Bernie Wrightson, Master of the Macabre

    (Pacific, 1983-1984)
™ and ©1984 Berni Wrightson

Turn your mind back to the 1950s: Eisenhower was in the White House, the Cold War was just beginning, and the great EC Comics terrified children everywhere with its brilliantly gruesome horror comics. Before the Comics Code Authority dictated what could and could not be shown in comic books, the genre was filled with ax murderers, alien monsters, and some of the best horror/science-fiction stories ever penned.

Unfortunately most of us were born too late to catch the original EC comics. Luckily, Pacific Comics brought back their flavor in the work of Bernie Wrightson, one of the great masters of horror in this fantastic series. So read, if you dare, but make sure you leave a light on. You never know who’s lurking out there in the dark…

Note: Although Wrightson’s first name is spelled “Berni” for this title, it is listed here (and elsewhere in ComicBase) as “Bernie” for consistency with the spelling used by him on his later work.
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#1

June, 1983
Cover Price: $1.50
6 copies available from $6.98 		Bernie Wrightson, Edgar Allan PoeBernie Wrightson
#2

August, 1983
Cover Price: $1.50
6 copies available from $4.75 		Bruce Jones, Bernie Wrightson, H.P. LovecraftBernie Wrightson
#3

August, 1983
Cover Price: $1.50
5 copies available from $10.00 		Bernie Wrightson, Nicola Cuti, Bill DuBayBernie Wrightson
#4

August, 1984
Cover Price: $1.50
6 copies available from $7.00 		Bernie Wrightson, Virgil North, Washington IrvingBernie Wrightson, Jeff Jones, Alan Weiss
#5

November, 1984
Cover Price: $1.50
2 copies available from $16.00 		Bernie WrightsonBernie Wrightson