Poe 1969, Pt. 9

(Continued from Poe 1969, Pt. 8)

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

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"

Although the malignant ghosts and Roderico's behavior give this version an even darker edge than the Matheson-Corman-Price film, the sub-plot with Kent works to help balance that out.

Another twist here is that Dean, the butler, actually suspected Madelina was still alive and was instrumental in Fernando finding out, rather than their realization of it being almost accidental as it was in the film.  In the climax, Madelina's insane revenge against her brother's actions are even nastier than in the film, reflecting this being a Mexican comic-book!  But there did end up being at least a slightly hopeful aspect to the ending, and in my own mind, I can rather imagine an epilogue I never would have in either Poe's or Matheson's versions.

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 96-97  /  "And now... the EPIC conclusion!"

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Back Cover

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!

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 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.

     Audio:
Hear the Basil Rathbone recording!
Hear the Gladys Thornton WEIRD CIRCLE episode!
Hear the Paul Frees ESCAPE episode!
Hear the Kevin McCarthy CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER episode!

      Comics:
Read the Gus Schrotter HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Harley M. Griffiths HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Jerry Grandenetti HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Harry Harrison HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Steve Ditko HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

Read the George Evans HOUSE OF USHER illustrated story!
Read the Osvaldo Talo HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Alexis-Thomas Hinsberger HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Tom Sutton HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Dino Battaglia HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

Read the Juan Reyes HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Gino Dauro HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Miguel Gomez Esteban HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Carlos Moro HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Klaus Nordby HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

Read the Maro Navo HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Cirilo Munoz HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Martin Salvador HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Guido Del Carpio Rivera HOUSE OF USHER illustrated story!
Read the Ediciones Maisal USHER illustrated story!

Read the Nestor Redondo HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
     (Coming soon:)
Read the Pablo Marcos HOUSE OF USHER illustrated story!
Read the Luis Romero B. HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Bert Dodson HOUSE OF USHER illustrated story!
Read the E.C. Nickel HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

Read the Richard Corben HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Pedro Martinez HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the P.Craig Russell / Jay Geldof HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Giampiero Ubezio HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Jorge Hardmeier HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

Read the Benjamin Campos Portada HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Gris Grimly HOUSE OF USHER illustrated story!
Read the Matt Howarth HOUSE OF USHER illustrated story!
Read the Shane Oakley HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Jean-Louis Thouard HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

Read the Miguel Serratosa HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Benjamin Lacombe HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Jim Jimenz HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the 2nd Richard Corben HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Edu Molina HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

Read the Gustavo Del Valle HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Julia Gfrorer HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Agustin Comotto HOUSE OF USHER illustrated story!
Read the Pete Katz HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Linus Liu HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

Read the Ahoy Comics HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!

     Misc:
Read the Mini Terror HOUSE OF USHER adaptation!
Read the Mini Terror PENDULUM adaptation!
Read the Mini Terror AMONTILLADO / BLACK CAT adaptation!

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

(Continued in Poe 1969, Pt. 10)