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Witches Tales
Date | Number: 23 | Lang: English (en)
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I first saw "Ivan's Woe" in a fanzine article on Howard Nostrand (which introduced me to this wonderful artist), where it was pointed out that the combat scene was a tribute to a similar page by Wallace Wood over at EC, but noted that Nostrand did not duplicate any of Wood's drawings, just the overall feel of it, the rhythm, and the feeling of watching a movie. I wonder what Wood thought of it.
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Tempted by Muffaroo’s intro, I picked this one up and what a joy it was! Just take a look at that extraordinary opening page for the Huckster – is Manny Stallman a genius or what? As mentioned earlier, Nostrand’s pencils on Ivan-Woe are uncannily like Wally Wood – so beautiful to look at, I entered a catatonic state and began to drool from the corner of my mouth – didn’t like the ending much though. The Wig-Maker was more to my taste – an exemplary tale of recycling in my opinion. So-what-next builds the tension nicely - it's a neat way to present the suspects with each calling at the office one at a time. Which one is the mad killer?
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Stallman obviously put a lot of injokes on that splash page,some of which we can't get now without knowing the context. However, on the windows > 'Editorial Department, Art Department, AAA.' [A scream of frustration? Or a dig at someones liquor intake? ] Wonder who that was aimed at? Several signs about money and high Taxes. And in the foreground, STATION backwards can be read 'NO TATS' Do you get the feeling he was having a hard time financially? I find myself wondering if the face of 'Lucy' in the last panel represents. One of his bosses with Red skin perhaps? Classic!
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I had a great time reading the signs. I wonder how many were Manny's and how many inker Jack Abel's ideas. Many are riffs on common business signs: open for business/closed for business/open for suggestions. "Bundles for Brooklyn" plays on the New York-based British War Relief Society, a charity which shipped clothing and medical supplies to England during WWII under the name "Bundles for Britain." My favorites are "Highest Prices! We Will Not Be Overpriced!" and "Special! This Year Only!" The jokey signs fit right into the comic's strange blend of Mad magazine and typical weird comics.
  
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NameWitches Tales 23 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: bi-monthly
NotesDate misprinted as February 1953 in indicia, as noted by Mike Catron via the GCD Error Tracker.
 
Cover1 page
GenreHorror-suspense
PencilsLee Elias (signed)
InksLee Elias (signed)
LettersJoe Rosen
 
Foreword/AfterwordDear Readers (1 page) Bob Powell ?
Letterstypeset Bob Powell
Script ? Joe Certa ?
PencilsBill Benulis ? Howard Nostrand
InksJack Abel Howard Nostrand
NotesIntroductory text with small partial panels from this issue's stories.
 
Comic StoryHenry Small.... Huckster (5 pages)
SynopsisHenry Small is a con man who will talk his way out of any predicament, until he is finally shot dead. Facing the devil Small strikes his next bargain.
GenreHumor; Crime; Horror-suspense
CharactersHenry Small
PencilsManny Stallman
LettersJoe Rosen
NotesSid Jacobson's name is on a billboard on the splash panel disguised as Sid J. Kobson, indicating he probably wrote or edited the story or the comic. Another name on the board is "Basil G. Umblower." Noted by Gary Watson, May 2008.

Previous art credit was Bill Benulis and Jack Abel by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
 
Text StoryMister Master (1 page)
SynopsisA man starts seeing people who aren't there and lands in an asylum.
Letterstypeset
GenreDrama
 
Comic StoryNo Title
FeatureMother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes
GenreHumor
PencilsHoward Nostrand
InksHoward Nostrand
LettersJoe Rosen
First LineAs I was going along, long, long...
 
Comic StorySolomon Grundy
FeatureMother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes
GenreHumor; Horror-suspense
PencilsHoward Nostrand
InksHoward Nostrand ?
LettersJoe Rosen
NotesCriminal version of the Solomon Grundy nursery rhyme.
 
Comic StoryIvan's-Woe (5 pages)
SynopsisSir Hugo duels Sir Ivan after a slight from Elizabeth. Ivan wins, but is horribly disfigured.
FeatureA Boo of the Month
GenreAdventure
CharactersSir Ivan Gwaine of Hampshire; Sir Gerald; Elizabeth; Fitzhugh; Sir Hugo Lavon of Blackmore; King John
PencilsHoward Nostrand
InksHoward Nostrand
LettersJoe Rosen
Notes"Boo of the Month" (Ivanhoe parody)

Thanks to Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine for the artist information.
 
Comic StoryThe Wig-Maker (5 pages)
SynopsisLem Boone is a famous wig-maker. The secret to his life-like wigs is that he robs graves and scalps the dead. Boone goes too far when he desecrates the burial mound of an American native warrior.
GenreHorror-suspense
PencilsJoe Certa ?
InksJack Abel
LettersJoe Rosen
NotesCover story
 
Text StoryDoomsday (1 page)
SynopsisThe night watchman of an art gallery is frightened by the exhibited horror art.
Letterstypeset
GenreHorror-suspense
 
Comic StoryNo Title
FeatureMother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes
GenreHumor
PencilsHoward Nostrand
InksHoward Nostrand ?
LettersJoe Rosen
First LineA farmer went trotting on his gray mare,...
 
Comic StoryNo Title
FeatureMother Mongoose's Nursery Crimes
GenreHumor
PencilsHoward Nostrand ?
InksHoward Nostrand ?
First LineSee a pin and pick it up,...
NotesCriminal version of a nursery rhyme.
 
Comic StorySo What Next (5 pages)
SynopsisReceptionist Dona Chepper sits all alone by the phone, fearing that the madman terrorizing the town might come to visit her.
GenreCrime; Horror-suspense
Script ?
PencilsBob Powell
InksBob Powell ?
LettersJoe Rosen
 
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