Richard Corben Warren Magazine Covers

Creepy #146, Summer 1985.

Eerie #77, Sept. 1976.

Eerie #86, Sept. 1977.

Eerie #90, Feb. 1978.

Uncle Creepy & Cousin Eerie

We'll start off The Countdown to Halloween with a couple of portraits by Bernie Wrightson of Warren Magazine's horror hosts: Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie.

Z is for Zombie

No one draws a zombie like Bernie Wrightson. To celebrate Halloween, here's a selection of drawings of the walking dead by the master:



Cover for Buyer's Guide to Comic Fandom #47, November 1973.




Illustration from 1974 calendar.




Illustration from Monsters: Color the Creature, 1974.




Illustration from Monsters: Color the Creature, 1974.




Inside front cover for Creepy magazine, 1976.




Cover for Apparitions Portfolio, 1978.

Creepy's Loathsome Lore

"Creepy's Loathsome Lore" was a feature that ran in early issues of Warren Publishing's Creepy magazine. The feature focused on true stories (or the legends behind them) of vampires, zombies, and other monsters. They were all written by Archie Goodwin and featured art by the best artists from Warren's stable at that time. Below are the "Loathsome Lore" features from Creepy #2 - 12. It did not run in the first issue.



"Vampires," art by Bob Lubbers. Creepy #2, April 1965.



"Ghouls," art by Jack Davis. Creepy #3, June 1965.



"The Living Dead," art by Al Williamson. Creepy #4, August 1965.



"Zombies," art by Angelo Torres. Creepy #5, October 1965.



"Mummies," art by Roy Krenkel. Creepy #6, December 1965.



"Werebeasts," art by Frank Frazetta. Creepy #7, February 1966.



"Vampires," art by Angelo Torres. Creepy #8, April 1966.



"Abominable Snowmen," art by Roy Krenkel. Creepy #9, June 1966.



"Witchcraft," art by John Severin. Creepy #10, August 1966.



"Rochester Rappings," art by John Severin. Creepy #11, October 1966.



"Sea Monsters," art by Dan Adkins. Creepy #12, December 1966.

Uncle Creepy by Bernie Wrightson

Here's a nice portrait of Uncle Creepy by Bernie Wrightson. It is from Creepy #63, July 1974.

The Wrightson Completionist: Part 5

The fifth in a series of posts highlighting oddball Bernie Wrightson items in my collection.

This is the back page of the Alterna-Con Spring 1985 Convention program. It was at this con I first met Michael Kaluta and took this photo. This Wrightson drawing was on the back page of the program and needless to say I was disappointed when I learned Bernie was not going to be a guest at their fall convention. The drawing is obviously of Uncle Creepy and was probably intended as an inside front cover illustration for Creepy magazine. I don't recall this drawing being used for a Warren magazine and I've never seen it anywhere before. If anyone has seen this printed elsewhere please let me know.