Spook Comics #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Up Pops the Devil!" kicks off with a chilling twist in Spook Comics #1 (1945), a 10-cent dive into horror from Baily Publishing Company. Written and illustrated by Bill Madden, the story follows a medical journal writer visiting a mental hospital—only to reveal himself as the very doctor he claims to be investigating. The cover, by John Giunta, captures the eerie tone with a haunting, stylized image that perfectly sets the mood for this early horror tale.
In "Up Pops the Devil!" from Spook Comics #1 (1945), two desperate crooks flee after a robbery and a murder, seeking refuge in a cemetery—only to accidentally unleash Mr. Lucifer himself. With the dark forces of hell now loose, the criminals find themselves trapped in a concrete tomb, their fate sealed by the very evil they summoned.
In "The More-or-Less Living Corpse," a skeptical medical writer visits a mental hospital, drawn to a patient claiming to be a living corpse transformed by the sinister Dr. Paul Barer. The man recounts a twisted tale of stage performances, celebrity abductions, and a wax museum of hypnotized victims—all orchestrated by Barer himself. The twist? The journalist is not who he claims to be.
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Reprinted in Mister Lucifer Comics #[nn] (1946), Eerie #1 (1958), They Came from the 50’s #[nn] (1990), The Comics That Ate My Brain! #[nn] (1991), Zombie 3-D #[nn] (1992), Crypt of Horror #29 (2016), Men of Mystery Comics #102 (2016)
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