ILLUSTRATED TALES TO BEWITCH & BEDEVIL YOU VAMPI #12 JULY ,'71 mmmA WARREN MAGAZINE PDC 0O« THE END OF r * f " v i i zJ 1 : 4 =m WITH ONE FATAL THIS SHADOWY WINGED CREATURE l^Il?^KKf< fcEGEND HAS IT, THAT THERE WERE THREE SIRENS. WHO WITH THEIR SINGING BEGUILED SAILORS TO THE MEADOWS OF THEIR ISLAMO , WHERE THE BONES OF FORMER VICTIMS LAV MOULDERING IN HEAPS ' IT IS THOUGHT THEY WERE THE DAUGHTERS OF " PHORCYS " OR HELL AND THEREFORE FIRST COUSINS TO THE HARPIES. I N HOMERS EPIC "THE ODYSSEY" THE FORWARNED ULYSSES HAD HIS MEN STUFF BEES WAX. IN l THEIR EARS, SO AS NOT TO BE SWAYED FROM THEIR COURSE,'COUNTLESS ILEGENDS OF OTHER LANDS. TELL OF EXOTIC ALLURING WOMEN SINGING AMONG I THE ROCKS.' SOME SAY THEY WERE HALF BIRD SOME HALF FISH OR JUST TOTALLY I ' HUMAN .' BUT MOST WHO .SAW AND HEARD COULD NOT RESIST AND WERE PASHEP UPON THE ROCKS ' PERHAPS TO BE DEVOURED BY THESE EVIL BEAUTIES ' ART AND STORY BY FRANK BRUNNER JULY 171 EDITOR and PUBLISHER: JAMES WARREN MANAGING EDITOR: BILLY GRAHAM CONTRIBUTING EDITOR: NICOLA CUTI COVER: SAN JULIAN ARTISTS THIS ISSUE: FRANK BRUNNER, JOSE GONZALES, BILLY GRAHAM, JEFF -JONES, WALLY WOOD WRITERS THIS ISSUE: FRANK BRUNNER, GARDNER FOX, ARCHIE GOODWIN, JEFF JONES, WALLY WOOD SCARLET LETTERS DEATH'S DARK ANGEL A demons touch spells death to Vampi THE EYE OF OZIRIOS Ride with Amazonia, Queen of Kark- assone, against a robber baron . and MM monstrous eldritch evil! 68 QUEST The relentless pursuit of an Indian 9 A brave Hi 1970 COMICON CONVENTION r 1 WWW FLAMES TO KILL A OOD An Egyptian tale sets the stage for never ending legend Pag* 38 Pag* 65 VAMPIRELLA, PUBLISHED BI-MONTHLY BY WARREN PUBLISHING CO.. INC. No. 12. PRICE 60c PER COPY. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: 6 ISSUES FOR $3.50 IN THE U.S. ELSEWHERE: $4.50. EDITORIAL OFFICES AT 145 EAST 32nd STREET. N.I. SECOND CLASS MAIL PRIVILEGES PENDING AT NEW YORK. N.Y. AND AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. PRINTED IN U.S.A. ENTIRE CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED © 1971 BY WARREN PUB- LISHING CO. NOTHING MAY BE PRINTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE INVITED PROVIDED THAT RETURN POSTAGE & ENVELOPE ARE ENCLOSED: OTHERWISE MATERIAL CANNOT BE RETURNED. NO RE. SPONSIBILITY CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR UNSOLICITED MATERIAL. Printed In U.S.A. third Vampirella story but I suppose it is scheduled for a future issue. Your artists seem to get most of the honors but I think the hardest job is that of the writers. To create a 66 Thanks, strong and original story reg- ularly must be an inhuman Blood Sister task and I find that—just to name a few, Buddy Saunders, for the pictures Steve Skeates and Denny O'Neill—do great work. Thanks very much for listening. of me PETER JOB Utrecht, Holland in Vampirella A Thank you, Peter. You *10... 99 supposed right. My third in- stallment by Tom Sutton ap- peared last issue. Hope you've seen it by now as this issue has the fourth chapter. You're sweet to write me all the way from Holland. Congratulations, Chris- v . Sometime ago when Vampi- tine. We're all proud of you for rella first came out, I wasn't winning, and a little envious too sure that it would be good. of your being captured on film. I bought the first 3 issues and At present, I'm relegated to In the March issue, (Vampi- decided that it was okay, but just being rendered in art form rella #10) we ran 'THE RE- not worth buying again. How- (drawings, paintings, etc.) SULTS OF THE FIRST MISS ever, at the advice of a friend, Someday perhaps we'll stand VAMPIRE CONTEST' on I picked up Vampirella #9. It side by side for a photo. We Vampi's Flames pages, which was very good. Happy to see received many interesting com- included photos of the contes- that Vampirella was improving mentsregarding the photos of tants who took part in the Up to now, I've seen four greatly, I bought #10. It was the runner-up. Printed below is event held last summer at Pali- issues of Vampirella. I would good, but not great. "Fiends in one of the most interesting of sades Amusement park, Pali- rate them as follows: the Night" was a nice story the batch from a very obser- sades, N.J, Several week after #7 - bad; #8 - average; with a nice ending and the vant reader. issue #10 circulated through #9 - good; #10 - excellent. art was good. However, it was the country, I recevied a letter But #10 was the first time the followed by "The Marriage" from the winner of the contest, artwork in one of your maga- which had a nice angle but Christine Oomaniecki: zines thrilled me from cover to was a lousy story. "Eye of cover! I would like to see more Newt, Toe of Frog" was a great Dear Blood Sister; sword and sorcery tales from story. "The Soft, Sweet Lips Just saying 'thanks' for the Wally Wood. "War of the Wiz- of Hell" was . well . .Let's pictures of in issue #10. me ards" is one of the best stories just say that Denny O'Neil It was rather difficult to get I have ever seen and the hero writes better comics than this. amnesty to appear in sunlight Torin has tremendous poten- The story wasn't that good. (and on film) that day. But as tial. Wood draws (and writes) "War of the Wizards" looked you can see, the results were the way R. E. Howard wrote. like another routine sword and worthwhile. But too much of the same sorcery story but it was nicely I used several of your back spoils interest so, I think the done with" a nice ending. "A issues as inspiration and ref- combination of horror, s-f and Thing of Beauty" was a fan- erence for the outfit I wore. sword and sorcery as used in tastic story. It's nice to see a (The bat tattoo of course was Vampirella #10 is best. cover on a magazine that has yours.) My regards to your side Another one of your regular something to do with an inside of the family. artists who I never seem to get story. "Regeneration Gap" CHRISTINE OOMANIECKI enough of is Tom Sutton. His was okay but the story angle (New York Regional flowery style is almost as fas- was used in Creepy #38. The Miss American Vampire) cinating as Wood's straight story was "The Cosmic All." Belleville, N.J. line technique. I missed his Get Frazetta to do some more covers and possibly some in- side work and bring back Reed Crandall. Keep up the good work. #13. ..A REAL WITCH! O. C. VIRRILL, JR. Ha sting-on -Hudson New York Did you know that contes- of Satanism in the worship ot tant #13 of the Miss Vampire the Horned God). Contest at Palisades, N.J. is a After too many mediocre RONALD G. HASH issues, WITCH? I read an article Vampirella appears to about Marion, Va. her in a national magazine, ex- be on the upswing. Issue #10 plaining the ways of the old bears this out. religion. (Incidentally, she I always demand an impres- goes by the name of Witch Thank you, Ron, for that sive cover; Hughes did an ex- Hazel.) The other reason for bit of interesting information. cellent job on this one. Well this letter though, is to ex- If Witch Hazel (contestant drawn and rendered. More by Mr. Hughes, please. press my appraisal for your #13) sees this, I wonder what magazine (Vampirella) in its further comments she'd have "Vampi's Feary Tales": script research of occultism. There on the subject. If any of you Okay and punchy Gra- is ham art. one thing however, I would readers out there know her, like "Fiends In The Night" was to clear up for you (if you ask her to write me . I'm al- didn't know already) and that ways curious to learn more enjoyable and was helped by is: Satanism is not of WITCH- concerning the occult religions a good performance'by Sutton. The CRAFT. It's just a branch of it of my blood sisters and vam- premise of the pages of a like Erutanism (the opposite piress here on Earth. book freezing solid is a bit dubious, however. I am about to say the most wonderful words that I have ever uttered; I have just read WARREN Vamperilla #9, an issue that will live forever as the first MAGAZINES of masterpieces. You must are a welcome verily be psychic. That issue was the exact core of my relief to the ideas upon what your mag- azine should be. That was the marines most beautifully composed cover I have ever in Viet seen. Ah, Nam! and the artists! Almost ALL new! Wallace Wood, (one of the master of the Golden Age of Comics) Ken Barr! Barry Smith! Alac Justic! Unbeliev- Speaking for myself and all able! Fantastic! Wowie! I was the Marines in my detachment rather leery about sending your magazines are a welcome in for a subscription before, but relief from the boredom of now I shall as soon as I pos- war. Here at Lz Blady we rare- sibly can, in order to ly see new magazines, unless keep A scene from missing any further from "The Soft, Sweet Lips of Hell" as illustrated someone subscribes to them.