Issue | #2 |
Published | February 1975 |
Frequency | bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Roy Thomas |
Characters | Frankenstein's Monster; Dracula; Wolfman |
Synopsis | Frankenstein's Monster reaches through the movie screen and grabs one of the movie's patrons. |
Genre | Horror; Comedy |
Characters | Gerald Freebish; Frankensteiner; Dr. Jeckle; Mr. Hyde; Thing Kong; Wolfman Thingy; Gadzookla |
Synopsis | Gerald Freebish spends all of his time watching old horror movies on TV. He watches so much that finally the TV invites him in to be a part of the movie because he doesn't really spend any time in his world. Gerald goes into the movies and is chased by half a dozen monsters. He can still be seen today in the crowd scenes of monster movies. |
Genre | Horror; Humor |
Script | Tom Sutton |
Pencils | Tom Sutton |
Inks | Tom Sutton |
Characters | William Small |
Synopsis | William Small's apartment is overtaken by cockroaches and he is convinced that they are after him. He tries everything he can to kill them but nothing is successful. He finally tries an exterminator he finds in the paper. The exterminator turns out to be a giant cockroach that exterminates humans. |
Genre | Horror; Humor |
Script | Bhob Stewart [as Jack Younger] |
Pencils | Alfredo Alcala |
Inks | Alfredo Alcala |
Notes | Bhob Stewart (on his website Potrzebie on 2010 June 6) states that while Russ Jones usually used "Jack Younger" as a pen name, this story was a solo by Bhob Stewart. Roy Thomas via email (16 Oct 2010) says the script credit should be Russ Jones [as Jack Younger] |
Characters | Frank N. Stein; Quasamatter; Frank N. Stein Monster |
Synopsis | Frank N. Stein and his assistant Quasamatter dig up corpses so that Frank N. Stein can create a monster. It turns out that the corpse they dug up does not have a brain so Quasamatter is sent to get a criminal brain so that they monster will rob for them. He is startled and drops the criminal brain so he brings a regular brain again. Frank N. Stein's Monster is afraid of Quasamatter and runs away. He is too scared to dig up bodies for Frank N. Stein so he ends up being friends with a young girl. Frank N. Stein and Quasamatter end up in a sanitarium. |
Genre | Humor |
Pencils | Bill Everett (signed) |
Inks | Bill Everett (signed) |
Reprinted | from Crazy (Marvel, 1953 series) #1 |