THE THING 2
"THE RED DEATH"
Charlton Comics was an unusual publisher, in that they had their entire staff, including their own printing presses & distribution, all under one roof. Comics was always a sideline for them, more something to keep the presses running than to make real money at. Rates were always low, but many liked working there as they tended to have more freedom and zero interference with what they did.
While Charlton had done no less than 4 Poe adaptations before this, all 4 were in a superhero anthology book-- YELLOWJACKET COMICS #1, 3, 4, & 6 (the last one being Dec'45). What a difference 6-1/2 years can make. The story featured here was in another anthology, but it was a decidedly "horror / monster" type-- THE THING.
The story is... "THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH".
This is the 2nd comics version of this story, following...
Marvel's ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS #4 (Spring'52)
...only the month before!!
However, compared to Bill Everett's very loose "updated" adaptation, I think it's safe to safe this is a lot more "authentic".
The artist is Bob Forgione. ENJOY!
THE THING 2
cover by BOB FORGIONE (Charlton / April 1952)
(adapted from "The Masque Of The Red Death") / Version 2
Adaptation & Art by BOB FORGIONE / Page 1
cover by JOSE RIVELLI NETO ("ZEZO")
(Editora Trieste / Brazil / May 1973)
I note a few details in this version that turned up in the 1964 Roger Corman film-- the design of the main hall and stairway (production designer Daniel Heller could well have seen this comic!), the villagers begging for help at the castle walls and being driven off by violence, and the Court Jester making a suggestion that leads to the death of his employer! Makes me wonder how many people in Hollywood read comics but never wanted to admit to it.
The main hall in the 1964 film (a set reused from the film "BECKET").
Note the similarity to the one seen on page 1 of this comic story--
right down to the color scheme!
Scan of THE THING #2 cover from the Heritage Auctions site.
Scans of THE THING #2 interiors from the Destination Nightmare blog.
Scan of NOITES DE TERROR #9 (1973)
from the Guia Dos Quadrinhos database site
with special thanks to Fernando Homem De Melo.
Info supplied by Pedro De Queiroz with special thanks!
Restorations by Henry R. Kujawa
For more:
Read about Edgar Allan Poe at The Poe Museum site.
Read about Edgar Allan Poe at the Biography site.
Read about Charlton Comics at Don Markstein's Toonopedia site.
Read about Charlton Comics at The Power Of Comics site.
Read about Bob Forgione at the Lambiek site.
See more of Bob Forgione's work at the Four Color Shadows blog.
Read about THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH at the Spark Notes site.
Read about THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH at the Crime Reads site.
Read about THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH at the Slate site.
Read the complete story at the Poe Stories site.
See the RED DEATH Gallery of Illustrations.
Audio:
Hear the Basil Rathbone recording!
Hear the CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER episode!
Comics:
Read the Bill Everett RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Bob Forgione RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Manoel Ferreira RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Steve Ditko RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Frank Springer RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Tom Sutton RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Nico Rosso RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Don Heck RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Robert Inwood RED DEATH illustrated story!
Read the Dino Battaglia RED DEATH adaptation! (coming soon!)
Read the Miguel Calatayud RED DEATH adaptation! (coming soon!)
Read the Ricardo Villamonte RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Richard Corben RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Wayne Howard RED DEATH adaptation! (coming soon!)
Read the Esteban Maroto RED DEATH adaptation! (coming soon!)
Read the Francisco Agras RED DEATH adaptation! (coming soon!)
Read the Flavio Colin RED DEATH adaptation!
(Coming soon:)
Read the John Lawn RED DEATH illustrated story!
Read the Auraleon RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Enrique Alcatena RED DEATH illustrated story!
Read the Phillipe Cazaumayou RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Alfonso Martinez RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the A.L. Pareja RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Alberto Breccia RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Daryl Hutchinson RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Steve Leialoha RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Eric Stanway RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Ted Naifeh RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Horacio Lalia RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Gris Grimly RED DEATH illustrated story!
Read the Stanley Shaw RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Erik Rangel RED DEATH adaption!
Read the Wendy Pini RED DEATH adaptation at the Masque Musical site!
Read the Julio Azamor RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Jean-Louis Thouard RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Alineromero9 RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Sabaku-No-Sarri RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Eric Stanway RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the David G.Flores RED DEATH illustrated story!
Read the Richard Corben's 2nd RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Turner Mark-Jacobs RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Edu Molina RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Terrance Lindall RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Pete Katz RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Gareth Hinds RED DEATH adaptation!
Read the Uka Nagao RED DEATH adaptation!
See the CHRONOLOGICAL list of Edgar Allan Poe stories!
See the ALPHABETICAL list of Edgar Allan Poe stories!
Don't miss the BONUS GALLERY of ILLUSTRATIONS up next!
(Continued in Poe 1952, Pt. 3A)
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