Ghostly Tales #96

Charlton's Ghostly Tales #96 from 1972 dares readers to enter a genuinely unsettling scene on this Steve Ditko cover: a cloaked, sinister figure spreads his arms wide in a cavernous, torch-lit hall, while a glowing supernatural presence looms behind him and a crowd of ghastly onlookers fills the eerie background. The bold challenge — "We Dare You to See… The Devil's Bride!" — sets exactly the right tone for a horror anthology promising all-new tales from the haunted house. Inside, Joe Gill's writing is brought to life by the art team of Mo Marcus, Don Perlin, and inker Vince Alascia, making this a fine example of Charlton's reliably atmospheric early-'70s horror output.