Ghostly Tales #58

Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the Haunted House delivers a wonderfully eerie 1966 cover courtesy of penciler Dick Giordano and inker Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio — featuring a spectral great-grandfather and his enormous beetle companion lunging toward a pair of armed men, while a sinister vampire-like figure lurks at the edge of the frame. The cover copy teases the featured story, "Great Grandfather's Ghost!", with the ghost himself declaring he must protect those he loved from harm — a surprisingly tender sentiment wrapped in genuine creepiness. At just 12 cents, this issue captures everything charming about mid-'60s Charlton horror: imaginative monsters, ghostly drama, and a haunted house atmosphere that's hard to resist.