Black and White Wednesday: "Voodoo Unto Others" by Isabella and Mortimer

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Remember yesterday's Swamp Thing saga? Ol' Groove mentioned how the Comics Code didn't allow the use of the word "zombie?" Well, Marvel got around that little rule by publishing black and white mags. Especially the one called Tales of the Zombie! How literal is that title? Well the mag starred a zombie named Simon Garth, and ran lots of short back-up features mainly about voodoo and...zombies! Like this one from Tales of the Zombie #2 (June 1973) by Tony Isabella and Win Mortimer called "Voodoo Unto Others!"

Decent Comics: "Night of the Warring Dead!" by Michelinie and Redondo

How's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! It's time to get a li'l scary again with Swamp Thing! "Night of the Warring Dead!" is by David Michelinie and Nestor Redondo and was first published in Swamp Thing #16 (February 1975). Ol' Groove loves this ish--it's almost like a weird, modern-day Tarzan story, but it takes a look at an important social issue (how Viet Nam vets were treated in the 70s) and features...zombies (but the Comics Code wouldn't let 'em call 'em zombies, ya know)...

Black and White Wednesday: "The Terrible Turnip of Turpin County" by McKenzie and Salvador

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Here's a short-shocker with a very different kind of zombie, all courtesy Roger McKenzie and Martin Salvador. From Creepy #85 (November 1976) it's..."The Terrible Turnip of Turpin County!"

Black and White Wednesday: "Grave Business" by Tom Sutton

Greetings, Groove-ophiles! How would ya like to plant your peepers on a far-out zombie tale weirdly written and awesomely illustrated by Tom Sutton? Yeah, Ol' Groove thought you might dig that. From Tales of the Zombie #10 (January 1975) here's "Grave Business"!

Black and White Wednesday: "Twin Burial" by Robinson and Reese

You dig zombies, Groove-ophiles? A lotta folks do these days (wonder why?), but back during the Groovy Age, the only place to get your zombie fix on a regular basis was Marvel's b&w Tales of the Zombie. Today's "Twin Burial", by Chuck Robinson and Ralph Reese, comes from Tales of the Zombie #2 (June 1973). Of course, it's not exactly a zombie story. Pre-zombie, perhaps? You decide!