GHOST COMICS NO. 2

For the most part, Fiction House dispensed with the grisly and gory in the two horror comics they produced during the Pre-Code era, GHOST COMICS and MONSTER.

The publisher relied on the Eisner and Iger Shop to supply them with packaged comics and usually the writers and artists came through with some decent material. This issue of GHOST COMICS starts off with a super cover by Maurice Whitman and followed by interior good girl art by Alex Blum and Matt Baker.

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GHOST COMICS

Vol. 1 No. 2

1952 (No month)

Fiction House Inc.

Managing Editor: Jack Byrne

Art Director: S.M. "Jerry" Iger

Cover: Maurice Whitman

Pages: 36

Cover price: 10 cents

CONTENTS

"The Ghost Gallery" ("I Woke in Terror--")

Script: Drew Murdoch

Art: Alex Blum; Matt Baker; Iger Studios

"The Ghost Gallery" ("The Four Phantoms")

Script: Drew Murdoch

Art: Alex Blum; Matt Baker; Iger Studios

"Ghost Squadron"

Script: Derek West

Art: Rafael Astarita ?; Ruben Moreira ?

"The Ghost Gallery" ("Boy Kidnapped")

Script: Drew Murdoch

Art: Alex Blum; Iger Studios

JOURNEY INTO FEAR NO. 1

Printed in Canada, Superior Comic was an imprint of a company based in Toronto, Ontario. At the time of the Pre-Code period, American comics were not allowed to be imported into Canada, a law that remained in effect for many years. There were a number of likely reasons: from the "objectionable" content to push-back for high tariffs on Canadian goods imported into the States, which was mainly aimed at the lucrative lumber industry. Oddly, Canada did allow reprints of American comics, as long as they were printed in Canada, so perhaps the first reason mentioned wasn't as strong a factor.

The first horror comic printed in Canada was Superior's JOURNEY INTO FEAR #1 (May 1951). Once again, the identity of scriptwriters and artists were sketchy, but the art in the first two stories has been confirmed as by Matt Baker, most likely via the Iger Shop. Iger was hired to do a large share of Superior's stories, and quite possibly the covers as well. The Superior Comic line was intended for distribution in the U.S., so tangentially it can be considered an American comic in that respect.

All of the stories in this issue were reprinted in a later Superior horror comic title, STRANGE MYSTERIES.

More about Superior Comics HERE.

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JOURNEY INTO FEAR

Vol. No. 1

May 1951

Superior Comic

Editor: ?

Cover: ?

Pages: 36

Cover price: 10 cents

CONTENTS

"Preview of Chaos!"

Script: ?

Art: Matt Baker

"Was He Death-Proof?"

Script: ?

Art: Matt Baker

"I Am Murder . . ."

Script: ?

Art: ?

"The Playful Executioner"

Script: ?

Art: ?