TOMB FOR TWO

I thought I'd fire up this post with a new, occasional series titled, WEIRD ROMANCES. And just a warning: these are not stories from the typical romance comics that glutted the news racks back in the pre-Code days; these I've culled from horror comics and there are plenty of them.

This story, "Tomb for Two", from JOURNEY INTO FEAR #6 (Superior, March 1952) proves that love truly is eternal, especially when it involves a taxidermist. Superior was a Canadian company that packaged comics for distribution in the U.S. The script and art are not credited, but it's highly possible it's from the Iger Shop.

DON'T OPEN THAT BOX!

I missed including this early Poe adaptation in my on-going series of articles for NIGHTMARE ABBEY magazine titled, "Fear in Four Colors: The Hideous History of American Horror Comics". The story appeared in CROWN COMICS #1 (1945) and is believed to be drawn by Alex Blum. Beginning in 1949, Blum drew numerous adaptations for Gilberton's CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED and it's possible they hired him knowing of his skill with this story. The very cool cover is presumably the work of the very talented Matt Baker.

CROWN COMICS was published by McCombs under the imprint, Golfing Inc. McCombs was owned by William A. McCombs. McCombs also operated under Home Guide Publications, associated with Harry "A" Chesler.