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The Cold Touch of The Conjuress awaits - - when she discovers " STILL LIVES" ART BY LUIS GARCIA /STORY BY KEVIN PAGAN EDITOR and PUBLISHER: EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: J.R. Cochran • ART DIRECTOR: W.B. DuBay MARKETING DIRECTOR: Flo Steinberg • COVER: Enrich ARTISTS THIS ISSUE: Auraleon, Luis Garcia, Jose Gonzalez, , Felix Mas WRITERS THIS ISSUE: T. Casey Brennan, Don Glut, Esteban Maroto, Donald F. McGregor, Douglas Moench, Kevin Pagan CONTENTS

SCARLET LETTERS

"I will defend Vampirella until a stake is driven through my heart,' reader Rick Salinger. Plus Don Glut on the story behind the story.

DRACULA STILL LIVES! The continuing adventures of Vampirella as Conrad Van Helsing wills the girl through time and space to confront Dracula and the Conjuress.

KALI The tale of the Goddess Kali beset by the of the mad Caligor. girl as a sacrifice to Agni. He wished the maiden the great god . 91

SONG OF A SAD-EYED SORCERESS One woman can be all things to a man, as David Winters learns to his ever- lasting regret. Come walk the road of the soul and the . Xq

WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN! Like a thing unknown, the Cates' mansion sat proudly on the crest of , its gabled roof sagging with the weight of a century-old murdered . 46

VAMFI'S FLAMES of writer Kevin Pagan, author of "Nymphs" on p.2, plus a treasure trove of fan page terror stories, including one titled "Eye of the Skull."

THE DORIAN GRAY SYNDROME

Poor Hemut! He lived only for his art, that mysterious almost living paint- ing people spoke of only in their darkest whispers, death's portrait.

VAMPIRELLA NO. 18, PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY WITH AN ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ISSUE IN NOVEMBER. BY WARREN CO. PRICE 75C PER COPY. SUBSCRIPTION: 7 ISSUES (INCLUDING ~NOVEMBER SPECIAL ISSUE) FOR S5.50 IN THE U.S. ELSEWHERE: $7.00. EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICES AT 145 EAST 32nd STREET, N.Y " .5. SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIVILEGE PENDING AT , N.Y. AND AT ADDITION- AL MAILING OFFICES. PRINTED IN U.S.A. ENTIRE CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED © 1972 BY CO. ALL RIGHTS RE-

: NDEH THE UNIVERSAL COPYRIGHT CONVENTIONS. THE -JRNATIONAL COPYRIGHT CONVENTION. AND N AMERICAN COPYRIGHT CONVENTION. NOTHING MAY BE REPRODUCED IOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INVITED PROVIDED THAT RETURN POSTAGE _ _ENVELOPE ARE ENCLOSED: OTHERWISE MATERIAL CAN- NOT BE RETURNED. SORRY, NO RESPONSIBILITY CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR UNSOLICITED MATERIAL. Printad in U.S.A. "I'll burn my coffin and stand in the sunlight!"

Oh wow! I've been holding off writing to say that "Wolf Uncle Creepy may have Hunt" in VAMPIRELLA #14 been the first with his own was one of the best stories "Creepy Comments" feature I've ever seen. Now I' glad iNside (since retitled), but VAMPIR- first, I waited. I refer, of course, to ^^^^k ELLA's special, and at "And Be a Bride of Chaos" in ^g^^k she didn't want anything VAMPIRELLA #16. This was, tf^B ^B ^m that reeked of Creepy's in my opinion, the best of the H ^^^^F handiwork. Now that she's VAMPIRELLA saga and about come around, this INSIDE # As to that letter from L.F. ^^^^^ the greatest story yet! The H ^H ^H section promises to be a reg- in VAMPIRELLA # 16, (Reader only thing that burned me in ular letters page feature of L.F. who gave only his initials H ^K^^V VAMPIRELLA. wherein we'll wrote, "Congratulations on Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula" ^m^r convertingVAMPIRELLA from was that Stoker killed off the fill you in on VAMPI news of master. Thanks to you, he is note and provide some background to the stories you're a horror comic to one filled If "Wolf reading. News of note this go-around includes word of with love stories and fairy no longer dead! Hunt" & "And Be a Bride of Chaos" a 17" by 11" puzzle of the cover of VAMPIR- tales."— ed.) I fail to see his ELLA #2. Painted by Bill Hughes, the cover pictures point. What's his gripe any- don't make the VAMPIRELLA 1973 SPECIAL ISSUE. I'll VAMPTs cousin, Evilly the witch. See p. 56 for details. way? I will defend VAMPIREL- burn coffin and stand in This issue of VAMPIRELLA is host to the second "Tomb of LA until a stake is driven my the Gods" story, "Kali" on p. 26, the creation of "Dax, the through my heart. the sunlight! " artist Esteban Maroto. His "Tomb of the Gods" HOLLIS RICKSALLINGER RANDY series will appear in future is- Liberty Bora, Pa. Martin, Tenn. sues of VAMPIRELLA while the adventures of Dax currently 'Better get ready to burn L.F. doesn't know what he's run in . talking about! Creepy and Ee- your coffin, Randy. Both sto- The Transylvanian Count, ries are much too recent to rie may be okay but VAMPIR- Dracula, returns to plague VAM- see publication this year. ELLA is tops by a long shot. PIRELLA this issue after one is- BRUCE BARR sue's hiatus. According to VAM- PIRELLA writer, T. Casey Bren- Kansas VAMPIRELLA is fantastic! Lawrence, nan, 1972 Warren Award winner I imagine you get a lot of let- for Best Story ("On The Wings series is ters which say that but I've The VAMPIRELLA of a Bird-Creepy #36), our "General heard that women never tire getting as bad as Drakulonian sweetheart hasn't of flattery. At any rate, VAM- Hospital." I don't really mind heard the last of Dracula either. the fact that the stories are PIRELLA #16 was excellent! I Profiled this issue, p.66, is of nor- was pleased to see that the far beyond the realm veteran writer Kevin Pagan, au a full mal imagination. I more or cover pictured page of the VAMPI's Feary Tale; that painting instead of the border- less expect from VAM- piece "Nymphs" on the inside for someone ed ones on VAMPIRELLA #'s PIRELLA. But front cover. Pagan's work also who presupposes to tell the 14 & 15, The cover of VAM- 17" 11" cover puzzle PIRELLA #16 was good, appears in the current Creepy. x true story of VAMPIRELLA, #46. with the chiller. "On The though not quite up to the you sure are doing a rotten Ninth Day of Satan" about the coming of the Warlocks. job. You won't print this. level of the now classic VAM- In case you've noticed some changes in VAMPIRELLA, PIRELLA #12. It was great to Creepy and Eerie lately (like the start of this INSIDE # T.GAGLIANO see Maroto's work again in feature, for one), those responsible include J.R. Cochran, Warminster, Pa. "Gorilla My Dreams." Pat Boy- author of "The Disenfranchised" (Eerie #39). who was re- ette is one of my very favorite Sure wish you'd cut down cently promoted to Editorial Director. Effective with Eerie artists and I really enjoyed his Art Director is Bill (call him on the love story atmosphere story, "Lover." Of course, not #40, our new Dubay "Dube"). 1 profiled in VAMPIRELLA last illustrat- in VAMPIRELLA. We want enough can be said of the who was #15. Dube more horror and gore! Best VAMPIRELLA series. Jose ed "Girl on the Red Asteroid" in VAMPIRELLA #16 and story in VAMPIRELLA #16 Gonzalez outdoes himself next has a opus coming up in Creepy #47 titled, "Fu- turization Computation." was "And Be a Bride of Cha- with each new issue. VAMPIR- series Surprise! Flo's Back and Warren's got her! Flo Stein- os." The VAMPIRELLA ELLA is destined to be the formerly of , joins Captain Com- is really great! best horror book ever! berg, our pany division as Marketing Director. Although she'll be MARK THOMSON spending 100% of her time on this, Mr. Warren also expects Salt Lake City, Utah her to put an additional 25% on editorial work, where she'll be able to give us the benefit of her experience with that I've been following your ex- other publisher. ?loits for some time, VAMPf. The stories "Lover" and ou've fared well thus far but "Girl on the Red Asteroid" in it's really too bad you lost VAMPIRELLA #16 were su- your wings back in VAMPIR- perb! THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY ELLA #8. It must be difficult for a being, once so at home in ERIKMIAZGA Toronto, Canada the air, to be confined to earth. Girl On the Red Asteroid VAMPIRELLA #16 was a big SCOTT STANSBURY Don Glut, author of "Girl thought of a beautiful girl disappointment. The only Palo AI|o, Calif. on the Red Asteroid" in hatching from an egg on an story "And be a good was VAMPIRELLA $16, gives alien world. After that, the Bride of Chaos." And the only "Gorilla My Dreams" in his reasons for writing the story was a cinch to write. that was any good was VAMPIRELLA #16 was one of reason piece: My memory on the Unfortunately, neither the because of Gonzalez* artwork. your best yet! When Eva turn- writing of "Girl on the Red story nor anthology ever is your lovely ed into a gorilla, I just about When on earth Asteroid" is rather vague. I saw print due to a problem visagegoingtogracea poster? had heart failure! I've just recall being requested to with the publishing com- It has to be by Gonzalez started reading VAMPIRELLA write a story pany. So, a few years later. though! I will continue to read and I think its really great! for a anthology I made some changes in the like "Gorilla VAMPI till Chaos needs false More stories My about three years ago. story and adapted it to the Dreams, "VAMPI. teeth. After trying to come up format of VAMPIRELLA.

with something original, I Thus, it's finally printed. "Jose Gonzalez is a Michaelangelo when it comes to drawing Vampirella!"

You've really made it big. Cilia" in VAMPIRELLA #16

VAMPI. Keep that great com- ; truly unbelievable. bination of stories, artwork and covers going and you'll put the "bite" on everybody! Let's have more of you by Jose Gonzalez. He's a Michaelan- Enjoyed "Purification" in gelo when it comes to drawing VAMPIRELLA #16. "Gorilla you! My Dreams" had quite a sur- BRUCE HOLROYD prise ending. Didn't much Harrisburg, Pa. care for "Girl on the Red As- teroid." Sanjulian's cover was This little epistle concerns magnificent! Have more cov- two letters that saw print in ers with VAMPIRELLA as she's VAMPIRELLA #17. One was the star! from Mike Adkisson who said there was too much blood and gore in VAMPIRELLA. Hey man. this is a horror comic! If you dig peace and love, you Sanjulian's cover of VAM- should be reading love com- PIRELLA #16 was wild! "Pu- ics. The other letter, signed Cause of much letter page comment this go-around is "Pu- rification" was a refreshing only "Paty," read like a witch- rification," a three-page humor piece written and illustrat- change of pace, Stories like

es brew. I think "Paty," who- ed by Nebot from VAMPIRELLA #16. Writes El Segundo, that are just another reason ever she is, has been watch- Calif, reader DRAKE LETCHER, "Who's this Nebot? You why your magazine is s'o great. ing TV's "Bewitched" too long. know who I'm talking about. The guy who drew that great "Cilia" was billed as one of

I may be a male chauvinist but story 'Purification.' His work is realty fabulous! Give us the most beautiful horror sto- at least I'm giving my full more Nebot. Wow! Great! Fantastic! Super! Out of sight!" ries ever told and I have to agree with that. JOHN KIMBLE I started this letter twice Willingboro, N.J. before realizing that I can't really find the right words to How do I love thee? Let me express my appreciation of count the ways: Jose Gonza- VAMPIRELLA #16 was more VAMPIRELLA. I consider my- lez, Esteban Maroto, Auraleon like it! Like VAMPIRELLA #12 self a comics connoisseur of and Sanjulian to name a few. that is. I really sank my fangs sorts (I own over 2,000 com- in. a of That is how I love you. Ever "And be a Bride of Chaos" "And be Bride Chaos" ics), and I must say that the since our dear though eccen- in VAMPIRELLA #16 was by and "Gorilla My Dreams" were best around is tric Uncle Creepy lost the old far the best story I've read VAMPIRELLA. superb. The artwork in "Girl greats like in the last two years! And that on the Red Asteroid" was (Lost? Uncle says there's a Gonzalez art. It's really too great. "Cilia" was really good. Reed Crandall piece coming much. The way he pictured We want a VAMPI poster. castle — I on up in Creepy #47 ed.>, Count Mordante's JIMENEZ thought the p.9 of VAMPIRELLA #16 was I loved that story about artwork would Los Angeles, Ca. never be the same. Thanks to so good that I was tempted Dracula and VAMPI in VAM- you. VAMPi. your new artists to frame it. "Purification" was PIRELLA #16. rival the talents of the great- rather childish. What right One thing I've noticed late- est master of all. "Prince Val- does Uncle Creepy have pan- ly is the injection of social iant" artist Hal Foster. After ning your face and making relevance into stories about all these years of reading cracks about your book? (See werewolves and monsters. "Horrific" is the only word VAMPIRELLA, Creepy and Ee- the letters pages of Creepy that adequately describes Forget it! Relevance rie and having mixed emo- #45-ed.) Both Creepy and comics. Love the VAMPIREL- VAMPIRELLA #16. "Cilia" tru- tions about the quality of each lead-belly Eerie are so far be- LA series but isn't the idea of ly was one of the greatest issue, the latest VAMPIREL- hind you. it's ridiculous. people laying horror stories ever told. in Dracula's cof- LA. #16, brought together all (see FREDTESKA Cheers for Gonzalez' render- VAMPIRELLA #16, of my favorites. p.25-ed.) getting a little tir- Yorktown Heights, NY. ing of the castle of Count Mor- ed? dante on p.9 of VAMPIRELLA How true. How true. #16. Unfortunately, the story "Purification" just did not

compute. I hope you to Bela Lugosi never did look straight horror and leave the

like I pictured Dracula. Gon- humor strips where they be- What a magazine! What fas- 1 MllllON zalez' Dracula is much closer long. VAMPI's Flames and cinating and artistic stories! to the real thing. The best VAMPI's Feary Tales are mon- VAMPIRELLA is pure magical

love horror story I've ever sterific. I really dig them. More ecstacy! reacJers read is "Cilia" in VAMPIREL- horror! P.PANAGIS LA #16. It was excellent. Cape Province CAN'T bE WRONG,! South Africa ...TrtEY^U AsliEd foR A Gasp! Ottly 2,000 Utters This morninc,! Sanjulian's cover of VAM- PIRELLA #16 was beautiful. Poor Vampi's maudlin! The postman I'm distressed however by the only counted out 2,000 Letters continued use of the forces this morning. What's wrong? Writer's of Chaos in the VAMPIRELLA cramp? Address all Scarlet Stationery series. A pure diet of Chaos, however formidable a foe he " is, tends to take the versatil- SCAB1EI urns ity out of the series. c/o Warren Publishing Co. 145 East 32nd Street SEE pAC,E 61 BRIAN IVERSON New York, N.Y. 10016 Spokane, Wash. .

FOR CONRAD VAN HELSING, IT HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY- TAKING HIM FROM THE SUNNY BUT TURBULENT ISLAND REPUBLIC OF COTE DE SOLEIL.TO THE COLD AND DREARY GROUNDS OF THE VAN HELSING FAMILY MANSION. BUT THERE IS NO joy IN THIS HOMECOMING, ONLY HATRED FOR, THE GIRL CALLED... WMMN6M

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CALLED GUILT, A REMEMBRANCE OF AND IN THAT ONE BRIEF FOMENT, A THINS LOWS A THIN© AND INNOCENCE LOST, AND OF THINGS FORGOTTEN IS REBORN IN THE SOULOF AWOMM... INNOCENCE DONE WHICH CAW NEVER. B£ UNDONE...

* FOR MORE OF PRACULA AND HIS HOME PLANET, PRAKULON, SEE VAMPtRELLA#/6... "AND BE A BR/Pa OF CHAOS.

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CONRAD VAN HELSING FROM WHAT YOU'VE SEEN EXPLAINS HIS PLAN... .N MERLIN'S MIRROR,, AND FROM WHAT MY SIXTH SENSE TELLS ME, IT SEEMS THAT DRACULA HAS ENTERED SOME OTHER PLANE OF EXISTENCE! THAT MEANS WE CAN'T REACH HIM BY NATURAL MEANS '

MEANWHILE, DRACULA WALKS THE f*7ftOFATONCMettr.. >OUR FIRST ORDEAL ^ BEGINS NOW, DRACULA! THE TOTAL REALIZATION 0? THE EVIL yOU HAVE DONE! AND- I FEAR- IT IS AM ORDEAL yOU MUST FACE WITHOUT WE! THEN, AT THAT VERY MOMEMT, tf4MP/G£ll4 COMES. " WWEW NO ONE WOULD LISTEN, I S0U3HT AN ALLY THROUGH " THE OtOWAYS- WlTCHCRAFTl FORGET THE CONJURESS, POOL! SHE CARED NOTHING FOR YOU- IS GONE, AND VOU SHALL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN! THINK NOT OF YOUR COUNTRYMEN AT SUCH A TIME - FOR THEY SCORN YOUR PATHETIC DEVOTION! IE7 ALL OF DRAKULON DIE— FOR.. AND AT THE VAN HELSINS FAMILY MANSION.

HE IS EVIL INCARNATE-BUT 15 HE TRULV MORE EVIL THAN I ? 1 TOO FEEL THE BLOOD LUST WHICH COURSES THROUGH HIS VEINS'. I TOO HAVE BETRAYED MY OWN SOUL FOR. THE SAKE OP THAT BLOODLUST-- HOW CAN I EVER FORGET WHAT I DID TO ADAM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDONE*!... PERHAPS DfiACUlA DESERVES

VAMPIRELLA RELATES HER TALE TO ADAM AND HIS FATHER.

SO 1 COULDN'T KILL DRACULA! DO «3U BLAME 7 ME FOR THAT, DR. VAN •HELSIM3? WAIT! I REMEMBER. N SOMETHING ELSE! r4MP/*euA/ she waMBRe— inmv DAZED STATE, I THOUGHT SHE WAS YOU! WHV- I COULD HAVE D6STROVEDHER EASILV, HAD I KNOWN

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25 PAST LIES HIPPEfl IN THE VAST RECESSES OF TIME AMP SPACE, A THING UNKNOWN AMIPST THE EXPLOSIONS Op SULFUROUS FLAMES ANC HOWLINS GAS- SEOUS AT/NIPS.

Perhaps it is here that man's ifjsorn awareness of the super- natural and belief in the importance of sayth anc legemo began. ms,~^gmian*.m

ART AND STORY BY ESTEBAN MAROTO THE PRUMS Of THE MILAGE HUM AHP THE HYPHOT/C RHYTHM PWNGES THE UM- COHSC/OUS KAi/ /A/TO A TRAMCE...A

TRANCE THAT S/MG£ OF FREEPOM . Her senses prowa/ //v a sea of vis/oajs. fluttering human wings PROMISE ESCAPE. £yes like surniug coals TRANSFORM THE CREAM /NTO A BRUTAL REAL/TY, .

: KAL/ WAITS, UNMOVING, A SOMEH/HERE IN THE VASTNESS KNOWN AS SPACE, THING OF STILLNESS THE SILENT CALL OF KALI IS HEARP. THE STRENGTH OF HER LIFE REVERBERATES LIKE A WAIL THROUGH THE COSMOS, BECKONIMG TO THAT WHICH IS EVEN STRONGER THAN DEATH. :

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COMPLETEP, KALI HER {.IKE A WINGLESS EMERGES FROM KALI IS SILKEN WOMB WITH BUTTERFLY. POWERS YET UNKNOWN CARRIED THROUGH \ OF WIGHT... TO MORTAL MAN. THE WINP

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She runs to the village shouting,"! am kali.' i have returned i come forth, friends.' mp x will tell you of the tigers.' "

DAVID WINTERS HAS PLAYED PLAY IT COLD. PLAY IT HARD. THE TORN SOBBINGS.THE THIS SCENE BEFORE, ONLY RE-ENACT THAT FIRM, STIFF MASCARA BLED TEARS HAVE BEEN MIRRORED ON THE BIT PLAYERS CHANGE THE WALK. ONLY THE FAINT CHILL OTHERYOUNGFACES.IT IS CHOREOGRAPHY.THE SIT PLAYER OF THE NIGHT AUTUMN AIR HARDLY NOTICEABLE THAT THIS TIME IS HARRIET STONE. SUGGESTS THIS ISN'T THE SAME EPISODE STAGED OTHER LUNGS RIP OUT THREE MONTHS BEFORE THESE SOSS.THAT NEW TO A WARM JULY EVENING. EYES SPILL THESE TEARS.

ANY MORE DIFFICULT, JUST THE FAMILIAR NAGGING DREAD OF THE JUST FAINT TREMORS ABOUT THE IT DOESN'T GET HERE, BABY.' ~ FINGERS BETRAY ANY EMOTION TO PARTING SCENE. NO SWEET SORROW mmm^m THE ABRUPT TERMINATION OF RELATIONSHIP. A TYPICAL REACTION..

SONG OFA SAD-EYED SORCERESS THE LAST THOUGHT FADES TO NEW STIMULI. WINTERS SEES ONLY THE SWEEP OF HER BACK, THE GRACEFUL FALL OF HER HAIR, AND YET SOMETHING CATCHES IN HIS THROAT AND A SCENT CATCHES AT HIS NOSTRILS.

ART BY LUIS GARCIA / STORY BY DONALD F. McGREGOR OVER WEEK WHEN DAVID WINTERS HAD FIRST HARRIET STONE HAD ONLY BEEN WORKING FOR KELLY AND LISSON, INC. FOR LITTLE A ASSUMED, THAT HE USUALLY DELIVERED IN WALKED INTO HER LIFE DELIVERING ONE OF THOSE SMUG, ARTIFICIAL SMILES, SHE IN A BUSINESS SENSE, HIS ENTIRE LIFE STYLE EXECUTNE SUITES. ANd'she HAD SEEN ALSO AWARE THAT HE WAS NOT ONLY ON THE MAKE WAS ONE CONTINUOUS "MAKE-IT" DRIVE.

THAT HAD BEEN HER BRST ENCOUNTER WITH DAVID WINTERS. IN FACT, IT HAD BEEN HER FIRST ACTUAL ENCOUNTER WITH ANYBODY IN SINCE HERARRIVAL. SHE HAD LOOKED INTO THE DUSTY MIRROR EACH MORNING, ASSURING CITY HERSELF THAT SHE HAD NO STARS IN HER EYES, THAT SHE WAS TOUGH AND SELF-RELIANT; BUT AS THE NIGHT SOUNDS DRIFTED UP INTO HER TENEMENT ROOM THE RETURN LOOK WAS NOT AS FIRM. AMD - DESPITE THE NEAR RELIGIOUS LECTURES SHE HAD PREACHED SILENTLY TO HERSELF - DAVID WINTERS BECAME THE FIRST RECOSWIZABLE FACE. THE STING OF THE AUTUMN WIND SHARPENS ON HIS CHEEKS AS HE STEPS FORWARD.A DIM VOICE PLEADS WITH HIM NOT TO TAKE THE STEP, BUT HIS MOVEMENTS ARE NOT OF HIS OWN .

THE SAME DIM VOICE THROWS OUT THE WARNING AGAIN, BUT DAVID WINTERS KNOWS IT IS A LOST CAUSE THAT HE WILL FOLLOW THE FLOWING APPARITION, THAT THE DECISION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN A PART OF HIM THAT HE HAS NEVER VISITED BEFORE. I BE/OND THAT, THESE CO-WORKERS OF HERS I GOT ALL THE BREAKS AND BENEFITS WHICH I ADDED TO HER LAMENT.

QUrTE A PAD you've GOT \ WHAT IN '^/'OH.ISEE HERE. AND USTENJ'M SORRY f THE HELL IS YOU'VE DISCOVERED ABOUT THE COME-ON THE j ATHAME. . THAT* W*L MY PAST FEW WEEKS. GUESS IT'S i j THE PRESSURE,YOUKNOW? / DON'T \ YOU'RE ) ^^ATHAMEi YOU KNOW ANYTHING CHANGE WHAT? / W f ABOUT THE OCCULT of tact; I ARTS? IT'S A CONSECRATION KNIFE. -|>J3(ij^ WOULD USE L THOSE TO INVOKE %.- "" zk 1 DEMONS BY DRAWING A * MAGIC CIRCLE WITH IT A IT'S ONE OF MY ^L MOST PRIZED ^^. POSSESSIONS. /

HARRIET STONE HAD LISTENED TO WINTERS REPLV, STILL AWARE ASTO HIS NATURE. SHE HAD REMAINED STOIC, UNATTAINABLE THROUGH-OUT HIS SOPHISTICATED RAR PLEASED THAT ANOTHER PERSON SHARED FOR THE MOMENT; AND SHE HAD ALSO BEEN AWARE THAT HER PASSION FOR THE OCCULT WAS A FACET OF HER WINTERS HAD NEVER SUSPECTED

..AND THROUGHOUT THAT EVENING HE COULD NEVER REALLY FORGET THE OF ATHAME RESTING UNPER THE FLOOR-LAMP. 37 TWO SECTIONS OF WINTER'S MIND BATTLE WHO IS THIS CREATURE WHO BECKONS AND BUT THAT IS FOOLISHNESS. YET, IF FOR DOMINANCE. ONE SECTION IS FILLED SWAYS BEFORE HIM, ENTICING HIM ONWARD IT IS FOOLISHNESS, THEN WHY CAN'T MOVING WITH THE FLEEING SPECTRE BEFORE HIM, . WITH EVERY FLUID MOVEMENT, EACH SUPPLE HE STOP HIS FEET FROM BUT THE OTHER SECTDW IS GRIPPING ATq>^ CURVE DEMANDING OBEDIENCE ? IS HE OUT ONTO THAT BRIDGE? WHY IS SOME THIN EPGE OF NORMALITY. //^- FALLING PREY TO SOME PSYCHOTIC FEAR THE DESIRE TO POSSESS BURNING OF WOMEN THAT HE HAS HELD IN CHECK SO FERVENTLY IN HIS VEINS.'AND i DURING HIS ENTIRE LIFE? MAHEMAH,SHEIS LIKE SOME SYMBOLIC LIFE -FORM WHOSE CREATION AND PURPOSE HAS BEEN LOST IN THE PASSAGE OFTIME. WHY IS THAT ? "

AND PLAYED IT I HARRIET STONE HAD PLACED THE SAME, I SHE HAP PLAYED THE GAME WELL.TRYING REMAIN AWARE OF THE I FOLLOWING THE PRESCRIBED FORMULA, I TO I THAT THAT WAS ALL IT WAS:AGAME. I INCLUDING ALL THE TENTATIVE MOVES FACT I AND DOUBLE ENTENDRES.

SHE HAD HEARD HERSELF UTTERING WORDS THAT WERE SCHOOL-GIRL TEXT, WORDS SHE HAD KNOWN BETTY FRIEPAN WOULD M FROWN UPON; AND SHE FELT ALTERNATE SENSATIONS A MINGLING OF NEED WITH A FEELING OF FAJ LURE.

THE SOFT. MELLOW SOUNDS OF FRANK SINATRA CROONING LOST LOVE IU THE BACKROUND HAD ADDED THE FINAL TOUCH TO THE SCENE. SHE HAD WONDERED HOW MAN? SUCH SCENES HAD BEEN PRESIDED OVER, VOCALLY, BY THE KING.

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STILL KNOWN THAT IT WAS AND SHE HAD | ONLY A GAME, BUT THERE WAS ONE BEEN WISHING SLIGHT CHANGE : SHE HAD f THAT PART OF IT COULD BE... REAL

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RIGHT NOW, I WANT YOU, BABY.' THE WIND LIFTS, CARRYING NAHEMAH'S YET, THERE IS A POWER GREATER CAFRESSING VOICE TO HIM,THE WORDS THAN THAT OF THE YAWNING ABYSS A CHANTING ; MOCKERY AS THE GAPING AND IT IS MIRRORED IN NAHEMAH'S CHASM BELOW GRIPS AT THE CENTER OF EYES. A KINDLING SPARK. THAT WINTER'S STOMACH DISRUPTS THE NIGHT AIR AND SEARS HIS FLESH. SOME BASIC WRT OF HIM FIGHTS TO RETAIN HIS IDENTITY. HARRIET HAD SEEN THE MECHANISMS AT WORK. SHE HAD KNOWN WHAT FUNCTIONS EACH MOVEMENT WINTERS SUPPLIED MEANT. YET, SHE HAD IGNORED THEM, DESIRING INSTEAD A TIME OF RELWNCE TO SELF-RELIANCE. SHE DESERVED THAT MUCH, SHE HAD SOOTHED HERSELF, AWARE THERE WOULD COME A TIME WHEN SHE WOULD HAVE TO ?A1 FOR THAT CONVENIENCE.

AND YOU KEEP ^ NURTURING THAT SALVING DELUSION THAT EVERYONE'S GOT IT BETTER THAN YOUSOTHAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FRET ABOUT BEING BELOW standard: WINTERS HOVERS AT THE A TENTATIVE STEP, THE THE TERROR SUBSIDES IN HIS BREAST AS HE CONTINUES ACROSS BRINK WITH DEATH AND LIFE FEAR STILL CLUTCHING THE TERMITE AND WEATHER-EATEN BRIDGE. WAITING ON THE SIDES. HE AT HIS INS1DES, AND HIS HAS NEVER SEEN THIS BALANCERS RESTORED. CLOSE TO DEATH BEFORE

AND YET THERE IS STILL ,4 CURIOUS SENSATION THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE.

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W^ OF ALL ' THE STINKING LUCK-- LETTINS HER. TALK ME INTO GOING FOR A MIDNBHT DRIVE TO NOWHERE, RUNNING OUT OF GAS/ AND THEN GETTING STUCK WrTH THAT CRACKPOT CATES! HOPE THEY'LL AT LEAST HAVE SOME DECENT BEER. IN THIS PLACE...

48 'COINCIDENCE— THIS MAN IN THE BARTENDER'S STORy SOUNDS JUST LIKE JEAN- AFRAID THAT ALL I MARRIED HER.

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I I a basically decent- trated by William Barry, am old shopkeeper In trying to tal. looking 22 year-old who plan to be a bit more fre- raise the ante for the skull. By Thomas Pallanta doesn't smoke, drinks mod- quent after this in future erately, has a good home issues of the Warren maga- life, and has a hell of a lot zines. Of course, Editors al- of with women. Who ways have the last word. VoJcMfPMIfE? Scenes from stories written by Kevin Pagan. Below, artist William Everything about him said Barry's interpretation of Pagan's vampire! His pallor was a first professional comic work, ghastly chalk-white and his "Laughing Liquid" from Creepy #31. lips and tongue looked as if At right, the chiller called "Sleep" they had been painted red. from Creepy #44, illustrated by When he shook hands with

Mike Ploog, a terror epic. me, I felt hair on the palm of his hand. When he smiled,

I noticed a pair of gleaming, white fangs, sharp and very deadly. His long, thin hands with their long, sharp finger- nails looked strangely like claws. He spoke with the clas- sic Transylvanian accent. The sight of him sent chills up and down my spine. Then, when he began to lick his chops as if in anticipation of a meal,

I hurried away, as best I could, running with everything that Cerberus, the demon, leads the village children in homage was in me, fear driving to the devil in the haunting epic, "On the Ninth Day of me on with the speed of a and written Kevin Pagan Satan," illustrated by Felix Mas by wolf. In , 1 suppose from Creepy #46. Also from Pagan is the terrifying story the moon was full that night. Haunting view of our girl "Warped!" which appears in the current Eerie, #41. Art It is the only explana- from Drakulon was rendered by Grandenetti, the story tells of immortality. by West Haven, Conn. reader By Lloyd M. Auerbach FRANK VILLANO, JR. 66 HIDDEN DANGER The whine of the airship As always, the craft executed was already in his ears as he its landing perfectly. emerged from the apartment "Why doesn't anybody see house. Living right next door the danger?" he asked him- to the jetport, the noise was self. Feeling defeated, the so common that he would not man sullenly turned his head have noticed it at all. had forward. he not hated the magno-jets Suddenly, a panicky so much. pierced the curtain of noise "Blasted suicide ships," he about him and even as he muttered as he gazed up at twirled to look, he shivered. the egg-shaped craft, coming A new magno-jet was pitching around in a tight loop before headlong into a cluster of its rapid descent to the await- buildings alongside the jet- ing runway. As it whizzed port and before his horrified past, he cursed the company eyes, a great ball of fire told job that had lured him to this of the incendiary devastation city, forced him to live aside which had overtaken his the jetport he loathed. Hard- home and the pain in his ly had he time to complete chest told him that the re- his thought, when a terse mote-controlled energy- rudeiy announced the source for his heart pacemak- coming of the next magno- er had not survived the flaming jet. As he watched it. he won- holocaust. L _ . ... _., . Eric W. Flesch dered whether anyone real- By ized the danger that this time (Fan writer Flesch also has the craft might not make it. a letter on The Letters page.)

Blonde-tressed female, dressed in VAMPIRELLA-type cos- THEE ASS/VSSIIM tuming and Levi's brand-trousers, wards off alien laser beams while carrying her true love to safety in this ad- He lay in a bush tunnel lot of a secluded, woods-sur- vertising takeoff on the comic book covers of yesteryear atop a small knoll, overlook- rounded home. His intended currently being promoted by the firm of Levi Strauss, trou- ing the kill-area. Still, he did victim always circled the ser maker. Cartoonish cover ad above appeared in the not move and had not for house and entered from the trade publication. Women's Wear Daily in January. hours. Drifting in the night back. But this time instead before, he had positioned him- of sanctuary, death awaited. self before daylight. Now, at Movement from the corner of sunset, his target was due. the house caught the killer's Making a hit in would eye and he readied his aim. DRINK, MY LOVE be tricky, but the following His target moved predictably. nightfall would simplify his The first shot stopped him remember as if it were cate. Then you made the most

escape. Just as his camou- dead. Perfect I Dead before yesterday. You remember dar- fatal mistake. You removed flaged clothing defied detec- he hit the ground. Just to ling, don't you? We were real- the poker from my chest. The

tion in his present location, be sure, the assassin emptied ly having a great time. Then next time I opened my eyes,

into I so would darkness cover his the remainder of his clip you poured the wine in my I was in a coffin. Now am fade-out later. He raised him- the victim's spine. glass. Softly, you whispered glad that you had the burial

self cautiously to his elbows He felt a slight pang of into my ear. "Drink, my love." built. Otherwise, 1 might and brought the small caliber conscience as he rode through It was drugged, wasn't it, have been buried too deep. rifle to his shoulder. Where the cool night air. It was too Wendy? My hand pushed easily against it easily. was the target? If he was bad because wasn't a bad When I awoke, sometime the coffin lid. How The looking If it hadn't set air was late tonight, dog. spent later, I was lying on the floor. sun had and the refreshing. darling. would be on his side. Steady. its time roaming the nearby I watched you as you threw most My

The first job was always the neighborhoods, barking in the my books on witchcraft and I am home. 1 see that you toughest: get through this ini- early dawn hours, the fed-up demonology into the fireplace. haven't wasted time. A new

tiation and he'd be on his inhabitants would never have I tried to protest but it was boy friend, Charles. You heard way. Hired killers were rare- taken up a collection for him all in vain. You laughed at me. a noise and called for him but ly caught and the big money to rid them of the nuisance. "You believed in this stupid when you came, you saw that

went to the cool kings who And he wouldn't have had a trash, didn't you?" I can still he was dead, a poker through realiza- always succeeded. He squint- chance to begin the hear your taunts, how I was his chest. ed through the scope. Plenty tion of a life-long dream. nothing better than a super- You were frightened then. of light left. He checked the He was a professional kill- stitious idiot. Then you pick- You see that trash you burn- -cylinder on the bore, er now. He caressed the ed up the poker from the fire- ed was what enabled me to

tight and straight. Relax. Stay weapon hidden beneath his place and drove it through return, return as I am now,

loose. If not tonight, the next jacket and rode on, smil- my chest. I blacked out in a a huge bat. Yes, my dear,

or even the one after that. In ing at the cold and wintry sea of pain. I am a vampire. Remember hunting, you stalked, waiting. night. What happened after that, when you told me to drink? Bill is His kill-area was the back By Cantey I really don't know. You must Well, my thirst being have bribed some doctor to quenched. make out the death certifi- By George Siessel

""^^ f^fgfi^ DON'T BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD! p^ Why tet all that great artwork, all those fantastic stories sit in a desk drawer? ''<^kjK^M You might as well throw them out in the cold for all the good they're doing you! Better yet, send them to VAM- 4vj^/p3B PIRELLA! Address all fan art & stories to; VAMPI'S FLAMES c/o Warren Publishing Co. Street "Sorry for the kidding cartoon, VAMP1," writes Manhattan 145 East 32nd York, N.Y. 10016 Beach, Calif, fan artist SEAWARD TUTHILL. "You're great!" New ^BQRWVN GRAY ^ SYNDRQME" ^firinZv™,??017 #"> SVP&WmXAL. ONLY A SURE eOR^ WMSU? BYSUCH WDESIRABIE CHARACTERS AS

ART BY FELIX MAS / STORY BY DON GLUT She felt uneasy about SHE HAP COME FOR, A STORY. AFTER WHEN I WAS A YOUNGSTER HATFIELD THE hatfielps colpness , even ALL SHE WAS A FREELANCE WRITER^ THAT LOOKED the next morning when SO SHE LfSTENEP.. SAME A6E AS HE DOES NOW.' she attenpep the.peap I'VE HEARD RUMORS THAT girls funeral HAS A PAINTING. ..ITS HIS PORTRAIT .' THEY SAV IT AGES FOR HIM SO HE CAN ' STAY ETERNALLy yOUNG.IT'S UGLY AND RIPPLED WITH /i EVEN HEARD HE SOLP HIS SOUL TO THE OEV/l. FOR IT/ "THEY SAY THAT GORDON HATF/ELP OFFEREE? H/S SOUL TO SATAN /N RETURN FOR PERPETUAL YOUTN APPARENTLY THE PR/fifCE OF PARKNESS ANSWEREP H/S PRAYER. FOR HE WAS THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF A TERR/BIE RA/LROAP ACCIPENT..."

GORPON HATF/ELP HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROUP OF H/S HANPSOME FEATURES, ALL THAT HAS EVER CONCERNEP H/M /S EARTHLY PLEASURE. HE EXfSTS ONLY TO SAT/SPY H/S VAR/OOS LUSTS, FREQUENTING THE WORST PLACES /N TOWN" ANP ASSOC- IATING W/7H SCOUNP 'THERE WAS NO ESTIMATING HIS RE1S OPEVERY PEBAUCHERY ANP CRME. ALTHOUGH TYPE!' THE LAW WAS UNABLE 70 PROVE ANYTHING A&AINST H/M, THE PA/NT- "THERE /S A PA/NT/NG OF HATF/ELP "ANP SO IT ALL BEGAN,'ALL ING REFLECTEP THE TRUE EV/L HANGING IN AH UPSTAIRS ROOM THOSE WHO EVER LOVEP OF HATF/ELP... YEARS LATER, HE ST/LL OF H/S MANS/OH, GORPON HAS HIM... OR HAP ANY PEALINGS APPEAREP TOBE'r ALWAYS BEEN PROUC? OF THAT WITH H/M...LEARNEP TRAGEDY/" A YOUNG ANP PAINTING. IT /S LIKE HIM /N EVERY INNOCENTMAfJ. WAY. ~

IF ONLY THE PAINTING WOULD AGE INSTEAD OF ME.' I COULD RETAIN MY YOUTH FOR- EVER/ MY SOUL WOULD BE A CHEAP ENOUGH PRICE TO PA//

THAT STORY IS UTTERLY INCREDIBLE BUT... ASSUMING THAT IT'S TRUE HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUTy^—^ IVE KNOWN HATFIELP ? j— HIM FOR A LONG

MY MOTHER WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO DIED BECAUSE OF HIM/ AND NOW.. .YOUR PROMISE Barbara knew she was SHE MOVEP SILENTLY. Af£R HEART WAS REAP"/ TO BURST, committing ah fuegal act. THERE WERE HO SERVANTS SHE ENTERED THE FoRBIPPtNG st/ll,the thought that a AHP HATF/EIP WAS ROOM, RECAILING THE PREAP real l/fe"porian gray "exist- NOWHERE ABOUT, ,— PROMISE SHE MApE TO THE WPMAH... ed, prove her oh. OlC f SO YOU'VE PISCOVERED MY LITTLE SECRET, EH., MISS VASH?/

TATLER HILTON HOTEL 55Rd STREET & 7Th AVE NEW YORK CIT If you have a son 10 years old, you'd better start worrying.

ml will have lu f;u tu Vietnam H years from now. unl kind of war. Ami it's perfectly possible you will

e yoi i sent off tn ii. It's perfectly possible because this is a war that's been fining on for the past ,'{( years. Yes, the past 30 years. That's how long there's been fisrlitini; and killing in Vietnam. So it isn't so absurd to think this war can go on for another 8 years, is it'/ It's perfectly possible, because in spite of all the speeches and all the promises, the Presi- dent has yet to set a definite date for withdrawal. Yes. that's true. The President hasn't named a day nor a month nor even a year as a time for getting out. In fact, the President talks about leaving "residual" forces and "maintenance"' troops in or around Vietnam. (If you remember, what got us into this mess was the sending of "ad- visory personnel" to Vietnam.) Now do you see why it's perfectly possible that your son will fight in this absurd war? A war where mass murders of women and children are called "no big deal." A war that has al- ready killed over 50,000 American boys who were 10 years old themselves not so long ago. One of the most effective things you can do for your son is write your Congressmen today. They must know they have your support to act in Congress against thi^, absurd war. Write them now. And maybe 10 years from now your son will he glad you did.

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