Creepy Archives Volume 5

Enter a world of the finest in scary storytelling and dazzling artwork! Creepy Archives Volume 5 continues the critically acclaimed series that throws back the dusty curtain on a treasure trove of amazing comics art and brilliantly blood-chilling stories. From the gorgeously painted full-color covers to the exquisite black-and-white interiors, this groundbreaking archival series resurrects some of the finest graphic storytelling ever printed. From "The Rats in the Walls" to "It That Lurks," these are infamous tales to chill the blood.

From Booklist

The 1966–67 issues in this volume further attest Creepy’s decline. Editor Archie Goodwin had left the previous year, taking his stable of talented artists with him. While a few of the replacements, notably Tom Sutton and Pat Boyette, weren’t bad, most were substandard, especially compared to the luminaries who had preceded them. Only EC Comics veteran Reed Crandall remained from the original lineup, and the scripts he illustrates here are inferior to those Goodwin had provided. By far the best things this time around are reprints of earlier Creepy stories drawn by Steve Ditko. --Gordon Flagg

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