Ghostly Haunts #48

Charlton's Ghostly Haunts #48 (February 1976) delivers the brand of supernatural dread the anthology series does so well, with a cover by Richard Larson that wastes no time setting an unsettling mood. A young woman in red is ensnared by a writhing, dripping creature while a stern older man looks on from within a framed portrait — and lurking at the bottom of the composition, a monstrous leering face adds one more layer of menace to the chaos. Inside, Tom Tuna and Enrique Nieto bring the eerie tale "...If Gold Be Life!" to life, rounding out a fine twenty-five-cent package of chills.