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Issue: Masters of Terror #1
Publication Date: July 1975
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Tony Isabella
Disclose Notes: The cover includes the distributor's mark: Curtis.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: magazine size
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
It!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Gray Morrow (signed)
Gray Morrow (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
horror
It
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cover based on the cover to Supernatural Thrillers #1 by Jim Steranko.
Inside This Issue:

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gil Kane
Tom Palmer [as Tom's Place]
?
Roy Thomas (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
occult
Jack the Ripper
Reprinting
FlagJourney into Mystery #2 published December 1972
was Yours Truly... Jack the Ripper! [Illustration on Cover, Front]without logo; interior
 
Miscellaneous
1
Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Gray Morrow (signed)
Gray Morrow (signed)
?
Subject Matter
It
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Listing of stories for this issue, overall credits for the issue, a small reprint of the cover and the issue's indicia.
"I Hate Horror Comics"

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tony Isabella
Typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Editorial by Tony Isabella.
It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas (Adaptation); Theodore Sturgeon (Original Story)
Marie Severin
Frank Giacoia
?
Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
horror
It; Kimbo (death); Cory Drew; Alton Drew (death); Babe Drew; Clissa Drew; Roger Kirk's bones
The muck-encrusted monster named It shambles thru the forest, where it encounters the Drew family.
Reprinting
FlagSupernatural Thrillers #1 published December 1972
was It [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
21
Adapted from Theodore Sturgeon's story.
The Horror From the Mound!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox (Adaptation); Robert E. Howard (Original Story)
Frank Brunner
Frank Brunner
?
Roy Thomas (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
horror
Juan Lopez (death); Steve Brill; Hernando De Estrada (flashback); Don Santiago De Valdez
Reprinting
FlagChamber of Chills #2 published January 1973
was The Monster from the Mound! [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint title: The Horror From the Mound!
 
Miscellaneous
8
Adapted from Robert E. Howard's story.
The Terrible Old Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roy Thomas (Adaptation); H. P. Lovecraft (Original Story)
Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith]
Dan Adkins; John Verpoorten
?
Stan Lee (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
horror
Angelo Ricci; Joe Czanek; Manuel Silva; Amos
Reprinting
FlagTower of Shadows #3 published January 1970
was The Terrible Old Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Adapted from H. P. Lovecraft's story.
Master-Pieces

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tony Isabella
?
?
Typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Text article about the various writers represented in this issue. Script credit taken from the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators website.
The Drifting Snow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Tony Isabella (Adaptation); August Derleth (Original Story)
Esteban Maroto
Esteban Maroto
?
Roy Thomas (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
horror
Aunt Mary; Ernest; Clodetta; Henry (death); Ernest's Grandfather (flashback); Henry's Father (flashback); Lisa; Sam
Reprinting
FlagVampire Tales #4 published April 1974
was The Drifting Snow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11
Adapted from August Derleth's story.
The Shambler From the Stars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ron Goulart (Adaptation); Robert Bloch (Original Story)
Jim Starlin
Tom Palmer
?
Roy Thomas (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
horror
Robert; Bronson; Ludvig Prinn (flashback); Shambler from the Stars
Reprinting
FlagJourney into Mystery #3 published February 1973
was The Shambler from the Stars! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Adapted from Robert Bloch's story.
Time Out For Terror

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Thompson; Maggie Thompson
Wayne Howard
Wayne Howard
Typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Text article about horror in its many forms, including movies and books. Pencils and inks credits taken from the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators website.
Terror Toons

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stu Schwartzberg
Stu Schwartzberg (signed)
Stu Schwartzberg (signed)
?
Subject Matter
horror, humorous
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Three terror cartoons. First line is "So what did you used to do at night for kicks, pal?"
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Bloch (Original Story); Ron Goulart (Adaptation); Roy Thomas (Adaptation)
Gil Kane
Ralph Reese
?
Subject Matter
horror
John Carmody [Jack the Ripper]; Sir Guy Hollis; Lt. Colma; Dick Poole; Jack the Ripper
Reprinting
FlagJourney into Mystery #2 published December 1972
was Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
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Adapting the story by Robert Bloch.
Next Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jim Steranko
Jim Steranko
Typeset
Subject Matter
Invisible Man
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promo for the next issue using the artwork from the cover to Supernatural Thrillers #2.
Inside This Issue:

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Marie Severin; Gil Kane
Frank Giacoia; Ralph Reese
Typeset
Subject Matter
It; Jack the Ripper
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promos for the stories It and Yours Truly... Jack the Ripper! in this issue using panels from the stories.

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