Monster of the Day

Marvel and DC fans often like to point out when one company stole a character from the other, with Man-Thing and Swamp Thing being typical examples. However, that's a silly example because both clearly were influenced by Air Pilot Comics' The Heap, who first appeared in 1942.

Swamp monster! (That woman might have wanted to consider her wardrobe a bit more.) Saw Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger and Godzilla vs the Sea Monster in a theater yesterday, so that was nice. Also, I had breakfast at the L&L Snackshop. People who have visited for B-Fest will know what I'm…

Now, *that's* a cover. Happy Friday, everyone!

That's the spirit! (Yep, I still have it!)

Man, I love old fashioned monster stuff. Creepy mansions and bats! Wheeeeeee!

OK, I don't know if that mountain is strictly a monster, because I haven't read the comic. But I'll roll those dice. Nice cover.

I was surprised to learn how long Adventures In the Unknown ran, compared to a lot of other AEG titles. Looking over the covers, I especially liked the stark, early covers, which I eventually realized forwent dialog balloons and relied on start imagery instead. Art-wise we're definitely below EC here, but still, I likes…

I kind of feel this is a spoiler, given that the monster apparently doesn't appear until the end, but here it is. This film has a nice reputation in a low-key sort of way, and would presumably make a good companion to another 80s monster in a mine flick The Boogens. I miss the…

This doesn't really match the last two, but I saw it and for SOME REASON it drew my attention. I can't really explain it.

I'd never even heard of this film that I'm aware of. However, it was featured in the simply massive survey of 70s and 80s exploitation flicks Nightmare USA, which I'm currently reading during lunch hour at work. The film is in color, this image is from a lobby card.