{"product_id":"worlds-of-fear-volume-1","title":"WORLDS OF FEAR Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Fawcett, it's 1952 and the best artists in the studio were working hard to outdo the competition over at EC Comics. \u003cstrong\u003eShelly Moldoff, Bernard Baily\u003c\/strong\u003e (with some killer covers), \u003cstrong\u003eBob Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e (four top-drawer stories),\u003cstrong\u003e George Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e (in his best EC style), \u003cstrong\u003eMike Sekowsky, Bob McCarty\u003c\/strong\u003e (under-rated but fine artist), \u003cstrong\u003eHarry Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e (Wally Wood's studio-mate and collaborator) and painter \u003cstrong\u003eNorman Saunders \u003c\/strong\u003edoing covers! Lurid, fun horror and sci-fi.\n\nFour, count them, four Bob Powell stories include: \"Twice Alive, The Devil's Prize,\" \"The Man Who Lost His Body\" (a rare baseball story), and \"Heartbeat House.\" But the standout among all this is George Evan's amazing 12-page story, \"The Metamorphosis of the Gkmloooms.\" Evans could draw the nastiest, ugliest, creepiest, mutated creatures (see our scan) and this is one of his best efforts, even including his EC work.\n\nBernard Baily is lesser known today, but his covers that feature multiple ghoulish creatures and leering faces are some of the most collectible of the period. He got his start at DC Comics on the big heroes, but in the fifties was doing some mighty wonderful horror stuff like this. DC stalwart and future \u003cem\u003eJustice League\u003c\/em\u003e artist Mike Sekowsky does \"The Resurrected Head,\" and you can imagine what that's going to be like. He also draws several stories, including the superlative \"Vengeance of the Living Dead\" which looks very much like it was inked by \u003cstrong\u003eMurphy Anderson, \u003c\/strong\u003eit is THAT beautifully done.\n\nTechnically the first issue of the run is actually \u003cem\u003eWorlds Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e, then for some reason they changed the title to \u003cem\u003eWorlds of Fear \u003c\/em\u003e-- a change for the better, I'd say. Fawcett was always a step above the average pre-code work, and here they show their very best. This first volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59640402280734,"sku":"PCWOF01","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/pcwof01-worlds-of-fear-vol-1-book.jpg?v=1784496231","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/worlds-of-fear-volume-1","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}