Skull Comics (1970 Rip Off Press/Last Gasp) comic books

1st printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Dave Sheridan, Jack Jackson, Fred Schrier, and Rory Hayes. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printing Very Difficult to determine. 1st and 2nd Printings have a printing defect on Story Page 7 of the story "The Answer" (pg15) in which the word "Decadence" is partially covered. This is Corrected in the 3rd Printings. Further, 1st Printings are slightly taller than 2nd printings, and the art on issue pages 20-29 is tilted due to incorrect printing alignment of 1st Printings. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.50

2nd printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Dave Sheridan, Jack Jackson, Fred Schrier, and Rory Hayes. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/8-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printing Very Difficult to determine. 1st and 2nd Printings have a printing defect on Story Page 7 of the story "The Answer" in which the word "Decadence" is partially covered. This is Corrected in the 3rd Printings. Further, 1st Printings are slightly taller than 2nd printings, and the art on issue pages 20-29 is tilted due to incorrect printing alignment of 1st Printings. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $23.00 View scans Staple rust.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $18.00

Add to cart VG 4.0 $18.00

3rd printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Dave Sheridan, Jack Jackson, Fred Schrier, and Rory Hayes. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/8-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printing Very Difficult to determine. 1st and 2nd Printings have a printing defect on Story Page 7 of the story "The Answer" in which the word "Decadence" is partially covered. This is Corrected in the 3rd Printings. Further, 1st Printings are slightly taller than 2nd printings, and the art on issue pages 20-29 is tilted due to incorrect printing alignment of 1st Printings. Cover price $0.50.

1st printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Richard Corben and Jack Jackson. Cover by Gilbert Shelton. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: 1st printing is the only printing with the address "15 SHATTUCK SQUARE #204" in TWO places (bottom of the inside front cover and at the bottom of the back cover) Cover price $0.50.

2nd printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Richard Corben and Jack Jackson. Cover by Gilbert Shelton. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 2nd printing has one change: on the back cover, the Shattuck address has been changed to Post Office Box 212. Note that there is no comma after 212. All other elements from the 1st printing remain the same. Cover price $0.50.

3rd printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Richard Corben and Jack Jackson. Cover by Gilbert Shelton. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 3rd printing has one change in the indicia, the Shattuck address has been changed to Post Office Box 212. It appears that a photocopy of the address from the back cover has been used to make this change, as the lettering is identical. Note that there is no comma after 212. Also note that the change in address has caused the comma from the previous address to disappear and the "B" in Berkeley to have a skinnier vertical stroke than in the previous two printings. This is due to the new paste-up slightly overlapping the original comma and the "B" in the layout. All other elements from the 2nd printing remain the same. Cover price $0.50.

4th printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Richard Corben and Jack Jackson. Cover by Gilbert Shelton. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 4th Printing has had the Post Office Box address blacked out in the back cover. Cover price $0.50.

5th printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Richard Corben and Jack Jackson. Cover by Gilbert Shelton. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 5th Printing has a misprinted "P" in the Post office box address in the indicia, on the Interior Front Cover. Cover price $0.50.

6th printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Richard Corben and Jack Jackson. Cover by Gilbert Shelton. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 6th Printing has a misprinted "P" in the Post office box address in the indicia, on the Interior Front Cover, and the P.O. Box 212 address is no longer blacked out. Cover price $0.50.

7th printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Richard Corben and Jack Jackson. Cover by Gilbert Shelton. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 7th Printing has fixed misprinted "P" in the Post office box address in the indicia, from the 5th and 6th printings, and on the back cover, the "Berkeley, 94704" part of the address has been redone with new, bold lettering. Cover price $0.50.

1st printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Tom Veitch, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson and Dave Sheridan. Cover by Spain Rodriguez. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. 1st printing has a Dark Red Pentagon with a Registration mark on the back cover near the spine. Cover price $0.50.

2nd printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Tom Veitch, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson and Dave Sheridan. Cover by Spain Rodriguez. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 2nd Printing has the registration mark, but he Pentagon is not present Cover price $0.50.

3rd printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Tom Veitch, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson and Dave Sheridan. Cover by Spain Rodriguez. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 3rd Printing has the Dark Red Pentagon mark, but the registration mark is NOT present. Cover price $0.50.

4th printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Tom Veitch, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson and Dave Sheridan. Cover by Spain Rodriguez. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 4th Printing does NOT have either Pentagon or Registration mark. Hooded Figure on front cover has blue/green star on hand Cover price $0.50.

5th printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Tom Veitch, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson and Dave Sheridan. Cover by Spain Rodriguez. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 5th Printing does NOT have either Pentagon or Registration mark. Hooded Figure on front cover has BLUE star on hand Cover price $0.50.

6th printing. Stories and Art by Greg Irons, Tom Veitch, Richard Corben, Jack Jackson and Dave Sheridan. Cover by Spain Rodriguez. Classic Underground Horror/Humor comic inspired by classic EC Comic Tales. 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS NOTE: Printings VERY difficult to determine. The 6th Printing does NOT have either Pentagon or Registration mark. Hooded Figure on front cover has BLUE star on hand. ONLY printing to bear the Adults Only warning on front cover. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $14.00 View scan

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $13.00 View scan

Add to cart VG 4.0 $14.00 View scan

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $15.75 View scan

Issue 4 only has one printing. Stories and Art by Dave Sheridan, Charles Dallas, Michael C. Smith, Herb Arnold. Cover by Jack Jackson. This issue presents comic adaptations of the H.P. Lovecraft classics "The Hound", "The Hairy Claw of Tolen", "Cool Air", and "Pickman's Model"! 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Issue 5 only has 1 printing. Stories and Art by Richard Corben, CHarls Dallas, Larry Todd, and Spain Rodriguez. Cover by Spain Rodriguez. This issue presents comic adaptations of the H.P. Lovecraft classics "The Rats in the Walls" by the Inimitable Richard Corben, "To a Dreamer" illustrated by Charles Dallas, "The Shadow From the Abyss" by Larry Todd, and an original story by Spain Rodriguez! 7-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $12.00

Add to cart VG 4.0 $14.00

1st or 2nd printing (believed to indistinguishable from one another). Written by Tom Veitch. Art by Greg Irons and Ricahrd Corben. Cover by Greg Irons. In Part one Dr. Lucius Rodin is a man of many interests: Heather Dufresne, and Occult driven Super-Science! In Part 2, Dr. Rodin's Great Grandson Hector must face the curse his Great Grandfather wrought over 200 years before! 7" x 10", 36 pages, B&W, MATURE READERS. Cover price $0.50.