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Twisted Tales (1982 – 1984)                                                Comics Lot
Pacific Comics Complete Series

Twisted Tales is an amazing collection of Horror stories by famous story-telling giants; Bruce Jones, Rick Geary, William F. Nolan, Charles Wagner, Jan Strnad, Dennis Etchison, & David Carren. With artwork featuring legends; Richard Corben, Steve Oliff, Alfredo Alcala, Bruce Jones, Bret Blevins, Tim Conrad, Berni Wrightson, Mike Ploog, Ken Steacy, Val Mayerik, Rand Holmes, Doug Wildey, Bill Wray, John Bolton, Don Lomax, Phil Phillipson, Joe Chiodo, Frank Brunner, Jim Sullivan, John Totleben, Daryl Isaacs, Mike Hoffman, Attillio Micheluzzi, Ian Aiken, Brian Garvey, Liberatore, John Pound, Thom Enriquez, Butch Guice, Tom Luth, Rick Geary, Chris Miller, Gray Morrow, Philip DeWalt, & Ron Courtney. WOW… What a line-up!!! In this series, you’ll find Zombies, Werewolves, Monsters, Witches, Ghosts, Dinosaurs, Murderers, Cannibals and much, much more.

Following in the great tradition of the pre-code EC comics of the fifty’s, Twisted Tales is a must-read for fans of great macabre horror tales.

Twisted Tales (1982 – 1984) Full Run contains:Twisted Tales #1 – November 1982
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artists: Richard Corben, Steve Oliff, Alfredo Alcala, Bruce Jones, Bret Blevins & Tim Conrad
Cover by: Richard Corben

“Infected”
Sleazy credit collector seduces beautiful woman who warns him beforehand that she has “crabs”.

“Out of His Depth”
Stupid but rich man returns from the grave to kill the wife who murdered him.

“A Walk in the Woods”
A Couple vacationing in Germany find themselves trapped in an increasingly horrific fairy tale.

“All Hallows”
A group of boys help the decaying corpse of a friend who was murdered seek vengeance on his killers every Halloween.
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Twisted Tales #2 – April 1983
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artists: Mike Ploog, Steve Oliff, Ken Steacy, Val Mayerick & Rand Holmes
Cover by: Berni Wrightson

“Over His Head”
Loser’s daydreams about love affair with beautiful woman result in her “murder” and his drowning death.

“Night watch”
Warfare between members of a platoon and giant rat turns out to be a child playing with toy soldiers.

“Infant Terrible”
Young woman’s aborted fetus dumped into polluted river mutates into monster that rapes her.

“Speed Demons”
Ghostly couple force taxi driver to drive recklessly fast.
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Twisted Tales #3 – June 1983
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artists: Richard Corben, Steve Oliff, Doug Wildey, Bill Wray & Bret Blevins
Cover by: Richard Corben

“ME AN’ OL’ REX”
Boy’s imaginary friend, a dinosaur, is really his cannibal father chained up in a woodshed.

“Off Key”
Young couple find their lives inadvertently controlled by a friend’s constantly changing screenplay draft.

“With Honor”
Japanese soldier convinces his friend to remain behind on an island for years following World War II so he can steal the man’s wife.

“Sunken Chest”
An abusive fisherman left in the ocean to die by his wife’s lover is consumed by a large shark.
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Twisted Tales #4 – August 1983
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artists: John Bolton, Steve Oliff, Don Lomax, Phil Philipson, Bruce Jones & Joe Chiodo
Cover by: John Bolton

“The Well”
A young woman follows her husband into a well and is raped and impregnated by a hideous monster.

“Nick of Time”
Lesbians concoct an elaborate plan to rid themselves of their husbands.

“The Secret Place”
Lonely boy develops a friendship with a creature hidden in a lake.
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Twisted Tales #5 – October 1983
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artists: Richard Corben, Joe Chiodo, Bill Wray, Val Mayerik & Rand Holmes
Cover by: Richard Corben

“Terminated”
Villagers’ shotgun-murder a horribly diseased man, whose bloody remains fall into the town’s water supply.

“Scritch… Scritch… Scritch…”
Man devises an ingenious plan to force his friend to commit suicide, so he can seduce the dead man’s wife.

“Majority of One”
In a world populated by werewolves, “normal” men and women are routinely hunted down and killed.

“Banjo Lessons”
Man on trial for the gruesome murders of his three best friends reveals the circumstances leading to their deaths.
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Twisted Tales #6 – January 1984
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artists: John Bolton, Jim Sullivan, Joe Chiodo, John Totleben, Daryl Isaacs, Mike Hoffman & Attillio Micheluzzi
Cover by: Frank Brunner

“You, Illusion”
Old man can control other people’s lives in his dreams.

“Evening Walk”
A man walking in the city at night turns into a dog, while the man’s dog transforms into a woman.

“Home Ties”
In a haunted house, a man sees a murder and suicide reenacted by ghosts.

“Roomers”
Decrepit old man sits in his apartment and waits to die.
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Twisted Tales #7 – March 1984
Writer: Bruce Jones
Artists: John Bolton, Daryl Isaacs, Bill Wray, Joe Chiodo, Ian Aiken, Brian Garvey & Liberatore
Cover by: John Bolton

“Holly’s Hobby”
Eccentric old woman murders visitors and keeps their severed heads to talk to.

“Hooked!”
A gigolo encounters his latest target’s murderous mutant son.

“Sasquatch”
Cannibalism, murderous vengeance and the Abominable Snowman.

“Shut – In”
Mute old man incapable of movement daydreams about murdering his sexy teenaged babysitter and her boyfriend.
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Twisted Tales #8 – May 1984
Writers: Bruce Jones, Rick Geary & William F. Nolan
Artists: Thorn Erniquez, Joe Chiodo, Butch Guice, Tom Luth, Rick Geary & Mike Hoffman
Cover by: John Pound

“Way Down There Below in the Dark”
Abused young boy has a telepathic connection with a mutant-thing in the sewer.

“First Impressions”
After desecrating his obnoxious professor’s grave, a young college student steals the dead man’s watch. only to have the corpse bite his leg, leaving teeth permanently imbedded in the flesh.

“An Unsettling Incident”
In 1735, a young man murders his wife and her sister with an axe.

“The Party”
Man trapped for eternity in a hellish party.
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Twisted Tales #9 – November 1984
Writers: Bruce Jones, Charles Wagner, Jan Strnad & Dennis Etchison
Artists: Thom Enriquez, Joe Chiodo, Chris Miller, Bill Wray, Val Mayerik, Tom Luth & Mike Hoffman
Cover by: John Bolton

“Warped Panels”
Writer and his artist friend find themselves trapped in a comic book story.

“DeadLights”
Ghostly 1950s teenagers haunt a highway.

“Spade, the Werewolf, and Me”
After being bitten by a monstrous wolf, a boy’s beloved pet dog becomes a werewolf.

“Wet Season”
Numerous human-shaped female-things from a watery world marry eligible men in a small town and transform the area into a rain-soaked place of horror.
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Twisted Tales #10 – December 1984
Writers: Bruce Jones, David Carren & Rick Geary
Artists: Berni Wrightson, Bill Wray, Chris Miller, Gray Morrow, Philip DeWalt, Rick Geary, Ron Courtney & Attillio Micheluzzi
Cover by: John Pound

“Egg in Your Beer”
Newcomer in a snowy Canadian village stops off at a bar for a beer and is told an outlandish story about the Sasquatch.

“One for the Money”
Thief robs a house during a costume party and murders a guest in a bear suit who has caught him in the act. Stealing the dead man’s costume, he escapes into the woods and is killed by hunters.

“Hatchet Job”
Time traveler thinks he will act as a witness to the Lizzie Borden murders but ends up committing the crimes himself.

“… Two for the Show!”
At a costume party, a man in a bear suit accidentally kills a burglar during a struggle. He pockets the stolen loot himself, then escapes into the woods and is killed by a grizzly bear.

“If She Dies”
Father struggling with the imminent death of his daughter is visited by the ghost of a young girl.

“Poison in the Pantry”
Woman kills new husband and his family with “Rat-Pruf” poison.
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Comics lot contains: Twisted Tales (1982 – 1984) Issues #1-10.  Pacific Comics

Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Pacific Comics
Publication Date: 1982 – 1984
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.20″ x 6.65″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 are in Very Good to Fine condition.  (issues 1&10 have significant spine stress so Very Good /other issues are Fine)  Overall… Nice Reading Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Horror collector and/or enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Very Highly Recommended.

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