Today is Halloween, and my one bag of jelly beans is ready to parcel out to the trick or treaters, one jelly bean at a time. I found the jelly beans in a drawer in the basement, so they are several years old. When I poured them into a bowl I noticed some of them were moldy. Nice guy that I am I picked out the worst of them. But my eyes, fried from sitting in front of a computer monitor all day, probably didn't detect them all. So, kids, c'mon over to Pappy's...and take your chances. Oh, yeah...I will put in one jelly bean per trick or treat bag. It's my way of fighting the childhood obesity epidemic. Gad — speaking of vision problems — I'm blinded by the glow from my own altruism and public spirit!
Here are two stories that are oldies, but unlike the jelly beans, not moldies. They’re original art from
Vault of Horror. They show the artists, Ghastly Graham Ingels and Jack Davis, at the very top of their profession. I've complained about text-heavy comic books before, and that's true of these stories. They're very wordy. But the artwork...gasp! Choke!
Good Lord!“We Ain't Got No Body!” is from
Vault of Horror #28, and “Tombs-Day” appeared in
Vault of Horror #35. The scans were made by Heritage Auctions, and it was from their website that I shamelessly lifted them. I give all the credit to them for the sharp scans.
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This would be a good time to echo what my friend Chuck Wells at
Comic Book Catacombs has recommended, the first issue of Craig Yoe's and Steve “Karswell” Banes'
Haunted Horror. I'm doing this sight unseen, because I respect both those guys, and know first hand the quality they are known for.
Buy it!
