Ghostly Tales #59

Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the Haunted House #59 sets an eerie January 1967 scene right on the cover: in a jungle clearing, a swirling smoke demon named Mordro rises menacingly as a blonde woman and her companions scramble in fear, while a horned devil figure lurks in the foreground clutching a dagger. The cover text cheerfully introduces scientist Eric Harridge, his fiancée Elinor Burnett, and the medicine man Viesto alongside their supernatural tormentor — quite the cast for twelve cents. Cover art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio brings it all to life with lively, pulpy energy that captures everything appealing about Charlton's horror anthology line.