Ghostly Tales #71

Charlton's Ghostly Tales from the Haunted House #71 delivers a wonderfully eerie premise right on its Jim Aparo cover: a muscular surfer rides a cresting wave, seemingly unaware that a translucent phantom surfer is gliding directly behind him — while a cloaked, sinister figure with pointed ears looms in the upper corner, gleefully taunting "Don't look now… but that's the Phantom Surfer!" It's a genuinely fun slice of 1969 horror-anthology atmosphere, blending sunny beach culture with the supernatural in a way only Charlton could pull off. Inside, Joe Gill and Steve Ditko bring their talents to bear on "The Eternal Oak," making this a solid find for fans of the era's offbeat horror comics.