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Eerie Magazine #25
Warren ⋅ 1970
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Eerie Magazine #25
 
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Cover art by Jim Steranko

Chamber of Darkness #4
Marvel ⋅ 1970
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Chamber of Darkness #4
 
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1st appearance of Starr the Slayer, a Conan the Barbarian prototype introduced to test market interest in a sword and sorcery property

First cover collaboration of artists Marie Severin and Bill Everett who signed their artwork as "7EV" a combination of their last names

Creepy #32
Warren ⋅ 1970
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Creepy #32
 
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Iconic cover art by Frank Frazetta

House of Secrets #88
DC ⋅ 1970
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House of Secrets #88
 
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Cover art by Neal Adams

Vampirella #8
Warren ⋅ 1970
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Vampirella #8
 
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1st full Vampirella feature that began to develop her character, written by Archie Goodwin

Previous issues had Vampirella mainly in short stories or acting as the host, providing introductions and closing commentary

1st appearance of Adam Van Helsing, a vampire hunter

1st appearance of Conrad Van Helsing, a vampire hunter and the father of Adam

Brave and the Bold, The #93
DC ⋅ 1970
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Brave and the Bold, The #93
 
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Cover art by Neal Adams

An error variant exists in which the interior copyright information (indicia) was originally sent to print with the title 'THE BRAVE & THE BOWL' and appeared in a substantial portion of the print run until the error was corrected

The Witching Hour #13
DC ⋅ 1971
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The Witching Hour #13
 
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Cover art by Neal Adams

Psycho Magazine #2
Skywald ⋅ 1971
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Psycho Magazine #2
 
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1st appearance and origin of The Heap

House of Secrets #92
DC ⋅ 1971
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House of Secrets #92
 
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1st appearance of the Swamp Thing, Alex Olsen

[January 2023 - a Swamp Thing horror film is in development at DC Studios]

Haunted #1
Charlton ⋅ 1971
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Haunted #1
 
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Premiere issue of an ongoing horror series

Weird War Tales #1
DC ⋅ 1971
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Weird War Tales #1
 
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Premiere issue of DC's war-horror series

Ghosts #1
DC ⋅ 1971
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Ghosts #1
 
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Premiere issue of horror anthology published from 1971 thru 1982

House of Mystery #195
DC ⋅ 1971
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House of Mystery #195
 
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Cover and interior art by Bernie Wrightson

Story titled ‘Things Old...Things Forgotten’ features a character similar to Swamp Thing and/or The Heap

Creepy #43
Warren ⋅ 1972
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Creepy #43
 
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First interracial kiss in a comic book (magazine)

Vampirella Annual #1
Warren ⋅ 1972
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Vampirella Annual #1
 
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Scarce one-shot with painted cover art by Aslan, initially intended to be the cover for Vampirella #1 before Frank Frazetta's cover was chosen instead

Origin retold

Weird Mystery Tales #1
DC ⋅ 1972
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Weird Mystery Tales #1
 
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1st appearance of Destiny, later incorporated into Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' series as one of The Endless

Supernatural Thrillers #1
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Supernatural Thrillers #1
 
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Adaptation of the 1940 Theodore Sturgeon short story 'It!'

Story is considered the inspiration for Heap, Swamp Thing, Man-Thing and other swamp based characters

House of Secrets #100
DC ⋅ 1972
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House of Secrets #100
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Weird Mystery Tales #2
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DC ⋅ 1972
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Weird Mystery Tales #2
 
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Titanic story and gray-tone cover

Journey Into Mystery #1
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Journey Into Mystery #1
 
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1st appearance of Death as a cosmic entity, co-created by Jim Starlin

Starlin's iteration of Death would take different forms in future story arcs

House of Secrets #103
DC ⋅ 1972
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House of Secrets #103
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

House of Mystery #209
DC ⋅ 1972
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House of Mystery #209
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Weird War Tales #10
DC ⋅ 1973
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Weird War Tales #10
 
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First professionally published artwork in the comic book industry by Walt Simonson

Chamber of Chills #2
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Chamber of Chills #2
 
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1st appearance of Brak the Barbarian

Vault of Evil #1
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Vault of Evil #1
 
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Reprinted horror stories from Journey Into Unknown Worlds, Menace and Adventures Into Terror

Beware #1
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Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Beware #1
 
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Reprinted horror stories from Menace, Spellbound, Tales of Suspense

House of Mystery #213
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DC ⋅ 1973
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House of Mystery #213
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Grim Wit #1
Last Gasp ⋅ 1973
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Grim Wit #1
 
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Anthology of horror stories by Richard Corben

First printing has the 'Rip Off Press' logo located in the 'R' of 'Grim Wit'

Second printing has the Last Gasp logo in the 'R' of 'Grim Wit'

House of Mystery #214
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DC ⋅ 1973
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House of Mystery #214
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Supernatural Thrillers #5
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Supernatural Thrillers #5
 
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1st appearance of the Living Mummy

House of Mystery #217
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DC ⋅ 1973
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House of Mystery #217
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Dead of Night #1
Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Dead of Night #1
 
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Premiere issue of Dead of Night

Uncanny Tales #1
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Marvel ⋅ 1973
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Uncanny Tales #1
 
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Reprinted horror stories from the 1952 series of Uncanny Tales

Ghostly Haunts #39
Charlton ⋅ 1974
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Ghostly Haunts #39
 
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1st appearance and origin of Destiny Fox

Worlds Unknown #6
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Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Worlds Unknown #6
 
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Full length story based on a book by Theodore Sturgeon

In 1974 the book was turned into a cult horror TV movie

Haunt of Horror #2
Curtis ⋅ 1974
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Haunt of Horror #2
 
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1st appearance and origin of Gabriel the Devil-Hunter

Nightmare #20
Skywald ⋅ 1974
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Nightmare #20
 
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Early artwork by John Byrne in the comic book industry, two-page interior story

House of Secrets #123
DC ⋅ 1974
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House of Secrets #123
 
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Cover art by Frank Robbins

Haunt of Horror #3
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Curtis ⋅ 1974
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Haunt of Horror #3
 
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Damsel in distress cover art

2nd appearance Gabriel the Devil-Hunter

Haunted #21
Charlton ⋅ 1975
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Haunted #21
 
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1st appearance of Baron Weirwulf, the new host of Haunted until the series concluded with issue #75

House of Mystery #231
DC ⋅ 1975
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House of Mystery #231
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Weird Mystery Tales #21
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DC ⋅ 1975
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Weird Mystery Tales #21
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

House of Mystery #236
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DC ⋅ 1975
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House of Mystery #236
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Giant-Size Chillers #1
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Marvel ⋅ 1975
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Giant-Size Chillers #1
 
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First professionally published artwork in the US by Dave Gibbons

Secrets of Haunted House #5
DC ⋅ 1975
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Secrets of Haunted House #5
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

House of Secrets #139
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DC ⋅ 1976
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House of Secrets #139
 
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Cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #56
Charlton ⋅ 1976
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Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #56
 
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First cover art by Mike Zeck

Eerie Magazine #81
Warren ⋅ 1977
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Eerie Magazine #81
 
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta

House of Mystery #256
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DC ⋅ 1978
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House of Mystery #256
 
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Halloween cover art by Bernie Wrightson

Twilight Zone #84
Western ⋅ 1978
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Twilight Zone #84
 
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First professional written and illustrated work in comics by Frank Miller

Three-page story titled 'Royal Feast'

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