BACK ISSUE #6

Featuring a dynamic Gene Colan Dracula cover! Wanna see something really scary? Back Issue's Halloween issue celebrates comic-book monsters and the macabre - 1970s and '80s style! Bring on the Bad Guys digs up the dirt on Marvel's ground- (and grave-) breaking Tomb of Dracula series, with insider commentary and artwork from Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan! Plus, interviews with  Swamp Thing creators Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson discuss the character's roots, while Steve Bissette and Rick Veitch spill their guts over their 1980s work on the series, with art by Wrightson and Bissette! In "Greatest Stories Never Told," it's "Swamp Thing and Man-Thing: Who the Muck Came First?" featuring interviews and art by Wein, Wrightson, Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Val Mayerick, and John Byrne! Rough stuff: creepy pencil artwork from a cadre of killer artists, including Frank Brunner, Paul Smith, Carl Potts, Mike Ploog, and David Ross and others! In "Off my chest," guest editorialist Roy Thomas reveals what drove the stake through the heart of his Dracula adaptation at Marvel, with rare Dick Giordano artwork and a surprise announcement! Then, in "Beyond Capes" is a look at Marvel's Godzilla series, with Herb Trimpe artwork, and a behind-the-scenes study of Charlton comics' 1970s' horror line, with rare art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Mike Zeck, Joe Staton, and Don Newton! Finally, in "What the-?!" there's a different kind of fright night: go on the presidential campaign trail with Howard the Duck, Prez, Captain America, and others. Edited by Michael Eury. (TwoMorrows Publishing)
Magazine, 100pg, b&w
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