Tales of the Underworld

Published by Alan Class from 1960 onward across 10 issues, Tales of the Underworld is a compact British horror-and-crime anthology series that drew on the talents of American workhorses like Joe Gill, Bill Molno, and Dick Giordano. It stands as a curious artifact of the transatlantic comic trade, reprinting and repackaging grim, pre-Code-style tales for a new audience during the Silver Age. Its significance lies in preserving the raw, shadowy energy of earlier genres through a distinctly British publishing lens.