Ghost Manor #24

Charlton's Ghost Manor dares you to step inside with this atmospheric 1975 entry, featuring cover art by Sanho Kim that pulls no punches: a gaunt, menacing vampire figure looms at center, clutching a swooning victim at his feet while a stern woman in period dress stands at his back and large bats wheel through a hazy, blood-tinged sky. The tagline "Visit Ghost Manor… If You Dare" sets exactly the right mood for the all-new horrors within, including the Joe Gill–penned tale "The Curse of Scorpio!" brought to life by the distinctive linework of Pete Morisi. At a quarter cover price, this issue captures Charlton's no-frills but genuinely eerie approach to horror anthology comics at its mid-seventies best.