This should be my last Halloween post for this year. There are a few Elvira items that I have that I did not post about like the model car and Johnny Lightning die-cast cars. First, I would like to thank John Rozum, who has been doing a Halloween Countdown for three years. Secondly, I would like to thank all the participants of Halloween Countdown. Thirdly, I would like to thank all those that posted here especially Jay Amabile from The Sexy Armpit, Darius Whiteplume from Adventures In Nerdliness, Gunther Dedmund from The Basement Sublet of Horror and Reis O'Brien from Geek Orthodox. Finally, a big shout out to Jon Knutson from Jon's Random Acts of Geekery, who inspired me to do my first Halloween Countdown.
I'm giving out boxes of Marvel Hero Candy Sticks this year as part of my Halloween grab bag (each bag has six to seven pieces of candy including M&Ms, Pieces Reeses, Twixes, Kit Kats, Almond Joys, Star Bursts and suckers). Each box has two candy sticks that are one and half inches long and made mostly of sugar, corn starch and corn syrup. The bag of sixty features Hulk, Spider-Man and X-Men but none of the boxes have the Hulk on them. Three boxes have Spider-Man on front and back. One box has Reed Richards from the Fantastic Four on one side and the Thing on the other. The Thing has a box with him on both sides as does the Human Torch. Cyclops and Wolverine each has a box to represent the X-Men. Strange that none of the boxes themselves had the Hulk on them.
Here are the pictures of the Marvel Hero Candy Sticks bag and boxes:
I was lucky enough to find three Elvira greeting cards at a local supermarket that Hallmark put out back in the late 1980s. I'm not sure how many were actually released but here are the scanned images:
If you'll looking for some online animated graphics to add to your blog, myspace profile or website, then you will find some with Elvira at ButterFunk.com:
Elvira III: Waxworks was also released in 1992 but the computer game does not actually feature the Mistress of the Dark. Elvira I, II and III have been collected in a bundle available directly from Adventure Soft called Elvira's Horror Pack.
Not only does Vinnie Rattole's Records provides some groovy music albums to download but he also provides reviews videos and full issues of comics. In fact, he has Elivira's House of Mystery #2, 3 and 4 available in pdf and jpg formats. Be sure to check his Elvira posts for even more treats featuring the Mistress of the Dark.
International Game Technologies (IGT) was given the license to use Elvira's image in a themed video slot machine in 2002. IGT acquired Anchor Games in 2001. I actually played the Elvira slot machine a few times at a casino near Topeka, Kansas. Here are some pictures of the Elvira slot machine that I found on the interweb:
Another tv host that I enjoyed watching in the 1980s was Jim Hendricks as Commander USA. He hosted Commander USA's Groovie Movies on the USA Network every weekend from 1985 to 1989. He usually had double horror and science fiction double features every Saturday and a single movie on Sunday. I remember watching the movies with Mexican wrestlers and his hilarious segments where he used his microwave vision along with his hand puppet, Lefty. The basic look of the Comedian from the Watchman reminds me a lot of him maybe because of the cigar and mask. Here is a video with some Commander USA segments:
Elvira and the Party Monsters pinball machine from Bally was released in 1989. Some of the features include wake the dead heads, party punch, skull lock and monster ramp. Bally released Scared Stiff in 1996 and features a spin spider. Both pinball machines were designed by Dennis Nordman and are holy grails for most Mistress of the Dark fans. I have neither but I did play Elvira and the Party Monsters on a trip to Wichita University back in the early 1990s.
Here are some pictures of the Elvira and the Party Monsters pinball machine that I found on the interweb:
I never watched any of Elvira's Movie Macabre when they originally ran so I need to post about the horror hostess that I did watch. From 1981 to 1988, Roberta Solomon played Crematia Mortem, the ghostess with the mostess, on KSHB-TV Channel 41 out of Kansas City, Missouri. She hosted Creature Feature every Saturday night and I had more fun watching her than the movies. The only item that I have is a DVD of her hosting Laserblast.
Evenings of Terror is a Chill roleplaying game supplement from Pacesetter that was published in 1985. Not only does color pictures of Elvira adorn the front and back covers but there are also black and white pictures before and after each adventure. She even introduces and ends each of the nine adventures of horror like the following:
"This is Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, getting all you CHILL fans ready for our first Evening of Terror, an adventure called "The Epidemic." Kind of a catchy title for an adventure, isn't it...but really what happens is that everybody goes to this town to try and find out why people are vanishing mysteriously and why animals are dropping over dead. And this S.A.V.E. organization which is supposed to be so goody-goody, right? This S.A.V.E. organization gives the people a little puppy and kitten to use as bait. I mean, when you need the ASPCA, they're never around.
"Well, the excitement waiting for the adventure to begin is kind of contagius, don't you think? So let's get on with the story..."
"O.K., first off, what's with these Pacesetter guys? Animal zombies? Little dog's body with a little kitten's head? For that matter, a little kitten's body with a little dog's head. I mean, gross me out! These guys are really not subtle or anything.
"And one verterinarian who just happens to be there? Sure. Just happens to know about half the stuff those S.A.V.E. folks need to know. Made it kinda easy for them, if you ask me. Even if you don't ask me.
"Anyway, the next adventure is going to be more tougher. But more of that later. As for now...Unpleasant Dreams."
For those not in the know, Chill: Adventures into the Unknown was a horror roleplaying game released in 1984. The players work for S.A.V.E. (Societas Argenti Viae Eternitata, or, The Eternal Society of the Silver Way), a secret society dedicated to protecting the innocent from creatures of the unknown. I had the boxed set and several supplements before I sold them several years ago. Mayfair Games bought the game and put out a second edition that gave the rules a facelift.
I had some fun with Evenings of Terror but never actually used any of the nine adventures of horror with my gaming group. I did make a very large campaign with Elvira as a main focus. One player found out the hard way never to take a sleeping pill in a supernatural charged place. Another player had fun hitting werewolves with his silver briefcase.
The Batman vs Dracula was a full-length animated movie released on DVD in 2005 that was much darker than the cartoon series. Vicki Vale makes her first animated appearance and she was voiced by Tara Strong (she was also the voice of Barbara Gordon/Batgirl on The New Batman Adventures and Raven on Teen Titans).
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #13 (May 1994) featured "Elvira Meets Renfield & Stimpfield & Their Boss or The Children of the Night...What Cruddy TV Shows They Make" and "Killer Cherubs".
Darius has a cool new logo featuring Elvira at his blog, Adventures In Nerdliness, to celebrate the Halloween season. He has mad skills to be sure since he used the "Yours Cruelly" header that I included in my last post. Be sure to also check out his posts about nerd girls, archaic game materials, Dungeons and Dragons, comics and other topics that nerds like me enjoy.
Claypool Comics was created in 1993 and began publishing Peter David's Soulsearchers and Company, Richard Howell's Deadbeats and Phantom of Fear City. They also obtained the rights to publish Elvira, Mistress of the Dark comic book series that lasted for 166 issues and two trade paperback collections. Cassandra Peterson had input in the series and even suggested several stories. The artists and writers varied from story to story with Richard Howell serving as letterer, editor and writer for several of the stories.
The company stopped printing in July 2006 thanks to the fact that Diamond Comic Distributors would no longer carry their titles. Deadbeats made the shift to online publication in April 2007 but alas they lost the license to publish the Elvira, Mistress of the Dark series.
I do not have the entire series nor do I have any of the paperback collections. Each issue of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark has photo covers, black and white interiors and two stories. I will be posting the covers of the issues that I have for the next couple of posts.
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #3 (July 1993) featured "Curse & Tell Part Two: Charmed, I'm Sure" and "All in the Family Chapter Three: House Party".
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark #8 (December 1993) featured "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (or get cable!)" and "Child's Christmas (with whales)".
Imagineering held the rights to Elvira in the 1980s and put out everything from child costumes to wigs. They also made accessories and makeup. I did manage to find the snake earrings, wristbands, Macabre Makeup Crayons, Midnight Kiss Lip Color, Flashy Lashes, Nightmare Nail Enamel and temporary tattoos.
I did open the snake earrings and tried them on. They have screw-like fastners so even people without pierced ears can wear them. Luckily, I bought two packages of the wristbands but only opened one.
In 1989, Medo put out Elvira air freshners. I am not sure how many different ones they had but I managed to snag two at a local store and found a third one online.
Worlds of Fun is an amusement park in Kansas City, Missori. Every year they put on a Halloween Haunt. I have been to Worlds of Fun once several summers ago but I have never made it to their Halloween Haunt...yet. Here are two videos so beware of gruesome images that may give you nightmares.
I have a plastic Elvira Coors cup but it is packed away with the majority of my glass collection. I do have one of those make-a-mug with a print out of the Mistress of the Dark. Unfortunately, the color is reddish and I should reprint it. This post features some Elvira drink holders that I found at various places online.
I finally got to see the commercial for Alice Cooper's Munster Mash Marathon. The shock rocker is hosting eight hours of The Munsters starting 4 pm East/1 pm West on Friday, October 31st. The website has the promo video, an online trivia game called "Alice Cooper's Munster Mash", titles of the episodes that will air and clips from the series.
Alice Cooper has been in several comic books starting with Marvel Premiere #50 (October 1979) with the story titled "From The Inside".
The only comic that I have with Alice Cooper is Rock N' Roll #18. I do have several of his albums on vinyl, cassette and/or cds. I am surprised that no one has turned his Welcome To My Nightmare album into a comic book yet.
The Mistress of the Dark's relationship with the Coors Brewing Company became rocky because they wanted to tone down her sexy image (that's why you see less of her cleavage). She decided not to renew her contract in 1996 and decided to start her own beer label. The result was Elvira's Night Brew and I managed to buy a few six packs (I wished I had all the bottles and holders but I did keep seven bottles and two holders). Only one of the local liquor stores stocked Elvira's Night Brew and a six pack sold for $5.79 at the time. The dark beer tasted much better than Coors and Coors Light. Unfortunately, Elvira's Night Brew only lasted a year since she could not enter the Colorado Beer Convention since her neckline was too low.
Elvira met the Coors Beerwolf in 1986 when the beer company was doing their Silver Bullet campaign. She became the official national spokeswoman for Coors Beer Co. for the month of October starting in 1988. I do have a few items of her promoting the beer. I managed to get an Elvira Coors Light vinyl sign from 1991 that measures seven inches by seven and a half inches. I was able to get this from one of the local liquor stores for ten dollars. I could have gotten a large banner but the store manager wanted fifty dollars for it so a friend at the time bought it since I did not have the money (the friend moved away a few years ago and I don't know what ever happened to the large banner). The sencond promotional item that I have is a table standee that is eight and half inches tall. I managed to get this at a local beer joint for free.
In the mid-1970s, I received an 8 track titled Heavy Hits and one of the songs that quickly became my favorite was Werewolf performed by the Five Man Electrical Band (the other song was Things Get A Little Easier, Once You Understand by Think). The song was orginally released in Canada in March 1974 and was the last single to chart for them. The 8 track cassette and player are long gone but I can enjoy the song once again thanks to YouTube. Not only am I posting the video but also the lyrics.
Werewolf performed by the Five Man Electrical Band
Werewolf Performed by Five Man Electrical Band (1974)
Momma said “There’s something weird ‘bout Billy I looked in his room, his bed wasn’t slept in at all last night But Papa said “Ah, now Momma don’t you go talking silly He’s just a young boy, he’s just sowing his wild oats and that’s aright” But momma said “No, something real strange ‘bout my Billy Farmer down the road said he lost a few of his sheep last night I know he’s my own flesh and blood but he makes my blood run chilly ‘Cause I saw from my window and he was on the hill just screaming at the moonlight”
Is it any wonder We hate to see the sun go down And is it any wonder We hate to see the full moon coming ‘round
So Papa said “I guess there’s only one thing to do ‘bout Billy Hand me down my gun son and bring along that silver dinner bell” But Momma said “Papa I beg you don’t kill him ‘Cause I just couldn’t bear to think about my baby in hell” He went down to the blacksmith got him out of bed and said “Get your fire hot Oh shut up your shutters close down the doors, we’re gonna need all the heat you got ‘Cause I want you to melt my silver bell down to a single shot I got a job to do and I got to get it done before the sun comes up”
So is it any wonder That we hate to see the sun go down
Then we heard a shot and I said “Papa got him” Then we heard a scream and Momma smiled and said “Betcha Billy got him” But when I lifted up my eyes there was Papa in the doorway staring at the floor And my big brother Billy never did come home no more
Now is it any wonder We hate to see the sun go down And is it any wonder We to see the full moon coming ‘round
Marvel Spring Special #1 (October 1988) is the official comic book adaptation of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark movie by Sid Jacobson with pencils by Ernie Colon and inked by Romeo Tanghal. The cover was done by Ernie Colon and Joe Jusko. The black and white magazine is forty-four pages so I will only be posting the first page to give you an idea of the artwork. This is a nice companion to the movie but several scenes are not in the magazine (especially my favorite where Elvira is being spied on). Only one black and white pinup of her is found inside while the back cover has a color pinup. The ads for Stray Toasters and Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers could have been dropped for more pinups of the Mistress of the Dark.
Unfortunately, no one has yet to make a comic book adaptation of her second movie, Elvira's Haunted Hills, which is the better of the two in my opinion.
Jon's Random Acts of Geekery has a special "By the 10's" post featuring every tenth cover of Tomb of Dracula from Marvel Comics. I only have two issues of the horror comic book series (#1 and #9). Be sure to check out his other posts dealing with monsters, superheroes and other fun topics.
The Elvira Fan Club goodies change over time for LadyHeather13 wrote that her Elvira Fan Club pack included a two pocket folder (oh, I like this), two autographed 8 x 10 photos, two pins, a membership card and two Elvira, Mistress of the Dark comics published by Claypool Comics. The new membership fee is now $18 as opposed to the $6.50 when I joined in 1987. Not a bad price considering all that you get.
Barcadi's Halloween Party offers free MP3 music downloads, a short film and desktop wallpapers. Some of the songs available are Alice Cooper's Welcome To My Nightmare (one of my favorites), Black Sabbath's Heaven And Hell, Ramones' Pet Semetary and Dream Syndicate's Halloween. The short film is The Bat and is pretty interesting to watch. The desktop wallpapers features a lucky jack-o-lantern with some masked beauties.
In 1987, I finally joined the Elvira Fan Club. One of the items that I received was volume III of The Elvira Examiner. This edition features articles, comic strips, fan art, pictures of Cassandra Peterson with and without the Elvira make up, letters and horrorscope. This is the only newsletter that I received since I never renewed my membership.
I found the following picture of The Elvira Examiner from the 1990s on eBay (I'm so tempted to bid on it). Notice that the header has a picture of the Mistress of the Dark instead of a drawn figure and the paper is white instead of brownish.
Hackoween is the first part of the Halloween Man versus Devil's Due Hack/Slash web comic. You can check out each page as a JPG or you can download it as a PDF for free.
DC Comics was not entirely finished with the Mistress of the Dark and put out Elvira's House of Mystery Special #1 (1987). The cover art of the horror hostess sitting on Santa's lap was done by the very talented Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. Her ten page segment is titled "Elvira's Christmas Carol" written by Joey Cavelieri, colored by Shelley Eiber with Frank Springer doing the pencils and inks. The four tales of haunted holidays include "Oh, What Fun to Laugh and Sing a Slaying Song Tonight!", "O, Christmas Tree..." (a one pager), "'Twas the Night before X-Mas..." and "Anyone Ready for Roasted Chestnuts?" (the worst of the bunch).
As my final post about the Mistress of the Dark at DC Comics, I give you thirteen pages of goodies including a very sexy Christmas pinup.
Superman and Batman Vs Vampires and Werewolves #1 hits the newstands today. This is a six issue mini-series that will please fans of horror and superheroes. Tom Mandrake drawn the cover and the story was written by Kevin VanHook.
"A man is killed by a mysterious creature - his body drained of blood. A woman is savagely attacked by a ferocious beast - her jugular ripped out. Bat wings flutter across the moon and the howl of a wolf echoes through the streets, for the creatures of the night have risen from the grave, and humanity's only salvation is the combined might of The Last Son of Krypton and The Dark Knight Detective. Blood will run red when Superman and Batman face off against vampires and werewolves for the fate of the entire DCU! On sale October 15 - 1 of 6 - 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US"
Superman and Batman Vs Vampires and Werewolves #2 will be released on October 29.
Superman and Batman Vs Vampires and Werewolves #1 cover art by Tom Mandrake
Elvira's House of Mystery #11 (January 1987) is the final issue of the series from DC Comics. The cover of her riding a broom is by Dave Stevens. The five page segment featuring the Mistress of the Dark is simply titled "Elvira's House of Mystery" pencilled by Gene Colan and inked by Dick Giordano (unfortunately, the writer is once again uncredited). The three horror stories in this issue are the following: "Bugs", "Deadly Affairs" and "Killer Turf". I have included all four pages of Elvira's Post-Mortems that features the winner of the "Find Cain" contest.
I like the cover of Elvira's House of Mystery #10 (December 1986) drawn by the legendary Joe Orlando because of the writings on the chaulk board and the monster kids. My favorite writing is "Cthulhu's mother dresses him funny" and I like the wolfboy with glasses.
The five page segment featuring the Mistess of the Dark is titled "The Cain Mutiny" pencilled by Dwight Turner and inked by Dick Giordano. The two horror stories featured are "Death For Rent" (haunted house) and "Low Man on the Totem Pole" (Native American werewolf).
As an added bonus, Elvira's House of Mystery #10 features a word search puzzle titled "Weird Words".
Negative Pleasure has made a few posts about DC Comics' horror titles including The Witching Hour, Unexpected and Secrets of Sinister House. He also has horror movie reviews that are very interesting to read.
The cover of Elvira's House of Mystery (November 1986) #9 is the first issue to feature a photo image of the Mistress of the Dark. Unfortunately, the photo image is black and white with a really crappy yellow background making this the worst cover of the series in my opinion. Her four page segment is titled "Film Festival" and I was surprised that they did not use this type of segment earlier in the series. The two twisted tales are "Lost Souls" and "Drink Like a Fish".
The Mistress of the Dark is protraying the Statue of Liberty complete with torch, crown and book that adorns the cover of Elvira's House of Mystery #8 (October 1986) drawn by Dwight Turner. Yes, you read that right for this comic book from DC Comics actually hit the stands in July but is cover dated October. Comic and magazine publishers have long since dated their issues often weeks or months before their actual release date. This allows the publications to appear current even if they have been on the newstands for some time. The practice also informs them when an unsold comic book can be removed to either be returned to the publisher or be destroyed (yes, the latter is even horrible for me to read too).
Her one page segment is titled "The Library of Elvira's House of Mystery" pencilled by Dwight Turner and inked by the legendary Dick Giordano (unfortunately the writer is unknown). This issue has the following three tales of terror that has nothing to do with the Fourth of July: "Gruesome Gretchen", "Mummy Dearest" and "Out of Synch!".
This issue does feature an update about the "Find Cain" contest.
Dial B For Blog is taking a special look at the Spectre who had his start in the Golden Age. He was created by Jerry Siegal (Superman's co-creator) and Bernard Baily.
The Mistress of the Dark heads into outer space in Elvira's House of Mystery #7 (September 1986) with a special sci-fi issue. Her four page segment does not even get a title this time around. The cover art is by the legendary Bill Sienkiewicz featuring Adam Strange, who is one of the many space heroes that DC Comics has. The two tales featured are "The Dollmaker" and "Star Born" but I found both rather boring. This issue does have details about the "Find Cain" contest that her fan club started.
One would think that a comic book turned sideways would be a good idea. Unfortunately, DC Comics gives us Elvira's House of Mystery #6 (August 1986), which crams two pages sideways on one page. Not only is the artwork much smaller than normal but the text is is extremely hard to read. I was thirty-one when I first bought this issue and I had to bring out my magnifying glass to read it. I am glad that the Elvira pinup and letters page was not turned sideways.
The cover of Elvira's House of Mystery #6 (August 1986) is by Mark Beachum. The Mistress of the Dark's segment is titled "Attic Attack" written by Tom and Mary Beirbum, penciled by Tom Grindberg and inked by James Bosch aka Jim Fern. Unlike previous issues that had two tales, this one has the following five fright-filled fantasies: "A New York Yankee in King Arthur's Court!", "Subject for Post-Mortem", "Two-Edged Sword", "You'll Beg to Die" and "Just Like Clockwork" (the latter one is written by Joey Cavelieri).
The cover artist for Elvira's House of Mystery #5 (July 1986) from DC Comics is Mark Beachum. The Mistress of the Dark is featured in a four page segment titled "Clue Number 1" written by Joey Cavelieri and Mark Beachum. Not only do we find out that she sleeps nude but we also find out that she wears nothing under her gown. The first twisted tale is "Waddell and the Beav" about a mean drunk that dresses up as Billy Beaver for a kiddie show meeting a nasty end. The second shock story is "The Clockwork Dragon" about a woman that discovers her husband is a monster. As usual, I am just posting the cover and the Elvira segment.
We interupt the 2008 Halloween Countdown to bring you breaking news from Smallville: Jonathan Kent passes on. The Kansas farmer leaves behind a wife, Martha, and an adopted son, Clark.
After the first three issues, the Mistress of the Dark does not appear much in Elvira's House of Mystery #4 (June 1986). The peek-a-boo cover is by an unknown artist. She does present two tales that are more romantic than scary. The first is "Light of Day, Dark of Night, All the World Loves a Lover" and the second is "She Knows Someone Is Watching Her". The real bonus is the live pinup of Cain and Abel circa 1970.
The Mistress of the Dark is still wearing her cowboy hat and six guns in Elvira's House of Mystery #3 (May 1986) from DC Comics. The cover art is by Denys Cowan and Dick Giordano. Elvira's segment is titled "Retribution" or "We Don't Need No Stinkin' Tin Badges!" written by Joey Cavalieri with art done by Stan Woch and Dick Giordano. The two tales of terror are "Ballad of Hanging Rock" (a weird western tale) and "One Way Passage" (elevator to Hell story). Here is the cover and the four page Elvira segment:
Elvira's House of Mystery #2 (April 1986) from DC Comics is a Samurai special. The cover features the Mistress of the Dark holding a sword. The segment featuring Elvira is called "In Quest of a Caretaker" written by Joey Cavalier and drawn by Bob Oksner. The two tales of horror featured are "The Samurai Condemned To Live!" and "The Samurai Who Surprised Death!" I am only featuring the Elvira story in this post.
To wrap up my coverage of Elvira's House of Mystery #1 (January 1986), here are two black and white pinups of the Mistress of the Dark. At first glance, the pinups appear to be the same but there are a few subtle differences beside just the color of the background.
"Elvira's Quest" is the filler story from Elvira's House of Mystery #1 (January 1986) from DC Comics. The segment was written by Joey Cavelieri, penciled by Bob Wagner, inked by Bob Oksner, colored by Liz Berube, lettered by Kurt Hathaway and edited by Sal Amendola. Here is the complete eleven page story:
Elvira's Quest page 1
Elvira's Quest page 2
Elvira's Quest page 3
Elvira's Quest page 4
Elvira's Quest page 5
Elvira's Quest page 6
Elvira's Quest page 7
Elvira's Quest page 8
Elvira's Quest page 9
Elvira's Quest page 10
Elvira's Quest page 11
If you would like to see larger images of the "Elvira's Quest", then check out my special Elvira's House of Mystery page.
For the second day of Halloween, I give you the cover of Elvira's House of Mystery #1 (January 1986) from DC Comics with art by Brian Bolland and a black and white pinup featuring the Mistress of the Dark
To kick off my first post for the 2008 Halloween Countdown, here is an Elvira pumpkin puzzle featuring the cover of Elvira's House of Mystery #1 (January 1986) from DC Comics. The cover artist was Brian Bolland.
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