Flintstones Meet Frankenstein & Dracula

Gold Key turned up the awesome factor to 11 with the April 1966 issue of The Flintstones #33 by adding not only Frankenstein's monster and Dracula, but also the Wolf Man and The Mummy! It's a pre-hysterical mad monster party of fun-- Yabba-Dabba-Boo!

Super Horror Mazes

While wandering around in a haunted maze last night at my son's cub scout Halloween party,  I was reminded of the fun series of maze books by Vladimir Koziakin from my own childhood. Super Horror Mazes (Tempo Books, 1980) fits in perfectly with our theme this month, full of monsters, screaming women, and devil worship. As a kid, I remember thinking the artwork here was a bit flimsy, but looking at it now it almost seems to possess a wild, punkish underground illustrative zine vibe that certainly continues to prove influential, even on today's alternative / indie art scene. If you're a fan of solving mazes, enjoy this small sampling of highlights from within...

Who-o-o's Having a Party?

Dennison Manufacturing Co. published countless party guides for helping you in organizing your shin-digs, choosing themes, ideas on decorations, suggestions for entertainment, tips for feeding crowds, etc... all the details that go to making your party a success! It's unfortunate that the Halloween chapter in their 1961 Complete Party Guide  isn't a bit more meaty, but the key art highlights featured here are certainly worth sharing.

A Horrible Halloween Tale

A wonderfully silly, pun-filled holiday card (date unknown) from Karswell's Kard Kollection, courtesy of American Greetings' 'Funny HiBrow Cards' line. I thought editing the panels into this bloggy format would make it easier to read, as the art seems almost unbearably cramped the way it is on the fold-out card pages, plus it had a bunch of writing all over it that I had to orange-out. We'll have more vintage greeting card art closer to Halloween too!

The Haunted Mansion

Disney's "The Haunted Mansion" book from Golden Press, 1970, is a favorite of mine, capturing everything that is fun and spooky about the real Haunted Mansion rides located all around the world, and featuring wonderful painted art as only their studio could produce. I originally posted these scans at THOIA back in Dec '08, but thought I'd share them again as I've since created this blog which is more aimed at featuring this sort of thing. So, without further adieu: "Welcome Foolish, Mortals!"