Web Of Horror #1

Way back in 1969 a new horror magazine came out spotlighting the work of up and coming artists and writers.

Web Of Horror #1 from Major Magazines introduced to the world some of the future’s most famous comic book and book illustrators at the dawn of their careers.

Somewhat amateurish compared to today’s slick publications Web Of Horror was still a respectable and well-crafted magazine.

Issue #1 featured some of the earliest work in mainstream comics by Berni Wrightson and Mike Kaluta along with entries by more established creators such as Syd Shores, Ralph Reese and Wayne Howard.

Berni Wrightson had a huge influence on my art growing up.  Although I never met the man I did have the privilege of seeing his art posted in an art gallery at a comic book convention in the late 1960s.

Mike Kaluta's art on DC Comics' The Shadow was a favorite of mine as was Ralph Reese's work in the Warren publications.

Similar to Warren Publications' Eerie, Creepy and Vampirella magazines Web Of Horror offered an anthology of horror stories in black and white.

All of stories were done in ink and wash.

I especially enjoyed The Game That Plays You by writer Dick Kenson and artist Bernie Wrightson and the cover by Mike Kaluta.

Dubbed ‘America's Nightmare Magazine’ Web Of Horror only lasted a few issues but is highly sought after by horror magazine enthusiasts.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. “