Eerie Archives #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis inaugural volume of the Eerie Archives series from Dark Horse reprints the first several issues of the classic horror anthology comic Eerie, originally published by Warren Publishing in the mid-1960s. Featuring a mix of eerie tales and macabre artwork, it showcases early work from legendary creators like Archie Goodwin, Steve Ditko, and Frank Frazetta, capturing the spirit of the pre-Comics Code horror revival.
"Image of Bluebeard!" from Eerie Archives #1 (2023) delivers a chilling tale of ambition and hubris, rooted in the eerie atmosphere of northern England. Written by Archie Goodwin and illustrated with stark intensity by Reed Crandall—whose pencils and inks bring the story’s grotesque visions to life—this haunting narrative follows a desperate experiment that spirals into horror. The cover, a striking piece by Frank Frazetta, captures the tale’s gothic dread with its dramatic, otherworldly flair.
In "Image of Bluebeard!", Monica’s quiet marriage to Brian slowly unravels as her loneliness deepens and her suspicions take hold—what if the man she loves is not who he seems, but the legendary Bluebeard himself? The story unfolds with a creeping dread, as every shadow and secret door hints at a past too dark to ignore.
In "Death Plane," a phantom aircraft haunts the skies of World War I, striking down both German and American forces without warning. When a lone pilot is sent to intercept it, he glimpses the horrifying truth behind the craft—only to wish he’d never seen it at all.
In the misty moors of northern England, Dr. Sebastian—once a brilliant scientist now weakened by age—makes a desperate plea to his former pupil, surgeon Dr. King, to preserve his mind by transferring it into a body stitched from two corpses. The procedure succeeds, but the result is not the man King once knew: Sebastian emerges as a towering, electrified monstrosity, driven by a hunger for power and vengeance. As lightning splits the sky above the village, drawn by the metal in his neck, the experiment ends in ash—leaving only the haunting question of what truly survives when a mind is severed from its flesh.
In "Hatchet Man," Harvey Whittaker sees a chilling tale of a hatchet-wielding killer as a twisted blueprint for his own dark plan—perfectly timed to frame the real monster. But as he steps into the shadows, he begins to realize that some legends don’t stay in the stories.
In "Shrieking Man!" from Eerie Archives #1 (2023), a new young doctor begins his tenure at a remote asylum under the watchful eye of a renowned psychiatrist. His first encounter is with a patient locked in a cell, screaming and thrashing against the padded walls—his agony both relentless and impossible to ignore.
In "Island at World's End!" from Eerie Archives #1, a lone survivor named Sturgis recounts a harrowing tale to a whaling crew—of a forgotten island where the ancient horror Shoggath once ruled, and of a tragedy that should have ended with its fall. But as Sturgis speaks, it becomes clear the nightmare is far from over.
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↩ Reprints Eerie #1 (1965), Eerie #2 (1966), Eerie #3 (1966), Eerie #4 (1966), Eerie #5 (1966)
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