Ghostly Tales #151

Charlton's long-running horror anthology reaches issue #151 with a cover by Steve Ditko that crackles with supernatural menace — a mysterious cloaked figure wielding a sword strides through billowing pink smoke while a crowd of frightened, recoiling people scrambles in chaos around him. The cover copy poses the unsettling question of whether "Luka's Evil Eye" can rob a man of his soul, setting a fine eerie tone for the Pat Boyette-written and -drawn stories within, including "The Real Gone Ghost." For fans of Charlton's distinctly offbeat brand of horror, this 1981 issue delivers exactly the kind of creepy, pulpy atmosphere the series built its reputation on.