Tales of the Ghost Castle. Intégrale (1975) - Compiled by Voltaire57

Tales of the Ghost Castle was DC's attempt to launch a new horror comic in 1975,

 but the deal quickly folded after three issues. To be honest, it's quite difficult to determine 

whether this was a real launch or a ploy by the publisher to try to saturate the market by 

preventing other groups like Skywald or Atlas (Seabord) from 

penetrating the traditional comics segment. 

Marvel was doing exactly the same thing and was even on the verge of succeeding 

in its tactic in the magazine segment by ejecting Skywald from the market 

and weakening Warren Publishing.

So, there's little to say about this magazine, which remained somewhat behind other

 DC publications of the same genre.

In the meantime, here are all 10 stories published.

Happy nightmares!

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Beowulf Collection - Contributed by Jens Terje

  

Beowulf is a fictional character of the swords and sorcery genre published by DC Comics. The character debuted in Beowulf: Dragon Slayer #1 (May 1975), and was created by Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte. The character is based on the Anglo-Saxon mythic hero Beowulf, first depicted in the Nowell Codex.

Publication history

The tale of DC Comics' version of Beowulf starts out very close to the mythic Bēowulf, but later veers wildly away into the regions of science fiction and faustian fantasy. The Beowulf title only lasted six issues, running from May 1975 to March 1976.

Fictional character biography

Under instructions from a being known as "The Shaper", Beowulf travels to Castle Hrothgar in Daneland, to fight the monster Grendel. On the way there Beowulf and his men take a detour into the Underworld where they rescue Nan-Zee, a Swedish scylfing warrior, from the Demons who have been controlling her. Beowulf, Nan-Zee, and his companions Wiglaf and Hondscio continue onwards to Castle Hrothgar, but are again detoured, ending up in a bog where they battle Swamp Men. Meanwhile, Grendel and his mother reveal to the reader that they are descendants of Cain. Somehow, Beowulf and friends fall through a dimensional gateway beneath a patch of quicksand into a fiery underworld they refer to as Hell.

At a later point in the series Beowulf discovers that the only way to slay Grendel is with the nectar of the Zumak Fruit. Along the way he encounters Dracula, a mysterious Lost Tribe of Israel, Ulysses accompanied by a troop of anonymous Greek Warriors, Egyptian/Sumerian space aliens straight out of Chariots of the Gods, and the lost city of Atlantis.[5][6][7]

In the final issue of the series Beowulf and Nan-Zee travel from Atlantis to Crete, where they finally get their hands on some Zumak fruit in the labyrinth of King Minos where Beowulf fights a Minotaur which is being controlled by Satan. Because he has made Dracula his heir over Grendel, Grendel kills Satan by plunging a stalactite into his back. The Minotaur dies, and Beowulf eats some Zumak fruit; the fruit grants him supernatural strength on par with Grendel. Beowulf and Nan-Zee then make their way back to Daneland in order to slay Grendel who has taken his place as king of the underworld.

Publication information

Publisher: DC Comics

First appearance: Beowulf: Dragon Slayer #1 (May 1975)

Created by: Michael Uslan (writer)

Ricardo Villamonte (artist)

In-story information

Alter ego: Beowulf

Place of origin: Daneland

Notable aliases: Prince of Geats

Abilities Expert swordsman, superhuman strength and speed.

Jens Terje offers us the following files:

Beowulf 000-004 (IDW 2007)

Beowulf 001-007 (Speakeasy Comics 2005-06)

Beowulf 01-04 (IDW) (2007) (Minutemen-Special)

Beowulf 01-06 (1975-76)

Beowulf-Dragon Slayer 001-006 (DC 1975-76)

Grimm Fairy Tales 109-110 - Beowulf, Part One and Two (2015)

Beowulf GN ctc (First Comics(1984)

Beowulf Graphic Novel (2010)

Beowulf, Dragon Slayer The Complete Series - Compilation de Voltaire57 (V.O) [SeulementBD]

Conqueror of the Barren Earth - Compilation de Voltaire57 (V.O) [SeulementBD]

DCP Archive Edition - Beowulf (2007 IDW) TPB

Legend Horror Classics 008-Beowulf and the Monster from Hell (1975)

Thanks to Jens Terje for this excellent contribution.

Cartoon Carnival #001 - #118 [Charlton Comics Collection] Various Issues

Charlton, 1962 Series

Published in English (United States) United States

 

Publication Dates: 1962 - November 1985

Number of Issues Published: 118 (#1 - #118)

Color: color cover; black and white interior pages with some color pages

Dimensions:

standard Silver Age US; later issues Magazine-size

Paper Stock:

glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: squarebound; later issues saddle-stitched

Publishing Format:was ongoing series

Publication Type: magazine

Pages: 100      Indicia Frequency: Quarterly

Tracking:

numbering continues in Comedy Capers (Charlton, 1986 series)

Various authors

The Return Of Dr. Thirteen In Ghosts (1980-1981) - Compiled by Voltaire57

 

                                                                      

Dr. Thirteen had left the pages of Star Spangled in 1952 when he reappeared rather 

abruptly in 1969, in issue 89 of The Brave and the Bold, to guest-star,

 along with many others, in a Batman adventure.

 A month later, he teamed up with the Phantom Stranger.

He made a few appearances in this magazine, then fell silent again before 

returning in issue 95 of Ghosts (December 1980).

He appeared in six issues and seven adventures, including three with The Spectre.

 Generally, this kind of duo is never very promising; either it's a matter of making money 

for a publisher, or it's a matter of reviving heroes who are losing momentum; 

a combination 

of the two is also possible. 

We'll see him from time to time, as in the relaunch of Tales of the Unexpected (2006), 

which didn't last long (8 issues), and other appearances that didn't change his fame.

We can still miss the original character, with his atmosphere that felt more fantasy than action. 

But times change and tastes evolve; at least that's the publishers' credo.

Happy nightmares!

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Barbarella Collection - Contributed by Jens Terje

 

Barbarella is a fictional heroine in a French science fiction comic book created

 by Jean-Claude Forest.

History

Jean-Claude Forest created the character of Barbarella for serialization in the French V Magazine in spring 1962. In 1964 Éric Losfeld published these strips as a stand-alone book titled Barbarella.

 The book caused a scandal and became known as the first "adult" (erotic) comic book, though American pornographic comic books known as "Tijuana bibles" had long predated it. 

For her creator, the character embodied the modern, emancipated woman in the era of sexual 

liberation, and as a result, this literary work has come to be associated with the mid-20th 

century sexual revolution. The comic would stop publishing in 1978.

Barbarella was relaunched as an ongoing series by the American publisher Dynamite Entertainment in December 2017. The creative team included writer Mike Carey 

and artist Kenan Yarar. The comic would be supervised by Jean-Marc Lofficier, 

who worked with the original creator. 

It ran for 12 issues with a holiday special.

Another relaunch was announced in May 2021, with writer Sarah Hoyt and 

artist Madibek Musabekov. This run continued for 10 issues.

After the announcement of a movie remake, Dynamite announced in

 November 2022 it would 

relaunch the comic with the title Barbarella: The Center Cannot Hold. Sarah Hoyt 

would return as writer, this time joined by artist Riccardo Bogani.

In July 2024, a new series was announced with writer Blake Northcott 

and artist Anna Morozova. 

This iteration of the comic will return more closely to Jean-Claude Forest's 

concept for the original comic series.

Characters

Barbarella: a young woman who travels from planet to planet and has numerous adventures,

 often involving sex. The aliens she meets often seduce her, and she also experiments 

with a "machine excessive" or "orgasmatron".

Professor Ping: a one-eyed old man who helps Barbarella.

Pygar: a blind 'angel' guided by Barbarella, he is the last of the ornithanthropes (bird-men).

La Reine noire (The Black Queen): a villainess who reigns in the maze-surrounded town 

of Sogo on the planet Lythion.

Lio: a brown-haired teenage girl saved by Barbarella; she must save the town governed

 by her father in Les Colères du mange-minutes.

Mado: a fembot sex worker whose "breakdown" Barbarella repairs.

Narval: an aiguiote (aquatic man) who comes from Citerne IV to complete his scientific 

research in Les Colères du mange-minutes.

L'artiste: a self-insert of Jean-Claude Forest. Named Browningwell in Le Semble-Lune, 

he and Barbarella have a child together.

Jens Terje offers us the following files:

01 - Barbarella 1962-64 (1966)

02 - The Wrath of the Minute-Eater (1974; 2013) [Digital Humanoids - fixed]

03 - The Moon Child (Heavy Metal, April 1978) 

Barbarella [Forest, Jean-Claude] - 1962-64 (1966)

Jean-Claude Forest - The New Adventures of Barbarella T01-T04 (1974) EN

Jean-Claude Forrest - Barbarella - The Moon Child (1977)

 

Thanks to Jens Terje for this excellent contribution.