Midnight Tales #6

Charlton's Midnight Tales #6 (November 1973) brings together the Midnight Philosopher and his companion Arachne for a tale ominously titled "Come Home, Children." Wayne Howard's cover pulls you right into a moonlit garden gone wrong — a white-haired man clutches garden shears while Arachne is ensnared by the writhing green tendrils of a monstrous carnivorous plant, a stone statue looming eerily in the background and a speech bubble asking whether the "carnivorous voracious" has been fed yet. With Nicola Cuti on writing duties and Howard handling virtually every creative role inside, this is a tight, atmospheric package from one of 1973's most reliably spooky anthology titles.