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Hardback. Condition: Good. Even 60 years after their original release, in an era of explicit horror, EC Comics superstar Graham Ghastly Ingels s grisly pages retain the power to shock. His loving depictions of the endless corruption of flesh and nature made him the go-to guy for stories involving swamps, maniacs, and dismemberment and all three combined to best effect in one of the standouts of this collection of his stories: Horror We? How s Bayou? considered the single most spectacularly drawn of all of EC s horror stories, with a climax that would give body-horror king David Cronenberg nightmares. Ingels specialized in depicting the unimaginable. If you ever wondered what the vengeful, decaying corpse of an elephant stomping a woman to death would look like, it s in here ( Squash.Anyone? ). Or living rats sewn into the bodies of a tyrannical king and queen ( A Grim Fairy Tale ). or the results of injecting a poison-pen letter writer with literal poison and reducing him to, in the words of Al Feldstein s script, a foul-smelling, oozing pool of putrescence ( Notes to You ). One of the two Ray Bradbury adaptations in the book, There Was an Old Woman (about a deceased crone who simply refuses to stay dead) provides the closest thing to a note of sweetness that you ll find here perhaps with the exception of the genuinely romantic A Little Stranger and its loving marriage between a dead vampire and a dead werewolf. Sucker Bait And Other Stories features 25 classic stories from Tales From the Crypt, Shock Suspen-Stories, Vault of Horror, and Ingels and his Old Witch character s special showcase Haunt of Fear plus the usual fascinating historical, critical, and biographical material.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Even 60 years after their original release, in an era of explicit horror, EC Comics superstar Graham Ghastly Ingels s grisly pages retain the power to shock. His loving depictions of the endless corruption of flesh and nature made him the go-to guy for stories involving swamps, maniacs, and dismemberment and all three combined to best effect in one of the standouts of this collection of his stories: Horror We? How s Bayou? considered the single most spectacularly drawn of all of EC s horror stories, with a climax that would give body-horror king David Cronenberg nightmares. Ingels specialized in depicting the unimaginable. If you ever wondered what the vengeful, decaying corpse of an elephant stomping a woman to death would look like, it s in here ( Squash.Anyone? ). Or living rats sewn into the bodies of a tyrannical king and queen ( A Grim Fairy Tale ). or the results of injecting a poison-pen letter writer with literal poison and reducing him to, in the words of Al Feldstein s script, a foul-smelling, oozing pool of putrescence ( Notes to You ). One of the two Ray Bradbury adaptations in the book, There Was an Old Woman (about a deceased crone who simply refuses to stay dead) provides the closest thing to a note of sweetness that you ll find here perhaps with the exception of the genuinely romantic A Little Stranger and its loving marriage between a dead vampire and a dead werewolf. Sucker Bait And Other Stories features 25 classic stories from Tales From the Crypt, Shock Suspen-Stories, Vault of Horror, and Ingels and his Old Witch character s special showcase Haunt of Fear plus the usual fascinating historical, critical, and biographical material.…

Condition: Fine. 0 Includes illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fantagraphics Books Graphic Novels - Alternative (Fantagraphics Books) Sucker Bait and Other Stories (VG+/NM) Manufacturer: Fantagraphics Books Product Line: Graphic Novels - Alternative (Fantagraphics Books) Type: Hardcover Copyright Date: 2014 Author: Graham Ingels, Al Feldstein, J. Michael Catron, Gary Groth Page Count: 213 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is VG+/NM. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: "Ghastly" Graham Ingels drew this collection of gruesome short comics stories with twist endings, often "hosted" by Ingels' "Old Witch" character: ripped from the pages of EC comics such as Tales From the Crypt. Even 60 years after their original release, in an era of explicit horror, EC Comics superstar Graham "Ghastly" Ingels's grisly pages retain the power to shock. His loving depictions of the endless corruption of flesh and nature made him the go-to guy for stories involving swamps, maniacs, and dismemberment â" and all three combined to best effect in one of the standouts of this collection of his stories: "Horror We? How's Bayou?" â" considered the single most spectacularly drawn of all of EC's horror stories, with a climax that would give body-horror king David Cronenberg nightmares. Ingels specialized in depicting the unimaginable. If you ever wondered what the vengeful, decaying corpse of an elephant stomping a woman to death would look like, it's in here ("Squash.Anyone?"). Or living rats sewn into the bodies of a tyrannical king and queen ("A Grim Fairy Tale"). or the results of injecting a "poison-pen" letter writer with literal poison and reducing him to, in the words of Al Feldstein's script, a "foul-smelling, oozing pool of putrescence" ("Notes to You!"). One of the two Ray Bradbury adaptations in the book, "There Was an Old Woman" (about a deceased crone who simply refuses to stay dead) provides the closest thing to a note of sweetness that you'll find here â" perhaps with the exception of the genuinely romantic "A Little Stranger!" and its loving marriage between a dead vampire and a dead werewolf. Sucker Bait And Other Stories features 25 classic stories from Tales From the Crypt, Shock Suspen-Stories, Vault of Horror, and Ingels and his "Old Witch" character's special showcase Haunt of Fear â" plus the usual fascinating historical, critical, and biographical material.…

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. With his wholesome approach, Jack Kamen stood out amongst the grandguignol grunge, gritty realism, or futuristic dazzle of his fellow EC cartoonists - but his brilliant editor/writer Al Feldstein found a way to exploit the surface innocence of his style with seemingly nice stories of romance gone horribly wrong, or future fantasies with an unexpectedly brutal twist. And nowhere did Kamen's clean-but-lush graphics work better than in the stories he created for EC's science-fiction comics. The title story, "Zero Hour" (one of three in this book adapted from works by Ray Bradbury), set in a Spielbergian suburban idyll, is particularly well served by Kamen's surface innocence; "A Lesson in Anatomy" works similar magic, with its Mayberry-esque setting veering into alien-invasion terror. If there was any devil in Kamen, it came out in his loving depiction of the female face and form, and you could see why his hapless heroes were often fatally entranced with them - as in "Punishment Without Crime" (Bradbury again), "He Who Waits!" (a scientist finds an extreme way of rejoining his eight-inch-tall inamorata), and "Miscalculation!" (the lucky recipient of a package from the future literally brews his own harem); even the supercomputer in "Only Human!" proves vulnerable to a beautiful woman's charms. Zero Hour And Other Stories contains 22 classic EC yarns - plus the usual all-new biographical, historical, and critical essays that have made Fantagraphics' EC Library series the ultimate version of these classics. Jack Kamen stood out amongst the other artists at EC Comics due to his clean, clutter-free style. Yet the content of his stories was never less than engagingly odd, and this collection brings together his finest moments. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condition: New.

ed. paperback good+ condition with a bit of wear and a fold mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine Condition. First Edition. Fine copy. Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Comics & Graphic Novels; ISBN: 1683961153. ISBN/EAN: 9781683961154. Inventory No: 049070.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Includes #1,3,4, 5,6,8,9, 10,12, 13 and #1 The Best of Amazing Heroes. Conditions range from good to very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 176 pages. 10.40x7.30x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . .