Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 31: Elvira #1 Special

I would love to post the entire contents of Elvira #1 (May 1993) from Claypool Comics but that would make for one long post. Instead, I am treating you with the cover and three full pages from the issue.








This ends the Countdown To Halloween 2011 and I hope that everyone enjoyed the posts. Have a happy and safe Halloween!

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 30: Alice Cooper Joins Cast Of Dark Shadows

Shock rock legend, Alice Cooper, will be appearing in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows movie as a much younger version of himself according to this article. He will be performing "No More Mr. Nice Guy" at a gala ball hosted by Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp).

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 29: Dark Shadows #4 Cover

Here is Francesco Francavilla's cover for Dark Shadows #4 from Dynamite Entertainment shipping in January 2012:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 28: Dark Shadows #3 Covers

Shipping in December 2011, Dark Shadows #3 from Dynamite Entertainment will also feature two covers.

Aaron Campbell's cover:

Francesco Francavilla's cover:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 27: Elvira at The Beast Tonight

Elvira will be appearing at The Beast from 8:00 pm to Midnight on Thursday, October 27, 2011 (hey, that's tonight). You will be able to get an autograph picture and take a picture with her at Kansas City's most elaborate haunted house.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 26: Evila In Monster Land #15

Surprise! This week's Women Wednesday is not dedicated to Elvira but Evila. She became the "host" of Monster Land starting with #15 (December 1986). Scream Queen Brinke Stevens played the wicked beauty. Not only did she grace the cover but she was also featured in a two-page centerfold. Pictures of her appeared scattered through the horror magazine in black and white while cut outs of her also appeared usually near the headlines of the articles.

The cover of Monster Land #15 (December 1986) featured Evila:

Here is the editorial page:

The two-page centerfold featured Evila:

Finally, here is Evila with the contest winner:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 25: Dark Shadows #2 Covers

November 2011 will see the release of Dark Shadows #2 from Dynamite Entertainment. Below are both versions.

Aaron Campbell's cover:

Francesco Francavilla's cover:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 24: Dark Shadows #1 Covers

In case you missed the news, Dynamite Entertainment rolled out a brand new comic series based on ABC's Dark Shadows gothic soap opera this month. Below are the covers for the first issue.

Aaron Campbell did this cover and he also did the interior artwork:

Francesco Francavilla did this alternate cover:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 23: Custom Elvira Hot Wheels

I really dig these custom made Elvira Hot Wheels by Timmy T (you can find his items for sale here). First up is the 1956 Ford Panel F100 truck:

Next is the custom Elvira Hot Wheels Dodge Power Panel:

Here is the custom Elvira Hot Wheels Ferrari 308:

Next up is the custom Elvira Hot Wheels Dixie Challenger:

Finally, here is the custom Elvira Hot Wheels Dodge 1977 van (my favorite):

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 22: Superhero City Halloween Background

The Halloween background for Superhero City is pretty cool with the demonic gargoyle and the evil moon face. I did make it smaller since the original was five times the size but it still makes for a creepy wallpaper.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 21: Night Terror At Superhero City

Here are the Night Terror banner and card that is now available at Superhero City:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 20: Geist Ryder At Superhero City

Here is the Ghost Rider...er, Geist Ryder banner and card now available at Superhero City:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 19: Queen of Halloween At Superhero City

This week's Women Wednesday is devoted to the Queen of Halloween at Superhero City:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 18: Dark Cards At Superhero City

The Blade of the Barber, Edwin Scissor Fingers and BugJuice are the new Special Edition Dark Cards at Superhero City:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 17: Halloween Missions At Superhero City

Superhero City now has Halloween missions and here is the banner:

This is the Early Bird mission:

The Candy From Mummy mission is located in New Delhi, India:

Other missions include Candy Contest in Manhattan, Screaming Sweetly in Athens, Get The Drop On Hollow King in Las Vegas, Spooky Spearmints in Tokyo and Get The Drop On Hollow King in Nexus. I finished all but the last one.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 16: Kansas Thrills, Chills & Bills Lottery Tickets

This year's Halloween-themed lottery tickets from Kansas Lottery are titled Thrills, Chills & Bills and features six jack-o-lanterns. Needless to say that I did not win anything again this year.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 15: Count Duckula At FarmVille

Count Duckula recently popped up at FarmVille offering a chance to put on a frightening feast.

I have my Count Duckula Castle placed and harvested seventy-five pumpkins but the hard part is getting eight banquet invitations from neighbors.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 13: Halloween Costumes At Superhero City

Superhero City has witch and warlock Halloween costumes that are mostly robes. I do like the accessories such as head gear and weapons.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 12: Elvira In Monster Land #7

The cover of Monster Land #7 (February 1986) featured Elvira:

She was on a two-page spread that also served as the inside cover and first page:

"The Woman Behind Elvira" was the five page article featured in the horror magazine:

Page two of the article is a pretty cool pin up featuring Elvira surrounded by Universal Monsters:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 11: Halloween Massacre At Superhero City

Superhero City has released a special edition Halloween Massacre card featuring a possessed hockey mask killer for only eighty merit points (of course, I do not have enough to get one):

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 10: Vincent Price In Monster Land #2

Here are pages forty-three, forty-four and forty-five from Monster Land #2 (April 1985) featuring an article about Vincent Price's last cameo role in Bloodbath at the House of Death: