From the strangely silly to the slightly sinister, these covers from pre-Code Harry A. Chesler comics incorporate crossovers from several common themes with an emphasis on crime and horror.
Chesler was the first "comic packager", that is, a studio comprised of writers, artists. letterers and colorists who produced comic books for other publishers who didn't want to invest in the expense of hiring their own staff.
Worth noting is that Chesler's PUNCH COMICS was mentioned in Dr. Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent".
Here are some examples of the splash pages from PUNCH COMICS #1 (December 1941). They are not horror related, but they'll give you a look at the imaginative ideas that comic book artists would come up with for dramatic scenes.
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