Showing posts with label joey cavelieri. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joey cavelieri. Show all posts

Thursday, October 16, 2008

2008 Halloween Countdown 16: Elvira's House of Mystery Special #1

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.
Elvira's House of Mystery Special #1 cover
Elvira's House of Mystery Special #1 cover

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 1
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 1

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 2
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 2

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 3
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 3

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 4
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 4

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 5
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 5

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 6
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 6

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 7
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 7

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 8
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 8

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 9
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 9

Elvira's Christmas Carol page 10
Elvira's Christmas Carol page 10

Elvira's Christmas pinup
Evira's Christmas pinup

Elvira's House of Mystery Special #1 letters page
Elvira's House of Mystery Special #1 letters page

Friday, October 10, 2008

2008 Halloween Countdown 10: Elvira's House of Mystery #6

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).
Elvira's House of Mystery #6 cover
Elvira's House of Mystery #6 cover

Attic Attack part 1
Attic Attack part 1

Attic Attack part 2
Attic Attack part 2

Attic Attack part 3
Attic Attack part 3

Attic Attack part 4
Attic Attack part 4

Elvira's House of Mystery #6 pinup
Elvira's House of Mystery #6 pinup

For larger images of this and previous issues, check out Elvira's House of Mystery

Thursday, October 09, 2008

2008 Halloween Countdown 9: Elvira's House of Mystery #5

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.
Elvira's House of Mystery #5 cover
Elvira's House of Mystery #5 cover

Clue Number 1 page 1
Clue Number 1 page 1

Clue Number 1 page 2
Clue Number 1 page 2

Clue Number 1 page 3
Clue Number 1 page 3

Clue Number 1 page 4
Clue Number 1 page 4

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

2008 Halloween Countdown 7: Elvira's House of Mystery #3

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 #3 cover
Elvira's House of Mystery #3 cover

Retribution page 1
Retribution page 1

Retribution page 2
Retribution page 2

Retribution page 3
Retribution page 3

Retribution page 4
Retribution page 4

Monday, October 06, 2008

2008 Halloween Countdown 6: Elvira's House of Mystery #2

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.

Elvira's House of Mystery #2
Elvira's House of Mystery #2 cover

In Quest of a Caretaker page 1
In Quest of a Caretaker page 1

In Quest of a Caretaker page 2
In Quest of a Caretaker page 2

In Quest of a Caretaker page 2
In Quest of a Caretaker page 3

In Quest of a Caretaker page 4
In Quest of a Caretaker page 4

In Quest of a Caretaker page 5
In Quest of a Caretaker page 5

Friday, October 03, 2008

2008 Halloween Countdown 3: Elvira's Quest

"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 1

Elvira's Quest page 2
Elvira's Quest page 2

Elvira's Quest page 3
Elvira's Quest page 3

Elvira's Quest page 4
Elvira's Quest page 4

Elvira's Quest page 5
Elvira's Quest page 5

Elvira's Quest page 6
Elvira's Quest page 6

Elvira's Quest page 7
Elvira's Quest page 7

Elvira's Quest page 8
Elvira's Quest page 8

Elvira's Quest page 9
Elvira's Quest page 9

Elvira's Quest page 10
Elvira's Quest page 10

Elvira's Quest page 11
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.