Poe 1969, Pt. 8

(Continued from Poe 1969, Pt. 7)

MINI TERROR  132
"LA CASA DE USHER"
     (IN COLOR  w/ English Translation  /  Part 3)

Editorial Argumentos, S.A. was a publisher in Mexico, active in the 1960s to the 1980s.  One of the things they specialized in was mini-comics.  Much smaller than digests, these books were 2-7/8" x 4-1/2", small enough to fit in your shirt pocket!

A popular series from them was MINI TERROR, an anthology that ran from 1966-82 for at least 839 issues.  As you might have guessed, among them were several POE adaptations!

First up:

     "THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER"

Part 3 begins with Roderico going into much-greater and gruesome detail about his family's history than we saw Vincent Price do in Roger Corman's 1960 film, and the bit about Laurence Usher being burned at the stake seems like it might be a tribute to the opening scene in Corman's THE HAUNTED PALACE!  He's also far more open and explicit about his plans for Madelina and Kent, although in this case he is not in the room when Madelina collapses.

The last panel of page 91 seems straight from the 1960 film, as Roderico sees something he doesn't want Fernando to.  It was many years, many film viewings and multiple comics adaptations before I realized that bit actually came from an earlier Poe story, Berenice.  Although Roderick was haunted by his own fears in Poe's story, in Corman's film and here, his locking the crypt had very deliberate, sinister implications.

ENJOY!

MINI TERROR  132
cover by ??   (Editorial Argumentos, S.A.  /  EDAR  /  Mexico  /  May 10, 1969)

"LE CASA DE USHER"
     ("THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER")  /  Version 11
Adaptation by Javier Reyna G.  /  Art by JUAN REYES
Pages 64-65  /  "Our story continues..."

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Don't go away!  Our story will conclude...

Copyright (C) Editorial Argumentos,  S.A.
English Translation & New Color Copyright (C) 2021 Henry R. Kujawa.

Scans of MINI TERROR #132
     from Cecilio Gonzalez with special thanks!

For more:
Read about Edgar Allan Poe at The Poe Museum site.
Read about Edgar Allan Poe at the Biography site.

Read about THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER at Spark Notes.
Read the complete story at the Poe Stories site.
See the HOUSE OF USHER Gallery of Illustrations.

See the CHRONOLOGICAL list of Edgar Allan Poe stories!
See the ALPHABETICAL list of Edgar Allan Poe stories!

Don't miss the FINAL PART of this... coming up next!!! 

(Continued in Poe 1969, Pt. 9)