Psycho #18 buy Psycho #20. HTF 1970's Psycho from Skywald that pushed horror, the bizarre and psycho further passed Creepy, Erie & other mags!

Psycho buy #18 May 1974 / Psycho #20 Sep 1974. Hard to Find 1970's Psycho from Skywald Publications, the one that pushed horror, the bizarre and the psycho crazy stuff further passed Creepy, Erie, The Marvel publications and everything else any of the other publishers did with Horror Comics in the Magazine Size Format that became so popular with comic book publishers in the 70's as a way to avoid The Comics Authority code! Some great looking HTF Vintage Horror Mags Featuring pencils and art work like you will find no where else but from some of the artist of the time period in the Skywald publications! You don't see these everyday and and rarely offered in the condition these have been preserved in! For more on Skywald and editor Alan Hewetson, whose dark and perverse in-house style became known as "the Horror-Mood check out blurp further below from the history published in 2004: "Skywald!: The Complete Illustrated History of the Horror-Mood."


Issue #18
Psycho #18 (1971-1975 Skywald) Published May 1974 by Skywald. Includes: cover art by Villanova; The Macabre, script by Al Hewetson, art by Ricardo Villamonte; Jose Cardona Profile; Lady Satan Sketch by Pablo Marcos; The Rats, script by Hewetson, art by Felipe Dela Rosa; The Saga Of The Victims prom ad, art by Jesus Suso Rego; A Descent into the Maelström, based on Edgar Allan Poe story, adaptation by Hewetson, art by Cesar Lopez; Now... Another Maniac!, script by Al Hewetson (as Howie Anderson), art by Maelo Cintron; The Boutique Macabre, script by Al Hewetson (as Edward Farthing), art by Antonio Borrell; and Monster, Monster, Watch Them Die, script by Augustine Funnell, art by Ricardo Villamonte. 68 pgs. Cover price: $0.75.


Issue #20
Psycho #20 (1971-1975 Skywald) Published Sep 1974 by Skywald. Includes: cover art by Faba; Nosferatu Ad, art by Zesar Lopez; The Dead And The Superdead, script by Hewetson, art by Jose Cardona; The Horror Film Vault article; The Burial Vault Of Primal Eld!!!, script by Ed Fedory, art by Antonio Borrell; The Masque Of The Red Death, based on Poe story, adaptation by Hewetson, art by Ricardo Villamonte; Tomorrow The Snowman Will Kill You!, script by Augustine Funnell, art by Luis Collado; Requiem For A Human Being, script by Al Hewetson (as Howie Anderson); art by Antonio Borrell; The Human Gargoyles, part 7: The Freaks, script by Al Hewetson, art by Maelo Cintron; and ads for 1974 Nightmare Yearbook and Tomb of Horror. 68 pgs. Cover price: $0.75

Please see high res scans and pictures as description of condition. Both books are solid and tight and free of any large dings, folds, tears, blunted out corners detached staples or anything of the sort that catches the eye. They each have slick covers and great color retention with no major flaws or defects detected. Although we are in no way professional graders and claim any statement made about grade is opinion at best we would estimate them both to be in the FN/VF range but ask that everyone please see the high res scans and/or pictures of the actual item(s) that accompany every listing as description of condition and make your own judgement. No stock images are used. As always feel free to send us a message for questions or for more information about anything listed in the shop and we will get back with you ASAP

Taken from: Skywald!: The Complete Illustrated History of the Horror-Mood by Alan Hewetson

Skywald!: The Complete Illustrated History of the Horror-Mood by Alan Hewetson (Editor), Augustine Funnell (Contribution by) Out of New York City in the early '70s emerged a series of black and white horror comics titled "Nightmare," "Psycho" and "Scream," Lasting only several years, these comics established themselves as something wholly unique thanks to the editorship of "Archaic" Alan Hewetson, whose dark and perverse in-house style became known as "the Horror-Mood." With many enduring characters and stories, "Skywald!" continues to stand the ravages of time more than a quarter of a century later. Long overdue, this book is the first to chronicle the amazing publishing house, its influence, and its top writers and artists. Told by Archaic Al himself and other Horror-Mood bullpenners, with plenty of anecdotes and features, "Skywald!" also reproduces in their entirety some of the best stories.

Skywald: The Complete Illustrated History of the Horror-Mood

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IN STOCK CODE: 43927

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Features
Author: Alan Hewetson

Condition & Attributes
Condition: Fine

Publishing Information
City of Publication: Manchester

Publisher: Headpress/Critical Vision

Publication Date: 2004

Printing: 1st
ISBN 13: 9781900486378

Physical Description
Height: 10.75 inches
Width: 8.25 inches
Page Count: 256 pages
Illustrations: black & white illustrations
Binding: Softcover
Covers: wraps
Language: English


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