Black and White Wednesday: "Sand Castle" by Fedory and Marcos

HowOOOO's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! Only in the Groovy Age could you find horror stories that--in one terror tale--feature botched bank robberies, plane crashes, treks through the desert, vampires, and the entrance to Hell! And the best place to find such Horror-Mood monsterpieces? Why in Skywald's  black and white monster mags, natch! From Nightmare #21 (aka the 1974 Nightmare Summer Special), prepare to face a different kind of..."Sand Castle!"

Black and White Wednesday: "Kerene" by Kraft and Domingo

David Anthony Kraft, best known for his stellar work as writer on the Defenders, Man-Wolf, Savage She-Hulk, and his own mag, the magnificent Comics Interview, made his comicbook debut with "Kerene" in Skywald's Psycho #7 (May 1972). This hip and "of its time" terror tale of the occult and "past life memories" was gorgeously illustrated by fine artist Domingo Gomez. Can you dig it?

Black and White Wednesday: B&W Mags You Might've Read on July 4 During the Groovy Age

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! Happy Independence Day to all my groovy guys and gals in the U.S.! And a belated Canada Day to y'all in the Great White North! Today Ol' Groove's trying something different for both 4th of July and B&W Wednesday, and that's looking back over the entirety of the Groovy Age (1968-1980) at the black and white action and horror mags you could very well have bought when you stocked up on firecrackers, sparklers, and cherry bombs, baby! You might've been reading these while waiting for the burgers and dogs to grill or on a picnic with the family! All the following covers represent b&w comic mags that came out between July 1-July 4 each year of the Groovy Age! How's that for time travel, baby! Enjoy the covers (in no particular order--hey, I'm on holiday!), but don'tcha spill any mustard on 'em!

Black and White Wednesday: "...The Narrative of Skut" by Hewetson and Collado

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! It's been a while since we shared a gangster-themed ghost story, hasn't it? (!) Here's one from Skywald's Psycho Magazine #17 (January 1974) "...The Narrative of Skut" by Archaic Al Hewetson and Luis Collado!

Black and White Wednesday: "The Myth of Dracula" by Hewetson and de la Fuente

Check it out, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove is a big Dracula fan, so it's always cool to see a "true history" of our favorite vampire king. Looks like Archaic Al Hewetson actually wrote an essay on "the historical" Dracula ("...the weird way it was"), then turned it over to Ramon de la Feuente (brother of Victor de la Fuente) to bring it to comicbook life. Kinda different and cool methinks. What thinkest thou? From Psycho Annual 1972/#1, here is "The Myth of Dracula!"

Black and White Wednesday: "Have You Ever Seen the Black Rain?" by Hewetson and Xirinius

HoOOOw's it shakin', Groove-ophiles! Ready to shiver (and not from the cold)? Here's a Horror-Mood masterpiece of the macabre as only Archaic Al Hewetson could deliver (complete with a CCR song-title reference). "Have You Ever Seen the Black Rain?" from Psycho #8 (cover-dated September 1972) was illustrated by the multi-talented Spanish artist Xirinius (aka Jaime Juez Castella), who, at the time this story was published, had already notched nearly fifty years of published art experience under his belt!