FANTASTIC COMICS "Gravestone for Gratis"

We'll all end up in a graveyard eventually...

... so it's appropriate that we end our week of terror with a visit to one in this never-reprinted tale!

Interesting how what they called a "ghoul" back then would be considered a "zombie" today!
This terror-tale from Ajax/Farrell's Fantastic Comics #11 (1954) is an "Iger Studio" product, but the artist (or artists) is/are unknown.

The writer is probably series editor Ruth Roche.

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FANTASTIC "Dinosaur in Grandfather's Barn"

You know how kids are always "seeing monsters" in closets, garages and/or barns?

Well, maybe you should listen to them once in a while...

This tale from Youthful's Fantastic #8 (1952) is illustrated by long-time comic artist Henry Kiefer, a fine arts-trained illustrator who's best known for his work on Classics Illustrated.

The writer is unknown.

BTW, despite being #8, this is actually the first issue of Fantastic.

Before this, it was Captain Science!

(And the lead tale in this issue was the last Captain Science story.)

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FANTASTIC "Deadly Doodles of Dandy"

One of the funkiest versions of the "Everything I write comes to life!" concept...

...is this tormenting tale from Fantastic #9 (1952)!

While the writer is unknown, the art is by Edwin Goldfarb and Bob Baer...or is it?
Oddly, the duo of Goldfarb and Baer poped up all over the place, always working together.
Yet the quality of their art fluctuated wildly from barely competent to superb!
This story has a lot of the stylistic hallmarks of both Mike Sekowsky and Carmine Infantino, while the inking looks a helluva lot like Frank Giacoia.
Were "Goldfarb & Baer" pen-names?
We may never know!

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