When Constance Collins returns to Collinwood, Barnabas swears to save his innocent cousin from hellfire and damnation. This uncredited story proves to be a hard entry point for a Dark Shadows newbie.
READArchie’s Red Circle line delivers some EC-style horror, with macabre tales from artists including Jesse Santos, Bruce Jones and Sal Amendola.
READSeries host Colonel Whiteshroud explains the Monster Hunters Club to the visiting Countess Von Bludd. While a better debut than sister series Scary Tales, this first issue by the likes of Nicola Cuti, Joe Staton, Wayne Howard and others lacks any real creative spark.
READDr. Spektor comes under the spell of a Dark Gods’ agent, then finds himself battling a who’s who of monsters. Another solid Spektor outing from the team of Don Glut and Jesse Santos.
READDennis and his parents take off on a Bicentennial road trip to visit a few key locations of the American Revolution. An uninspired one-off, likely the work of creator Hank Ketcham’s team of ghost writers and artists.
READTensions grow between England and its New World colonies, eventually leading to the American Revolution. A sequential-art retelling of the American origin story from longtime comics educator Leonard Rifas and friends.
READWhen a Revolutionary battle site is discovered on Mr. Lodge’s land, a shame-filled ghost ties to keep the history silent. Archie is a believable patriot in this uncredited Bicentennial tale.
READWhen an undercover police sergeant is murdered, Sam Lomax is called in to work the case. The lead feature by Russ Jones and Mike Sekowsky serves up some weak sauce, but the backup by Mike Ploog is stronger fare.
READBenita Bizarre is up to some shenanigans at the Bugaloos’ expense. This Sid & Marty Krofft show doesn’t translate well to comics in this pair of uncredited tales.
READThis collection of underground sci-fi/fantasy tales is difficult to follow, but Jim Pinkoski's art shows striking potential.
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