This costs £20, probably a little cheaper if purchased online. The American horror comics of the 1950s are legendary. The most famous company producing them was EC, but an awful lot of other publishers got in on the act. These comics contained usually quite simplistic short horror stories, often featuring twist endings (although the opening half-page panel would usually act as a kind of executive summary, clueing readers in to what they were about to read). The stories were lurid, brutal, and unbelievably gruesome. Naturally, kids loved them. Equally naturally, parents hated them (why is it that parents always forget what it was like to be a ...  Read the complete review