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Harvey Horrors Collected Works Tomb of Terror Softee #1

Jan 2012 · PS Artbooks · 14.99 GBP; 24.99 USD
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This softcover volume from PS Artbooks collects the earliest issues of Harvey Comics' Tomb of Terror, a pre-Code horror anthology that showcased the publisher's signature blend of macabre tales and grotesque artwork. Featuring contributions from artists like Bob Powell and Howard Nostrand, these 1950s stories deliver eerie twists and gruesome fates, capturing the raw, unpolished energy of the horror comics era before the Comics Code Authority tightened its grip. The collection offers a nostalgic dive into Harvey's horror output, preserving the original covers and black-and-white interiors for collectors and fans of vintage frights.

Contains 26 stories
The Dead Awaken
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Alan GrangerSheilaHarryJane
The Thing from the Center of the Earth!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Professor Thorenson (physicist)John Poners (Thorenson's research assistant)Vivienne Poners (John's wife)Noah Brandtun-named creature from the center of the Earth (villain, death)

In "The Thing from the Center of the Earth!" from Harvey Horrors Collected Works Tomb of Terror Softee #1 (2012), a famed physicist and his assistant, driven by a startling discovery, venture into the planet’s depths to prove that life exists far beneath the surface—only to confront the terrifying possibility that some things were never meant to be seen.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Horror-Suspense
The Little People
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Eric KarnosFranz KarnosIvana Karnos
The Wax Museum
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
SimonBillMabel
Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction
Cult of Evil
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Professor MarvoMiss Chambers
The Quagmire Beast
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
GolgothCarl BormanClarkEvans
Atlantis
1 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Last Word
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Peter MordannJacque Tercelle

In "The Last Word," a desperate ventriloquist named Peter Mordann steals the prized dummy of a famed performer, Jacque Tercelle—only to find the puppet’s silence is just the beginning. As the dummy’s influence grows, Peter finds himself drawn into a series of violent acts, each more chilling than the last, until he can no longer tell where the voice in his head ends and his own will begins.

The Crypt of Death
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Professor John WilsonWalterJimKa
Crypt of Tomorrow
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Joe TurnerMarySandySquad Leader Jones
The Captain of Death
1 pp · Crime, Detective-Mystery
Captain BlackettCatherine BarbaraMariaCarlos
Cavern of the Doomed
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Countess Aurora KarineBorisGeneral Miguel Esteban

In "Cavern of the Doomed," Countess Aurora Karine’s ruthless ascent to power through dark pacts comes crashing down when death claims her, and the spirits of her victims drag her into a haunted abyss. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling 4-page tale from *Harvey Horrors Collected Works: Tomb of Terror Softee #1* delivers a swift, haunting descent into eternal retribution.

Weird Worlds
1 pp · Non-Fiction
The Cry of Satan
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
DelfinaMiss HesterEdgarDavidSatan (cat)

In the eerie quiet of a crumbling estate, Edgar’s violent rage unleashes a chain of retribution that spirals beyond his control. When his sister Delfina—marked by dark power—turns on him and his friend David, the true horror lies not in their deaths, but in the feral vengeance of Miss Hester’s cat, Satan, whose fate remains untamed.

Death Pact
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Lu Tsong"Stud" KeltonSlade
Graveyard Monsters!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Simon LorensGretaCarlDr. RatnerVilanoMarlin

In "Graveyard Monsters!", Simon Lorens unleashes a monstrous creation from the parts of his fallen foes—only to find that death doesn’t end the grudge. As the reanimated corpses rise, their vengeance begins to take shape in the dark, where the dead remember every betrayal.

His Brother's Keeper
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Vincent ZarnCarl ZarnLennie Zarn

In "His Brother's Keeper," grief turns to vengeance when Lennie rises from the dead after his brother Vincent seals him in a coffin to claim their father’s inheritance. Now bound by a twisted fate, Lennie returns to settle the score—leaving Vincent to meet the same grim end, his coffin swallowed by the swamp’s hungry quicksand.

Shangrila!
1 pp · Non-Fiction
Glacier Beast
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Marie NoretRockyNick
Dirt of Death!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Lars StelpsenGargan
The Rat Man
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Benny the RatProfessor OgdenNails (gangster)Kate
Marriage of the Monsters!
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Prince RahPrince TleenaTut-KahDr. Jacob Messner

In "Marriage of the Monsters!", Prince Rah’s forbidden love for Tleena, the Pharaoh’s daughter, ends in tragedy when both are buried alive by the cruel Tut-Kah. Centuries later, their mummified forms are reanimated by a descendant’s reckless experiment, unleashing a chilling vengeance on the bloodline that doomed them.

The Living Slime!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Merrill DaneR. JonesEvansCalkinsGeneral Wright

In the sweltering depths of the Everglades, escaped convict Merrill Dane stumbles upon a pulsing pool of green slime—alive, hungry, and strangely responsive. As he experiments with feeding it the bodies of others, he begins to absorb their abilities, unlocking powers that blur the line between man and monster.

Head of the Medusa
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Hugo HoffRichard DareJack CrowlVivien

In "Head of the Medusa," four scientists venture deep into the jungle, only to face a monstrous Medusa-Ghoul that defies death. As they survive the initial attack, each begins to change—slowly, inevitably—until the line between hunter and hunted dissolves.

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Full credits

artist Moe Marcus
cover pencils, inks Al Avison

Reprints

↩ Reprints Tomb of Terror #1 (1952), Tomb of Terror #2 (1952), Tomb of Terror #3 (1952), Tomb of Terror #4 (1952), Tomb of Terror #5 (1952)

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