Ghostly Tales #158

Charlton's long-running horror anthology reaches issue #158 with a cover by Mitch O'Connell that immediately sets an unsettling mood — a wide-eyed redheaded woman, her expression caught somewhere between wariness and dread, shares the frame with a looming, red-eyed wolf emerging from the darkness behind her. The contrast between her vivid green dress and the creature's cold, shadowy presence makes for a genuinely chilling composition. Inside, the creative team of writer Joe Gill and artist Steve Ditko bring their own brand of eerie storytelling to "Night of the Mockers" and more, making this 1982 issue a solid entry in Charlton's tradition of atmospheric horror comics.