Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 9: Ghosts #102

The cover of Ghosts #102 (July 1981) from DC Comics promises a new Dr. 13, the Ghost-Breaker adventure. The first page is actually a one pager from The Files of Dr. Geist (pictured below) dealing with a haunted fun house in the Joyland Amusement Park. The first chilling tale is "One Last Kiss" about a lady killer's victims seeking justice from beyond the grave. A one page story from The Files of Dr. Geist comes next and is titled "Specter In Silver" (pictured below). The next chilling tale is "The Truth According To Nina" that deals with a woman's father seeking to protect her and get revenge on his murderer. Finally, Dr. 13, the Ghost-Breaker investigates "The Fine Art of Haunting" in Chicago's Stillman Museum.

Interesting ads inside Ghosts #102 include BubbleYum (I remember chewing this), Kung-Fu course, Hostess Twinkies Cakes presents Plastic Man in "Gold For Dessert" and 100 Toy Soldiers packed in footlocker for only $1.98. I actually ordered these toy soldiers and was disappointed that they were flat plastic that broke easily.



Note: Ghosts #95 and #102 are the only issues that I have of this horror anthology series from DC Comics.

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 8: Ghosts #95

Ghosts #95 (December 1980) features four haunting tales from DC Comics. The cover features Dr. 13, the Ghost-Breaker (pictured below). The issue opens with a one pager titled "Ghosts and the Supernatural" (pictured below) that writes about the special bond that children have with spirits. The first tale is "The Man Who Lost His Spirit" that actually starts with editor Jack Harris sending writer George Kashdan out to Gurney Castle, which is supposed to be haunted but no one has ever seen a ghost before. The second tale is "Spectral Bullets Cannot Kill!" about a hitman with a cursed gun. Next up is a one page funny strip titled "The Victim" (pictured below). The second tale is "The Labyrinth Trap" about what happens with two longtime friends that becomes rivals over a pretty girl. Another one page funny strip titled "Mr. Invisible Mann" follows (pictured below). The final tale features Dr. 13, the Ghost-Breaker investigating a haunted theater in "All the Stage is a Haunt".

Ghosts #95 features an ad for Masquerade Make-up Kits (pictured below) under the Grit ad. Other interesting ads includes Saturday morning line up on ABC (Super Friends, Happy Days Gang, Scooby and Scrappy Doo, Richie Rich, Heathcliff and Dingbat, Plastic Man, Thundarr the Barbarian, ABC's Weekend Specials and American Bandstand), Sea-Monkeys and a Hostess Cupcakes ad featuring Wonder Woman and The Baron. The back cover features a free autographed photo of O.J. Simpson from Dingo boots.

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 7: Elvira Out On A Limb

Here is a pinup of Elvira out on a limb by Jim Mooney that I found on sale on EvilBay not too long ago:

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 6: 666 Movie Trailers

No, this post does not have six hundred sixty-six movie trailers. Instead, these movie trailers have 666 as a theme in some way or another.
The trailer for 666: The Demon Child:

The trailer for Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return:

The intended original trailer for Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers:

The trailer for Route 666 with Lou Diamond Phillips and Lori Petty:

Bonus: Here's the promo for Supernatural's "Route 666" episode:

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 5: Elvira Does Bettie Page

Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, donned a black wig of a different kind (she's a redhead by the way). The picture by Austin Young was just one of those on display in the "Bettie Page Heaven Bound: A Celebration of the Life of Bettie Page" exhibit at LA's World of Wonder Storefront Gallery throughout the month of May, 2009. This proves that she is still hot at fifty-eight.

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 4: Naughty Elvira Artwork By Lee Rumiko

Here are four more naughty Elvira artwork by Lee Rumiko:

Halloween Countdown 2009: Day 3: Hot Horror Trio By Rumiko

Lee Rumiko strikes again with extremely busty versions of Bride of Frankenstein, Lily Munster and Morticia. I would die with a smile on my face after they smother me with their giant assets.

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 2: Elvira Sketches

I found two sketches of Elvira on eBay a few weeks that I was very tempted to bid on. The first is by Chester and the second is by Lee Rumiko. The latter artist is known for drawing extremely busty women.

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 1: Disney's Enter If You Dare!

Not only is this the first post for this year's Halloween Countdown but the object is also a thrift store find. I found a copy of Disney's Enter If You Dare: Scary Tales From The Haunted Mansion by Nicholas Stephens and illustrated by Sergio Martinez (Disney Press 1995) for fifty cents. The back cover shows a small picture of a graveyard with RIP on a tombstone. The back text is as follows:

Welcome, come in - They're all waiting for you in these five tales of terror and woe - The spirits and ghouls are inviting you in, but beware! They might not let you go! Premonitions and apparitions are dying to give you a scare. The mansion is open and waiting, dear friends - so ENTER IF YOU DARE!

The five tales include "The Fortune Teller", "The Face In The Mirror", "Music To Their Ears", "The Eyes Have It" and "Late For The Wedding".

Women Wednesday: Pre-Halloween Countdown Vampirella

Arthur Suydam will be doing an alternate cover for Vampirella: The Second Coming #4 for Harris Comics to be released December 9, 2009:

Wolverine DVD Display Header

I had to tear down the X-Men Origins: Wolverine<> DVD display stand yesterday at my offline job at a local discount store. I had to take the entire load out to the trash bin but I managed to put the header in a corner so I could find it again after getting off work. I would have liked to have kept the whole display as well but the department head was watching to make sure I tore it down. I would not have room for the display anyway.

The First Marvel Hero Sticker Series 2 At Last

I finally managed to get Marvel Hero Sticker Series 2 #1, which is Spider-Man, at the local store's vending machine earlier. This time I took a picture of the sticker instead of scanning so you can see the color better. Now I only need #2 and #12 to complete the set.

Thrift Store Finds: Superman Knightfall

I actually found these two items at two different thrift stores on Friday morning but I am just now getting around to posting about them. The Superman action figure has some wear on the paint and smells like crayons but it was only fifty cents. The Batman: Knightfall by Dennis O'Neil paperback book was had for a dollar and a half.

Goodnight Swamp Thing

Wonderful Wonderblog posted about the passing of Dirk Durock, who played Swamp Thing in two movies.