Curse of the Weird

Weird horror/science-fiction comics ruled supreme during the 1950s, a time when super-heroes were in decline, and before the Comics Code Authority cast a chilling hand on the sorts of tales that could be told. Marvel (then known as Atlas Comics) certainly did more than its share of these stories in titles such as Venus, Adventures into Terror, and Astonishing Tales. Although not quite as gripping as the famous EC titles like Tales From the Crypt, these were nevertheless notable as some of the early work of comics legends Steve Ditko and Basil Wolverton.

With the Comics Code now losing its force, Marvel went back to the vaults to dredge up their old classics. The result is this series, as well as sister title Monster Menace. Here we find reanimated heads of Nazi scientists, great floating eyeballs possessing an alien intelligence, and dead men who somehow summon their own ghosts.

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#1

Dec 1993

Cover: $1.25

W: Stan Lee · A: Russ Heath, Steve Ditko, Basil Wolverton, Bill Everett

Reprints stories from Adventures in Terror #4, Astonishing Tales #10, others

8 copies from $2.55
#2

Jan 1994

Cover: $1.25

W: Stan Lee, Carl Wessler · A: Russ Heath, Joe Orlando, Dick Briefer, Steve Ditko

Reprints from Strange Tales #79!, Marvel Tales #113, Journey into Mystery #5, World of Fantasy #13, and Amazing Adult Fantasy #10

2 copies from $4.98
#3

Feb 1994

Cover: $1.25

A: Basil Wolverton, Russ Heath, Vic Carrabotta

Reprints; Reprints stories from Journey into Mystery #21, others

1 copy for $5.98
#4

Mar 1994

Cover: $1.25

W: Stan Lee · A: Bill Everett, Basil Wolverton, Jack Davis, Steve Ditko

Reprints; Reprints from Menace #5, Marvel Tales #102, and Journey into Mystery #33 and #50; Final Issue

1 copy for $8.98