cod.EA

corriere della paura

EDITORIALE CORNO

ALBO ORIGINALE DEL 1975

contiene  DRACULA, FRATELLO VOO-DOO e SATAN LA FIGLIA DEL DIAVOLO


redazionali : LA DONNA CHE VIDE UCCIDERE SE STESSA  (Bob Saunders)  
                  L' ASTRANERO di Sargatanas


COVER : RON WILSON  (da Chamber of Chills  # 9 )

Finalmente il rimedio definitivo per le vostre notti insonni , e non sto parlando di gigi marzullo o di enrico ghezzi ! 

Ritroverete i vostri incubi perduti e l' angoscia più opprimente ed insopportabile che ha caratterizzato i vostri giorni peggiori, arrischiandovi nella temeraria lettura di questa memorabile e atipica serie corno, che pubblicava coraggiosamente alcune gemme fumettistiche tanto prelibate quanto azzardate, perlomeno per quanto riguardava la recettività di un mercato tradizionalista, bigotto e poco duttile e permeabile come quello italiano e soprattutto in quegli anni.

Il materiale è attinto da testate usa conclamatamente cult come dracula lives , monsters unleashed , the haunt of horror , tales of the zombie , vampire tales, strange tales , i serials che appaiono sono cinicamente mutuati dalla frangia più estrema, insulsa, infame , eccitante e raccapricciante della letteratura junk e del cinema di serie B (  Dracula, Morbius,  Satan la figlia del diavolo , Simon Garth lo zombie , Fratello Voo Doo , Lilith figlia di Dracula, The Man - Thing , Frankenstein ) , gli autori sono tantissimi e tutti leggendari e magnifici : Neal Adams , Gene Colan, Syd Shores , Tom Palmer , Joe Sinnott , Gil Kane , Tony De Zuniga ,  Enric Badia Romero , Val Mayerick , Vicente Alcazar , John Buscema ,Alfredo Alcala, Pablo Marcos, George Tuska, Billy Graham , Jim Starlin , Jordi Bernet , Esteban Maroto , Dick Ayers , Ernie Chua , Jesus Blasco , John Romita senior , Alfonso Font , Ralph Reese e tanti altri

come ciliegina sulla torta non potevano mancare gli ottimi, approfonditi e congeniali articoli di Cesare Medail , Giovanni Mongini , Sargatanas & friends ( or foes ? )

E alla fine, stremati ed allucinati dopo aver letto anche il ventiduesimo ed ultimo numero, potreste anche avere ottenuto la sospirata risposta alla fatidica e suprema questione : 

la vita è un incubo, o gli incubi aiutano a morire meglio ?


CONDIZIONI  : BUONISSIME, PICCOLO FRAMMENTINO MANCANTE NELL' ESTREMITA' COSTALE INFERIORE, L' ALBO NON E' DI BUSTA

LEGENDA STATO DI CONSERVAZIONE

condizioni ECCELLENTI (o anche EDICOLA e/o MAGAZZINO) = si intende un oggetto nuovo e perfetto oppure usato senza difetti e praticamente ancora come nuovo, tenendone per quest’ultimo caso in conto ovviamente la datazione ; corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale compreso tra 8,5 e 9,8 (non assegniamo punteggi superiori a 9,8 perchè trattasi di tipi ideali a ns avviso più teorici e scolastici che reali e concreti, ogni manufatto umano in natura ha una percentuale insita e congenita seppur infinitesimale di imperfezione)

condizioni OTTIME = oggetto nuovo (o talora anche usato ma maneggiato e conservato con molta cura) in cui non si riscontra alcun difetto rilevante e degno di nota, tutt’al più qualche minimo segno di lettura o di uso ; corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale compreso tra 7 e 8,5

condizioni BUONISSIME = oggetto usato (ed in taluni casi anche fondo di magazzino soggetto a piccole usure del tempo) con lievi imperfezioni e difetti poco vistosi, generalmente molto marginali ed appena percepibili ; corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale compreso tra 5,5 e 7

condizioni MOLTO BUONE = oggetto usato con imperfezioni vistose e difetti abbastanza spiccati, pur se non completamente invalidanti (generalmente specificati nel dettaglio alla voce CONDIZIONI nella parte inferiore della descrizione di ogni singolo oggetto); corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale compreso tra 4 e 5,5

condizioni PIU’ CHE BUONE / MEDIOCRI = oggetto usato con imperfezioni e difetti evidenti, smaccati, madornali ed invalidanti, assolutamente non collezionabile tuttavia idoneo per la semplice lettura o documentazione ; corrisponde a un range di grading internazionale inferiore a 4

per eventuali ulteriori dettagli aggiuntivi e specifici si prega di fare sempre riferimento alla voce CONDIZIONI nella parte inferiore della descrizione di ogni singolo oggetto



IN QUESTO NUMERO :






"Look Homeward, Vampire" / GUARDA VERSO CASA VAMPIRO !

Writers
Gerry Conway
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Vicente Alcazar
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Vicente Alcazar


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Now king of the vampires, Dracula returns to Transylvania with his vampire legions seeking to get revenge against the Turks who still rule his home whom he blames for his transformation into a vampire, as well as reclaim his castle which has since been taken over. Stopping at near by tavern to feast, Dracula overhears a patron named Aton Lekva boasting about Dracula's death. Furious over Lekva's words, Dracula feeds upon him, draining him dry before he resumes his travels to his castle.

One of the bar patrons Josef Yurac goes to the local church where he tells the priest Father Bordia about Dracula's coming. Josef is unaware that Bordia is also a vampire as well and seeking the title of king of the vampires decides to go and destroy Dracula, he flies off to meet the vampire lord in bat form.

When Dracula arrive at his castle, he sicks his legions upon the soldiers that still reside there and forwards on to the throne room where he kills the men who are there as well. One survivor flees to the tavern and finds Anton standing inside, when he tries to get Anton to try and help, Anton reveals that he is a vampire and feasts upon his former comrade.

Back at the castle, Dracula has spared the women for his own personal use and becomes interested in one named Zaveria who hates the Turks because they killed her father. Just then Father Bordia appears in the room and challenges Dracula. Dracula is thrown off by Bordia's priestly appearance, however realizes the "Father's" true nature when he transforms into a wolf. Turning into bat form, Dracula easily fights off Bordia tossing the faux-man of the cloth across the room. Transforming back into human form, Bordia grabs a wooden stake and attempts to drive it into Dracula's chest, but the vampire king easily knocks his opponent aside.

When Bordia attempts to throw the stake at Dracula, Zaveria deflects it with a candle stick. She takes the stake and then drives it right into Bordia's heart killing him. Dracula then tests Zaveria to see if she would turn on him with the candle sticks as well, however she drops them to the ground and follows Dracula out the door. 


Strange Tales Vol 1 169
Strange Tales Vol 1 #169
September, 1973
Editor-in-Chief
Roy Thomas
Cover Artist
John Romita

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A physician named Doctor Maitland arrives at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. A man named Willoby comes out to greet him. Suddenly, two Haitian gunmen accost them and hold them at gunpoint. A cloud of smoke rolls in, and from it steps – Brother Voodoo. Voodo dives into the men, driving them to the ground, but one manages to get away in a rental car. While fleeing, he attempts to run Brother Voodoo down, but Voodoo dives out of the way and the car crashes into the side of a building.

Suddenly, a ghostly figure rises from Brother Voodoo's body. The apparition takes possession of one of the other gunmen and forces him to turn against his allies. When the threat alleviates, the spirit leaves the gunman’s body and returns to Brother Voodoo. Brother Voodoo takes a moment to reflect on the course of events that set him down his chosen path.

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Some time ago, Brother Voodoo was merely Jericho Drumm, a prominent psychologist practicing in the United States. When he received word that his brother, Daniel, had fallen deathly ill, he immediately returned home to visit him. Daniel told Jericho that an evil man claiming to be Damballah the Serpent God arrived in Port-au-Prince to educate the locals in the ways of black magic. Daniel had been the previous Brother Voodoo, and sought to stop Damballah, but Damballah cursed him with a wasting disease. Daniel told Jericho to seek out an old Houngan named Papa Jambo. He was the only one with the power to end Damballah's influence. At the stroke of midnight, Daniel died, and Jericho knew that Damballah was responsible.
Racing outside of the house, Jericho tackled Damballah, but the purported Serpent God beat him to within an inch of his life. Damballah spared Jericho, citing that he was not even worth killing.
Fulfilling his brother's wishes, Jericho wrapped Daniel's body and brought him deep into the jungle to the hut of Papa Jambo. He explained the situation to the old man, and Papa Jambo told him that Jericho would learn the ways of Voodoo and become the new Brother Voodoo.


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Haunt of Horror Vol 2 4
Haunt of Horror Vol 2 #4
November, 1974
Editor-in-Chief
Len Wein
Cover Artist
Bob Larkin

"This Side of Hell" / DA QUESTA PARTE DELL' INFERNO

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Continued from Haunt of Horror #2 (first italian issue on CDP corno # 10)... Satana and Zannarth continue their path to stop the Four and reopen the doorway to Hell. 

When confronting the Four, they manage to kill Zannarth. Furious, Satana uses her powers to make them see their true selves, however this doesn't have exactly the desired effect and the pain wracked members of the Four all revert to their human forms. This allows Satana an opportunity to kill them all.

In the aftermath Trachos appears alive and well and reveals himself to really be Miles Gomery. Miles then vanishes after boasting over Satana. In the aftermath, Satana feels the barrier to Hell disappearing, however she feels the answers she seek will be found on Earth, and she may get vengeance along the way, and so she returns there.