The Vampire and the Lady!

Friday Frights here at AEET gives you something to really sink your sinister, slobbering teeth into today, as Stan Lee and Russ Heath team-up on a terrifically creepy, crypt-kicker classic from the November 1952 issue of Spellbound #9.

Wacky Packages Minis

Have you guys seen these yet? I found series one and two at Target, and if you're a fan of Wacky Packages old and new, you'll love the heck out of these tiny box, bottle, can, tin package versions wonderfully branded with the original artwork of the old (and new) trading card sticker series'. Each individual pack comes with 5 puny products, 1 mini sticker, a checklist, as well as a catalog of all kinds of other teeny tiny things made by this company that you can also collect. Super fun stuff, and if you have a doll house these might just become part of your kitchen pantry or fridge. Over 60 in each series-- COLLECT 'EM ALL!!!

Sad Sack the Chef and Other Hits

Here's a handful of fun, mid-century things I saw last week on my antiquery travels: a funny 50's apron featuring one truly cursed cook - a very cool Mister Ice anti-freeze can still sealed and full of "freezit" - a cute little dancing girl is the highlight of an original Red Garter Hotel & Casino ashtray - a thin and very rare sheet of painted glass for a 25 cent mini shine machine, and finally, an empty box for chocolatey, caramel, raisin Moppets candy, featuring some of the most adorable kid illustrations I've ever seen. 

Creech Card

Here's the birthday card from my son this year, haha... does he know his 'ol man or what?

The Witches of Walpurgisnacht

Calendarly speaking, April 30th / May 1st means that it's not only Walpurgisnacht, but we're halfway to Halloween! This also means that it's Mr. Karswell's birthday (tomorrow) as well! And can you believe it? Friday Frights just happens to fall on this wonderfully witchy celebration date too! And a big day like this deserves a literal goddamned double feature, so here we go with a couple of kookball tales about witches and the supernatural. And flutes. Oh, but it's an evil flute--- AIEEEE! From the March 1954 issue of Beware #8, it's an early John Forte tale with an M.R. James-esque sort of sinister set-up, not to mention one of the absolute worst hand drawn story title treatments I've ever seen. It's all a load of fun though! But first up-- wait, did someone say "Curse the Banes?!" Aye-yi-yi, I'm taking this first story from the Voodoo Annual #1 (1952 one-shot) personally, and good lord *choke! --that ending would surely put a smile on even 'ol Ed Wood's face, no doubt about it. Also a quick apology about the quality of these scans, as I didn't really have a whole lot of time to clean them up as good as I usually like, but maybe leaving them in this grimier, yellowish state makes today's post somehow even better? Anyway, burn the midnight fires this evening, dance until you drop, and we'll see you all in May for lots more... 

Foo Shampoo

It's not very PC to admit these days, but we're big fans of the classic Charlie Chan films around here. And whatta'ya know, today is even Sidney Toler's birthday, --why, he's the man who portrayed everyone's favorite Honolulu detective in no less than 22 of those marvelous old movies! Now if you wanna read a fun old Chan comic mystery, just CLICK HERE to find one stored away way way back in the THOIA Archives. But if you wanna read something not Chan, though clearly inspired by said character, then stay right where you are, and take a humble gander at this cute little two-page, silly filler story from the August 1947 issue of The Saint #1. Unfortunately, artist unknown. And happy 174th birthday, Sidney! R.I.P. 

King Kong's Komeback

Thanks to the new Godzilla vs. Kong movie, everyone is seriously getting all fired up over the 'ol boy once again. But a lot of people don't realize that Kong attempted quite a few comeback's in his day, one particularly interesting story even found its way into the debut pages of International Insanity #1, from July 1976. And oh how I love The Demon shouting "STELLA!" hahaha...