Ghostly Tales #57

Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the Haunted House #57 (1966) delivers a genuinely unsettling cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio: a terrified soldier in combat gear backs away rifle in hand, while the ghostly, helmeted specter of his fallen comrade looms from the jungle shadows, declaring "A promise is a promise!" — a chilling reunion that sets the tone perfectly for this anthology of supernatural dread. A grinning devilish face in the corner teases the "deathless tales" within, including "The Mouse Tower" and "Results from the Unknown," with interior work from the formidable team of Joe Gill, Steve Ditko, and Mastroserio. At just twelve cents, this September issue offers a compact and atmospheric slice of mid-sixties horror comics at their most entertainingly macabre.