
Editing Roy Thomas (Original Editor)
Notes Adapted from August Derleth's story.
Reprinted from Vampire Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #4 (April 1974)

8 page story "The Shambler From the Stars!"

Characters Robert; Bronson; Ludvig Prinn (flashback); Shambler from the Stars
Genre Horror
Script Ron Goulart (Adaptation); Robert Bloch (Original Story)
Pencils Jim Starlin
Inks Tom Palmer
Editing Roy Thomas (Original Editor)
Notes Adapted from Robert Bloch's story.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #3 (February 1973)

2 page text article "Time Out For Terror"

Script Don Thompson; Maggie Thompson
Pencils Wayne Howard
Inks Wayne Howard
Letters Typeset
Notes Text article about horror in its many forms, including movies and books. Pencils and inks credits taken from the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators website.

1 page filler "Terror Toons"

Genre Horror; Comedy
Script Stu Schwartzberg
Pencils Stu Schwartzberg (signed)
Inks Stu Schwartzberg (signed)
Notes Three terror cartoons. First line is "So what did you used to do at night for kicks, pal?"

10 page story "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper!"

Characters John Carmody [Jack the Ripper]; Sir Guy Hollis; Lt. Colma; Dick Poole; Jack the Ripper
Genre Horror
Script Robert Bloch (Original Story); Ron Goulart (Adaptation); Roy Thomas (Adaptation)
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Ralph Reese
Notes Adapting the story by Robert Bloch.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #2 (December 1972)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Next Issue"

Characters Invisible Man
Pencils Jim Steranko
Inks Jim Steranko
Letters Typeset
Notes Promo for the next issue using the artwork from the cover to Supernatural Thrillers #2.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Inside This Issue:"

Characters It; Jack the Ripper
Pencils Marie Severin; Gil Kane
Inks Frank Giacoia; Ralph Reese
Letters Typeset
Notes Promos for the stories It and Yours Truly... Jack the Ripper! in this issue using panels from the stories.