Halloween Archive

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Variant cover art by Mike Mignola
One-shot collection of short stories by writers and artists including: Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, Eric Powell and Brett Matthews
Exclusive given away at the Diamond Retailer Summit 2003
Death Ray Graphics Jan 2014

Weapon Brown

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Deluxe hardcover
416 pages of writer/artist Jason Yungbluth's Weapon Brown web comic that parodies Charlie Brown as a post-apocalyptic warrior
Features stories including 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Weapon Brown' where Linus and Sally attempt to summon the Great Pumpkin via a sexual ritual in a pumpkin patch
Warren Oct 1972

Dracula #1

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120-page anthology of art from Spanish comic book artists who lent their talents to publications that include: Savage Sword of Conan and Vampirella
Cover art by Esteban Maroto
IDW Feb 2005

Bigfoot #1

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Written by Rob Zombie, frontman of White Zombie and writer/director of various horror movies
Marvel Dec 1998

Supernaturals #1

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A four-issue mini-series by Brian Pulido that teamed: Ghost Rider, Satana, Brother Voodoo, Gargoyle, Werewolf by Night and Black Cat
A card-stock Halloween mask of each character included in each issue
Marvel Dec 1970

Avengers, The #83

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1st appearance of Valkyrie, Enchantress in disguise
1st team appearance of the Lady Liberators: Valkyrie, Scarlet Witch, Wasp, Black Widow, Medusa
Debut of the Rutland Halloween Parade, a real parade held in Vermont annually that has been depicted in both Marvel and DC comics nearly 20 times with parade attendees wearing superhero costumes from both publishers in each book
Last Gasp May 1972

Skull #4

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1st appearance of Cthulhu, a tentacled cosmic entity created by H.P. Lovecraft in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu"
Fawcett Oct 1942

Whiz Comics #36

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Earliest known mention of Halloween in standard comics in a story titled 'The Haunted Halloween Hotel'
EC Jan 1950

Crime Patrol #15

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1st appearance of the Crypt Keeper, the host of the book's anthology format of stories and inspiration behind the host of the HBO series Tales From The Crypt
Archie Aug 2012

Betty and Veronica #261

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1st appearance of Veronica as Vampironica
Veronica parodies Vampirella as Betty parodies Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Copies ordered by retailers: 2,813
Gilberton Aug 1943

Classic Comics #13

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First comic book to feature a horror story throughout
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comic Code Authority
Reason: Mr. Hyde beats a little girl to death with his cane
HRN stands for Highest Re-order issue Number on back cover - the lower the number the earlier the printing. Generally a first printing will have an HRN that matches the issue number on the front
Feature Dec 1940

Prize Comics #7

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1st appearance of Frankenstein in comics, back-up story set in 1930s New York City
1st appearance of Dr. Frost
1st appearance and origin of the Green Lama in a comic book
⚠ Misconception: many resources mislabel Green Lama's first appearance due to multiple appearances in single-page promotional ads for Double Detective pulp magazine
Atlas Jul 1953

Menace #5

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1st appearance of the Zombie, later named Simon Garth and given an origin in Tales of the Zombie #1 (1973)
DC Oct 1935

New Fun Comics #6

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1st appearance of Doctor Occult, one of the earliest superheroes in history
First artwork by Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman
First written work by Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman
1st appearance of a vampire in comic books

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