Vampirella #38

Warren Publishing's Vampirella #38 (1974) delivers on its promise of six chillingly illustrated horror classics, and Manuel Sanjulián's painted cover sets the mood perfectly — Vampirella stands defiantly in the shadowy arches of an ancient Roman crypt while a looming, decayed mummy reaches toward her with grasping hands, its bandaged form emerging from the darkness like something genuinely unsettling. The cover copy teases her confrontation with that murderous mummy, plus a bonus tale called "The Gypsy Curse," in which a dying old man's death wish reportedly unleashes hellish demons upon his killer. Inside, writer Flaxman Loew and artist José González bring their talents to "The Mummy's Revenge," making this a solidly atmospheric package for fans of Warren's brand of dark, illustrated horror.