ILLUSTRATED TALES TO BEWITCH & BEDEVIL YOU J I I * \ t m A v THIS ISSUE: MEET "EVILY" VAMPIRELLA'S COUSINTHE WILDEST, WEIRDEST WITCH EVER TO CAST A SPELL! EVER WONDER WHAT ITTAKES TO BE 4 WOM4N OF B4RT5 ? ONC0, FAR BACK IN HISTORY, IN THE 0ARK46£S0F/93S, &EFCR&(WBVW/NP eCGGLE&^TttEflB was anv cteepyoR ££/>/£or MMt/weua, one paring female learheq rue awful answer, dipshe uvb? shock to tub terrible , REVELATION IN THIS, THg F/RST OR,. the two amp scientists workep feverishiyoN THAT UTILE HUNCHBACKED HORROR, FRITZ, BraxEHT TH&R aASPHBVkXS FWDcJECT,«T7ME WAS RUNNING iwewA warm FevwuJyvefteyfHeyM/eRetPBUsy CWfOR TH&H R?R7WE/%BiOTr/? WAS GETTING TO INQUIRE WH6RE HE GOT IT, OR PERHAPS Restless, mWH6MtTewi»eMMU>BPAmrB!! THE/ mgF&UREO /vor TO MWW.' THEN THESEfMlRAO-E WORKERS BRCUeMTTHglR $o--tveeei.oNG peWevowLEO framen- CORW CAPAVgR TO UFE ANP OFFERED HER. STElN, AND THREIVTWE SWITCH THAT emMTHE TOBIG FRANK TO &E HIS WIFR EOTSHED HAVg LAB TOTMNSPOM COAte/ Vee>,THES/itD£ OF NO MPVOF-THIS RA&IP ROMEO fORSHt KNEW FftANKBNSre/N, CM HER WEPPIN6 NieMT, WSVST VJUB-RE Hit FftRTS £#A1B FGON\-TH6GAUOWS.' AU. 70 fiVGCCS.'f 4 ! PUBLISHER: JAMES WARREN EDITOR: BILL PARENTE COVER: BILL HUGHES ARTISTS THIS ISSUE: WILLIAM BARRY, ERNIE COLON, BILLY GRAHAM, MIKE ROYER, JERRY GRANDENETTI, DICK PISCOPO, TONY WILLIAMSUNE WRITERS THIS ISSUE: FORREST J ACKERMAN, NICOLA CUTI, DON GLUT, BILL PARENTE, R. MICHAEL ROSEN f THE OCTOPUS® CONTENTS HAS (SOT HIM > DRAGGING HIM UNPER: VAMFI'S FEARY TALES Vampirella's first tale about a woman of A many parts H EVILY COUSIN EVILY vows to vanquish her blood relative VAMPIRELLA ... and destroy her napping , . forever! 4 MONTEZUMA'S MONSTER Vince Harman discovers that the Aztecs were right when they left Montezuma's I £ jungles! 13 DOWN TO EARTH The fantastic story of Our Girl Vampi and her visit to the Planet Earth, and the A f Strange People who live there y 1 ODEEN OF HORROR To become a howling success, this star- 51 let consents to reveal her all! Ml THE OCTOPUS One tentacle too many can often trap a A i guy and tangle him up . , . indefinitely! 1 ONE, TWO, THREE Sometimes, togetherness can IRON out your troubles . especially if you happen A B to be a ROBOT! If RHAPSODY IN RED Better check your necks when we con- A * iu elude this corpuscle concert! Page 32 Page 62 VAMPIRELLA, PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY BY WARREN PUBLISHING CO., INC., No. 2, PRICE 50c PER COPY. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: 6 ISSUES FOR $3.00 IN THE U.S. ELSEWHERE: (4-00- EDITORIAL OFFICES AT 22 EAST 42nd STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIV- ILEGES PENDING AT NEW YORK, N.Y. AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. MINTED !i Pffijtj CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED© 1969 BY WARREN PUBLISHING CO. NOTHING MAY BE PRINTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. 3 , ' Beyond, in the Black Forest rillf 1\ of Vaalqania, people spoke of* | sssssj^?., sorceress cast her a who , IMASift magic upon those who inhabited that kingdom. if 1 Her spells had webbed Blade forest, enchantih j=-> those who dared to enter! "». ' //ji 'jrm 1 . p« ^V : ^^B Even demons did not disobey here, for in Castle , her magic as well as ^beauty went .unquestioned. They knew well that Evily's witchcraft was matched Thus, she ruled her domain without error... only by her impatience with any who sought to invoking the powers of blackest necro- ancestors had taught her. dethrone her. mancy her And while the Dark fVincess spoke her f sorcery and Vaalgania remained ens/aved by her whims...there could be only one sorceress in Black forest... ART BY JERRY GRANDENETTI/STORY BY BILL PARENTE Quit LION around, TIS£RS...and pad into my pad so we can CAT n NIP awhi lei What's a white cat doing in a black cat's magic? Stretch outand I'll SCRATCH an answer across your eye-sockets. This ouqht to bea good one, but that's nothing... when I'm good, I'm VERY good.' It's only when I'm bad that I'm.. LOOKINS GLASS, I'VE COME TO SEE WHAT SECRET5 YOU HAVE LEARNED FOR ME,.. REFLECT AND TELL YOUR SORCERY THAT I MIGHT RULE AS MAJESTY.' <&2 Dark Princess there are none io fear Who'd dare your vengeance would they seek "fo tempt the fate of you they hear In spells your servants speak You rule alone, csreat Sorceress Take pleasure in your fame Enchantment in your subsequence And EVIiy is your name And EVILY is your name! FOREST, MAY I RETURN MXIR WORD SO WORD FEU- THROUGH THE DEPTHS OF BLACK ID HER SORCERESS THAT SPREAD INTO EVERY HAVEN BY THE SERVANT; CONJURE. ONC/ SHE CAM EXPECT YOU, THE MOST EXALTED OF VAALGANIA WOULD BE THERE THAT COUNT DVOLAK? EVENINS...THE IADST VREMXO IN ALLTHE KINGDOM.1 1 IN COACHES I !'" E^/flM^F CASTLE EVIL LAY 5TRAN6LED DARKNESS AS HURRED wMl/AWMFm* f^U-ED ACROSS THE SOFT DAMP GROUND. fW? A SINGLE MIDtttSHT, n ML W^m^H BLACK FOREST SECAWE A FESTIVE SANCTUARY, jaw _. Jfc ^Uf7V .^^W BaaaVV ^«flRb ** ^Ml ijEH "*- #* HH^M bbb^T^vTN BHZJiltttN. uB^al' aHb -»_«} MmmK^MTjA :,W If. $fa*£&Sil&kK&im^*£u£ti& . fradr* SUBJECTS OF k«M»! VAAL6ANIA.... ELECTRIC FLASHES SPLIT THE 8U8BUNS CLOUDS ABOVE TXE SOR- CERESS.. .HER HAIR TOSS - IHS IN THE FURIOUS WIND! SHE WATCHED THEM MOUNT, THE MAELSTROM AS THE CREATURES LEAPED INTO THE DARK- LESS. TONIGHT YOU NEED NOT HIDE YOUR PURPOSE.' GO NOW...AND 8RINS ME THE MORTALS THAT HALLOWEEN WILL DELIVER TO YOU. SO..-' Oh, Sorceress do well and heed (sSlfiL The laughter or your eyes t take care For other visions keep themselves i do not In treacherous disguise V^smasw your L Beware the dawn that oomes too lotef °?|^ Grant not your wish to be Tonight you claim a queenly -fate Tomorrow...you will not be.1 SOUNDS OF rise ur h&w a#MJ> WILL THE BSTLW6 DISTURB M3J, CONJURE"? ...THEV CANNOT HAHM>OU,V£r.' RKtyww-iafcap/ ! NOW I KNOW WHY THE MIR80R WOULD NOT CAST YOUR RE- .. FLECTION, VAMPIRELLA. HOW COULD IT WHEN >OU HME NOUS? I'M AFRAID >OU STILL WON'T BE 6ETTIN6 MY THRONE, COUSIN. INSTEAD, HERE'S SOME- THINS ELSE IVE BEEN WANTING THE SORCERESS IN BOLT OF I RETURNED TO SRAND A WILL BE NO no..? let's see what happens AN ANSWER THERE TURN NEW TIME FOR when vou seta taste of VOLTAIC WITCHCRAFT THE STRUCK MIRROR REFLECTED! EVIL SORCERY IN THE EXCHANGE VW...VAMP/*£ltA' your own witchcraft, AGAINST ITSELF.. .TRANSPOSE THE SPELLOF ALLTHIS BECOMES MERELY..THE OPPOSITE! cousM-.M/teveRse.' i M1RR0R...AND f^ E7T7J gjggtffcqjlHg '& I, Howabout lending me your catacomb, kittles.. .my whiskers just wilted .' And dorft forget to claw in, next time I meet my arch enemy VAMP//&UA! I've got a purr-feet plan to pounce on her.. MISS. .SPIT...!!! ) VAuuetE back issues op INYOUR PRIVATE I iMttAZ»N& COLLECpOM? 1970 YEARBOOK MAIL COUPON TODAY— EERIE BACK ISSUE DEPT. WHILE THEY LAST! Box #5987 Grand Central Station N.w York, N,Y. 10017 All Copies Mailed in a Sturdy Envelope for Protection I anctosa $ lor back issues. 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ART BY TONY WILLIAMSUNE/STORY BY DON GLUT " : 50 THE AZTECS FLED AND 0C /MONTEZUMA ' SOUNDS \l TELL YOU ITS A CINCH.'THlS LITTLE MAP, ACCIDENT, WILL PROVED TO BE RIGHT.' NOT ONLY DIDN'T CORTEZ /CRAZY TO /WHICH I DISCOVERED BY kFINP THE TREASURE, NOBODY ELSE HAS LEAD US TO MONTEZUMA'S TREASURE / US To VlNCE HAHVtAN, \either! WHICH BRINGS ; \A VERY GREEDY GENT, WHENIT COMES TO YEAH, BUT CAN WE FIND IT . .JUNGLES A KILLER.' I t BAUBLES, BUNGLES^ \ AND BEADS.' - KNOW.' THIS IS i WELL, WHAT AS FAR AS WE DRIVE, BOYS.' FROM NOW ON GIVE METHE HAVE WE TO LOSE? IF i IT, BE THE GOING GETS MACHETT£ KNIFE! I'LL WE FIND WE'LL I oUREV tf/CAC.LET'S 60.' ROUGH ' CHOP THE TRAIL FOR AN HOUR OR SO, THEN SOMEBODY ELSE tAN FIND IT.' IT 'I BE ROUGH, BUT WE'LL CAN TAKE OVER.' FIND IT FOR SORE.1 'WAIT.' I GOTTA 1 REST.' I CAN'T j YOU YOU BETTER BE RIGHT APOUT GO Oti ! ./WEAKLING! YOU THIS TREASURE, HARMAN, OR SO ^MAKEMESICK.'WE WE'VE HELP /ME, I'LL... OUGHTA LEAVE YOU HERE! 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