The witching hour 1969 comic read the witching hour 1969. Satan was makin the scene on the south side of the burg that sundown, so he went to rap with the man with the killer peepers at his pad in nowheresville. Comic book artists comic book characters comic artist comic character artist. A cover gallery for the comic book witching hour cynthia is a witch one of three that hosts the dc horror anthology witching hour. This volume features artwork by comics luminaries including neal adams, alex toth, bernie. This first collection of the witching hour contains around 550 pages and covers issues 1 thru 19.
Cynthia, mildred and mordred the furies who collectively helps narrate the terrifying tales. The witching hour 1969 during dcs latest foray into the horror mystery arena, editor dick giordano conjured up a triumverate of witches to host an anthology series produced by some of comics biggest names. Stories in the comic were hosted and introduced by three witches, based on macbeths weird. That first issue more than lived up to the spooky ads with its moody art by nick cardy, alex toth, neal adams, and others. The witching hour 1969 comic read the witching hour. The last three issues in this edition are from the 4852 page issues of that series when dc was experimenting with different price points and issue sizes. The series was published for 85 issues from februarymarch 1969 to october 1978.
The witching hour was an american comic book horror anthology published by dc comics from 1969 to 1978. It begins the tale of a family of witches, and a spirit that has guided their fortunes for generations. The series was originally edited by dick giordano, who was replaced by murray boltinoff. The witching hour is a horror anthology series which features the three witches. Vintage comic covers the witching hour the witching hour jul dc for sale online i remember reading this comic. Cynthia character comic vine cynthia is a witch one of three. The witching hour was an american comic book horror anthology published by dc comics. C comics the witching hour ran from 1969 to 1978 and was hosted by 3 beautiful witches morded, mildred, and cynthia. Mod witch cynthia then says,witches spells are so passe. Witching hour comics 19691978 dc comics rare comic books. The kindly ones typically travel by magical teleportation, though they have been. The witching hour is a comic book series by dc comics. Jim bain via the gcd errors list, noted bill drauts inks credit.
Giordano and company gave us three hostesses, inspired by the weird sisters from shakespeares macbeth. The sisters mildred, mordred, and cynthia a riff on the three witches from. The witching hours series 5 primary works 5 total works the brothers grimm meets stranger things in this modern horror series, as siblings anna and max struggle to survive their fantastic adventures in a supernatural world of monsters and magic. Cynthia is a witch one of three that hosts the dc horror anthology witching hour.
While witching hour s not the strongest of the bunch, house of mystery wins that role, its got the best of the hosts, the three witches. Stories in the comic were hosted and introduced by three witches, based on macbeths weird sisters. The witching hour 1990 by anne rice is the first novel in the lives of the mayfair witches series. Sleeping beautyhorrorcomicsdisney princesssketches. Dcs mysteryhorror series the witching hour is collected for the. Rowan mayfair is a gifted neurosurgeon in san francisco, california. This is the introduction to the book and the series.
Miss cynthia from the witching hour commission by john. Begins framing sequence, interspersed before, between, and after the stories. After the witching hours cancellation as a result of the dc implosion, the title was merged with the unexpected until issue. I had a huge cardboard box full of all my favorite comic books in my closet. I would still get this book even if more of hafe the stories were bad, just to read the intros and the endings. Oct 01, 1990 my witchathon concludes with the witching hour, the eleventh novel by anne rice. The witching hour dc comics hey kids comics wiki fandom. First page incorporates a neal adams image from the previous issue.
The evenings halloween cover is witching hour featuring artwork by nick cardy. The dc line of horror titles is the very best of comic book horror of all time, and ive been reading horror comics since i was a kid in the 60s. Mar 27, 2018 miss cynthia from the witching hour commission by john byrne. I was very pleasantly suprised as to the size of this monster. And as with all other dc mystery comics, the witching hour needed a host. Your place to buy and sell all things handmade horror comic books. Continued in witching hour 1999 series the witching hour comic book series was an anthology whose tagline was its 12 oclock. However, they compensated for it by having not one but three hosts in the form of the witches cynthia, mildred and mordred. Anthonys comic book art for sale artwork witching hour. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Unfollow witching hour 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The three witches originated as the hosts of the witching hour, and were. Mildred and cynthia, drawn by alex toth and dick giordano. Top 20 the witching hour comic covers the theatre of terror.
Published in 1990, i was hoping it might be the authors thirteenth book, but this goth epic of blood, sugar, sex and black magic is a monster as is. Nov 16, 2016 cbr has dug deep into the archives to present you the 17 best witches in comic book history. Stories in the comic were hosted and introduced by three witches, morded, mildred, and cynthia. Oct 28, 2019 by comparison, dcs books always had great framing sequences for their spooky storytellers, like here at the witching hour, where old school hags mildred and mordred, and their groovy younger sister, gogo sorceress cynthia, constantly try to outscare each other with their own spinechilling stories. Oct 02, 20 comic book resources jennifer cheng oct 4, 20 the witching hour is one of the strongest of vertigos themed anthologies so far, with fantastic art and admirable variety and daring in the interpretation of the theme. Jun 09, 20 the coolest things about the witching hour were e r cruzs art surprise, surprise and cynthia the beatnik witch e. Oct 14, 2017 the witching hour was an american comic book horror anthology published by dc comics from 1969 to 1978. Witching hour unexpected comic book collection youtube. It brings back the fun from when comic books were 12 cents each now they cost 2. Read the witching hour 1969 comic online free and high quality. The promotional book caused considerable interest in comic circles. Get the jump on new items at anthonyas comic book art. Feb 18, 2018 cynthia character comic vine cynthia is a witch one of three that hosts the dc horror anthology witching hour.
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