Midnight Tales (1972 Charlton) comic books 1976
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Published Mar 1976 by Charlton Comics Group.$2.80
Cover by Wayne Howard. Stories and art by Wayne Howard and others. Charlton's horror anthology featured art by Wally Wood protege Wayne Howard and linking stories starring Arachne and her mentor, Professor Coffin. Arachne is distraught when Professor Coffin dies. But his death turns out to be merely one move in a chess game against an Egyptian vampire. The Murder of Professor Coffin; The Tomb of Hemon-Chirops; The Crypt of the King; Jaws of Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.
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Published May 1976 by Charlton Comics Group.$3.80
Cover by Wayne Howard. Stories and art by Wayne Howard and others. Charlton's horror anthology featured art by Wally Wood protege Wayne Howard and linking stories starring Arachne and her mentor, Professor Coffin. A scientist manages to grant sentience and movement to a tree, in a story with a twist ending that you definitely won't see coming. Another scientist creates the perfect robot, but then it begins making other robots. Nature of Life; The Tree-Man; Synthetic Girl; The Iron Man; Gossip Can be Poisonous. Final issue under this title; series continues as Professor Coffin (1985) #19. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.