Haunted #7

Charlton's Haunted #7 (1972) serves up arachnid dread in style, with a cover by Steve Ditko depicting an enormous, glossy black spider dominating a doorway as two terrified people — a man and a woman — recoil in horror. The story banner "Along Came a Spider" says everything you need to know about the tone: this is old-fashioned, shiver-inducing horror with a darkly playful edge. Inside, writers Pete Morisi and Joe Gill team up with Morisi handling the art, inking, and lettering throughout — a genuine one-man creative engine powering Charlton's "all new" anthology at a time when 20 cents bought you a perfectly crafted scare.