The most interesting thing about this comic is that my particular issue smells quite strongly of mildew. It was actually a bit overpowering.
Seriously, though, each of the stories (except the one-pager) felt like it was missing a page, especially the first story. All of the art is quite good, and these Charlton horror reprints are getting back the kind of visceral horror that the EC comics did so well, and that Bruce Jones does with aplomb in the early 80s.
Gonna let this one air out a bit before I put it back in the bag.
Actually, one other interesting thing is that these reprints were actually intended for the old comic variety packs you used to be able to get. My first comic box was a kit that came with the box, a variety pack of about 15 comics, and an old, old Overstreet price guide. From what I can tell from the GCD, Modern's output was completely reprints of Charlton titles specifically for these variety packs.
More to come...
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