It can be debated which was the first true horror comic as we know them today. But, there are a few issues and titles that are milestones.
Issue #7 of Prize Comics, published in December 1940, featured Dick Briefer's 'New Adventures of Frankenstein' This is considered by many historians as 'the first real horror series'. Frankenstein continued its run until Prize Comics #52 in April 1945. Briefer eventually morphed him into a humorous character.
Avon Publications' one shot Eerie Comics #1 (Jan. 1947) has been classed as 'the first out-and-out horror comic book'. This title then reappeared in 1951 and ran for 17 issues.
American Comics Group's Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967) enjoyed the longest run from these pioneer comic book titles. But, no more need for debate, just enjoy the titles we hold in this category!
We have 119 titles and 1,870 issues in our 'Horror Category' for you to enjoy.
Horror Comics And Books
Adventures Into Darkness | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Better / Nedor / Standard / Pines | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1952 series) Aug 1952 - Jun 1954 Number of Issues: 10 (#5-14) Artists on this title include Murphy Anderson, Nick Cardy, John Celardo, Jack Katz, Rocco Mastroserio, Ralph Mayo, Ruben Moreira, George Roussos, Mike Roy, Art Saaf, Alex Toth & George Tuska The ... |
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Publisher: | American Comics Group / ACG | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN (ACG) 1948 Series. No. 1, Fall 1948 - No. 174, Aug 1967. Notes: First continuous horror-genre title. Only Public Domain Golden Agethrough issue no. 112. Silver Age through 146. Golden Age SERIES COMPLETE!!! Some more ... |
Amazing Ghost Stories | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | St. John | ||||||||||||||||
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Amazing Stories of Suspense | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Alan Class | ||||||||||||||||
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Baffling Mysteries | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ace Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | BAFFLING MYSTERIES (Periodical House) 1951 Series. No. 5, Nov (?) 1951 - No. 26, Oct 1955. Formerly INDIAN BRAVES (Ace) 1951 Series, Continues as HEROES OF THE WILD FRONTIER (Ace) 1956 Series. |
Beware | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Trojan Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1953 Series A) January 1953 - July 1953 Issues published: 13 [1]-16 [4] Tracking: Continues from Beware (Youthful, 1952 series) #10-12. Continues as Beware (Trojan, 1953b series) #5 onwards. ------- (1953 Series B) September 1953 - May 1955 Issues published: ... |
Beware | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Youthful Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
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Beware! Terror Tales | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | BEWARE! TERROR TALES (Fawcett) 1952 Series. No. 1, May 1952 - no. 8, Jul 1953. |
The Beyond | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ace Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | THE BEYOND, 1950 Series No. 1, Nov 1950 - No. 30, Jan 1955. Notes: Issue #27 contains stories or illos used in SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT. |
The Black Cat | |||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Horror | ||||||||||||
Description: | The Black Cat was an American literary magazine published in Boston, Massachusetts. It ran from 1895 to 1922. It specialized in short stories of an 'unusual' nature. It is probably best known for publishing the story "A Thousand Deaths" ... |
Black Magic | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Arnold Book Company | ||||||||||||||||
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Black Magic | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Prize | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | NOTE #29-33 are not PD, Do not upload them!!!! |
Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Star Publications | ||||||||||||||||
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Chamber of Chills | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1951 series) June 1951-December 1954 Issues: 26 (#21-24 [1-4], #5-26) Tracking: Numbering originally continued from BLONDIE COMICS (Harvey, 1950)/ Number continued as CHAMBER OF CLUES (Harvey, 1955). Notes: Issue #7 contains stories or illos used in SEDUCTION ... |
Chilling Tales | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Youthful Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
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Climax | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Stanley Morse (Key) | ||||||||||||||||
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Crown Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | McCombs | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | 19 issue Mixed bag adventure series published by McCombs. |
Daring Adventures | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | I. W. Publishing / Super Comics | ||||||||||||||||
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Dark Mysteries | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Story Comics | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | 25 Issues Published |
Do You Believe In Nightmares | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | St. John | ||||||||||||||||
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Eerie | |||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Thorpe & Porter | ||||||||||||||
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Eerie | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Avon Periodicals | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | EERIE, 1947. No. 1, Jan 1947. also EERIE, 1951 Series. No. 1, 1951 - no. 17, Aug-Sep 1954 |
Eerie | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | I. W. Publishing / Super Comics | ||||||||||||||||
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Eerie Tales | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | I. W. Publishing / Super Comics | ||||||||||||||||
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Exposed | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | DS Publishing | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | (1948 series) March-April 1948 - July-August 1949 Issues: 9 (#1 - #v1#9) Artists on this title include Ed Good, Red Holmdale, Walter Johnson, & Henry Kiefer |
Famous Fantastic Mysteries | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Dime Novels & Pulp Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Famous Fantastic Mysteries was published by the Frank A. Munsey Company based in New York, USA. Published originally as bi-monthly, it had a short spell as a monthly magazine before reverting to bi-monthly. It ran from 1939 to 1953 for a total of 81 issues. A ... |
Fantastic Adventures | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | I. W. Publishing / Super Comics | ||||||||||||||||
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Fantastic Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ajax-Farrell | ||||||||||||||||
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Fantastic Fears | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ajax-Farrell | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | FANTASTIC FEARS (A-F) 1953 Series. No. 7 [1], May 1953 - no. 9, Sep-Oct 1954. Continued from CAPTAIN JET (A-F) 1952 series no. 5. Continues as FANTASTIC COMICS (A-F) 1954 Series. No. 10, Nov-Dec 1954 - no. 11, Jan-Feb 1955. Note: cover of no. 10 was titled ... |
Fantastic Monsters of the Films | |||||||
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Publisher: | Newspapers and Magazines | ||||||
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Forbidden Worlds | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | American Comics Group / ACG | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | FORBIDDEN WORLDS (ACG) 1951 Series. No. 1, Jul-Aug 1951 - No. 34, Oct-Nov 1954. (ACG) 1955 Series. No. 35, Aug 1955 - No. 145, Aug 1967. The 1951 Series continued as YOUNG HEROES (ACG) 1955 Series, then recommenced with 1955 Series. |
Frankenstein | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Arnold Book Company | ||||||||||||||||
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Frankenstein | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Prize | ||||||||||||||||
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Ghost Comics | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fiction House | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | No. 1, Winter 1951 - No. 11, Summer 1954. SERIES COMPLETE! |
The Ghost Gallery Archives | |||||||
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Publisher: | Comic Book Compilations | ||||||
Description: | The Ghost Gallery first appeared in Jumbo Comics #42 (Aug 1942) published by Fiction House and was a continuing feature until the final issue #167 in March 1953. Ghost Gallery was an anthology series of supernatural stories. The host of the tales would often ... |
Ghost Rider | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Magazine Enterprises | ||||||||||||||||
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Ghost Stories | |||||||
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Publisher: | Horror | ||||||
Description: | Ghost Stories was published by Bernarr MacFadden (also known for True Detective, True Romance and Photoplay) and concentrated on the supernatural. It ran from 1926 to 1930. The stories are written as only ghost stories in the 1920s could be written. Most ... |
Ghost Stories | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Dell Comics / Western Publishing | ||||||||||||||||
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Ghostly Tales | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Charlton | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | Formerly Blue Beetle |
Ghostly Weird Stories | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Star Publications | ||||||||||||||||
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The Hand of Fate | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ace Magazines | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | THE HAND OF FATE, 1951 Series. No. 8, Dec 1951 - no. 25b, Mar 1955. Formerly MEN AGAINST CRIME (Ace) 1951 Series. Note: there were two issue nos 25. |
Haunted Thrills | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Ajax-Farrell | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | HAUNTED THRILLS (A-F) 1952 Series. No. 1, Jun 1952 - no. 18, Nov 1954. |
Horrific | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Comic Media | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | HORRIFIC (1952 Series) No. 1, Sept 1952 - No. 13, Sept 1954. 36 pages, saddle-stitched. Continues as TERRIFIC (Comic Media) 1954 Series. |
Horror Monsters | |||||||
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Publisher: | Newspapers and Magazines | ||||||
Description: | Charlton horror magazine |
The Horrors | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Star Publications | ||||||||||||||||
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Ibis the Invincible | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Fawcett | ||||||||||||||||
Description: | IBIS THE INVINCIBLE (Fawcett) 1943 Series. No. 1, 1943 - no. 6, Spring 1948. |
Inspector Dan | |||||||
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Publisher: | Spanish Language Books | ||||||
Description: | Excellent Spanish weekly with art by Eugeno Giner. |
Journey into Fear | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Superior Publishers Limited | ||||||||||||||||
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Mad Monsters | |||||||
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Publisher: | Newspapers and Magazines | ||||||
Description: | A Charlton publication |
Man in Black | |||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | Harvey Comics | ||||||||||||||||
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