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Hammer's Halls of Horror (UK 1978 Top Sellers) comic books

  • Issue #21
    Hammer's Halls of Horror (UK 1978 Top Sellers) 21
    • Paper: Off white

    Cover by Ricardo Villagran. Stories by Bernie Wrightson, Steve Moore, Alan Frank, John Brosnan, Cathy O'Brien, Tony Crawley, Bob Sheridan and Tise Vahimagi. Art by John Bolton and Bernie Wrightson. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. Father Shandor (hero of Hammer's Dracula Prince of Darkness and its comics adaptation from issue #6) returns, featuring early art by John Bolton. In a Terror Tales short, a three-armed man hides out in the wrong swamp town, in a story by Swamp Thing co-creator and fantasy art legend Bernie Wrightson. An interview with film legend Christopher Lee. Plus a history and filmography of the Hammer film studio, continued from the previous issue. Christopher Lee Speaks; Media Macabre/Review; Answer Desk; Father Shandor, Demon Stalker: The Devils Dark Destiny; Warlords of the Deep; Dracula Art Competition; History of Hammer; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: One Too Many! 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #22
    Hammer's Halls of Horror (UK 1978 Top Sellers) 22
    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust.

    Painted cover by Brian Lewis. Stories by Steve Parkhouse, Steve Moore, John Brosnan, Cathy O'Brien, Tony Crawley, and Bob Sheridan. Art by David Jackson and Sergio Goudenzi. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. A comics adaptation of Hammer's first Mummy picture, 1959's The Mummy. Kharis rises from his tomb to stalk the archaeologists who violated the tomb of his beloved. In a Terror Tales short, an escaped convict is chained to an injured cellmate, but he's not going to let that slow him down. Plus a history and filmography of the Hammer film studio, continued from the previous issue. The Mummy; Media Macabre/Review; History of Hammer; Revenge of the Vampire; Warlords of the Deep; Terror of the Tomb; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: The Hand of Fate. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.

  • Issue #23
    Hammer's Halls of Horror (UK 1978 Top Sellers) 23

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    Painted cover by Keenan Forbes. Stories by David Lloyd, John Fleming, Denis Gifford, Alan Jones, Gilbert Verschooten, John Brosnan, Tony Crawley, Bob Sheridan and Tise Vahimagi. Art by David Lloyd and Dave Gibbons (credited as Dave G. Chester). Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. A comics adaptation of Hammer's second Quatermass adventure, 1957 Hammer Productions film Quatermass 2, aka Enemy From Space. Quatermass realizes a meteor shower is the leading edge of an alien invasion, featuring art by future V for Vendetta artist David Lloyd. In a Terror Tales short, a kindly old lady is a killer, in a story with early work by future Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons, credited as "Dave G. Chester." (The presence of both Lloyd and Gibbons makes the issue something of a rarity for Alan Moore fans.) A retrospective of the 1950s 3-D craze. Plus a history and filmography of the Hammer film studio, continued from the previous issue. Final issue published by Top Sellers/ Thorpe & Porter; Quality took over publishing with the next issue. Enemy from Space; Media Macabre/Review; Ten Days of Terror; Before the Dawn; Unlike Anything Ever Seen; Flashback: July 1968; History of Hammer; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: Mrs. Murphy's Murders. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W.