Showing posts with label Al Eadeh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Al Eadeh. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

HeartBreak Horror MENACE "Fake!"

Remember the old adage "Don't judge a book by it's cover"?
 Here's the codicil; "It goes both ways"!
Illustrated by Al Eadeh, this tale from Atlas' Menace #10 (1954) follows the classic trope of golddigger tripped up, not by her own greed, but by the fact her husband (who still loves her) is not even human!
Remember, the target audience for horror (as opposed to romance) comics was 8-14 year old boys, to whom girls were "yukky".
They were also the audience for whom Lois Lane , the nosy reporter who was always trying to either expose Superman's secret identity or trick the Man of Steel into marrying her, was the typical woman!

Friday, October 24, 2014

TOMB OF TERROR "Rose is a Rose"

Though EC is considered the "gold standard" of horror comics...
...Harvey Comics (yes, the guys who did Richie Rich and Casper) gave them a run for their money.
Penciled by Al Eadeh, and probably inked by both Eadeh and John Prentice, this tale of gruesome gardening from Tomb of Terror #10 (1953) is a classic example of tasteless irony.
And, isn't that exactly what you'd want from a horror comic story?