The Boys from Derby: "A Winner's Curse" by Unknown and Howard

Hooowoooooooooo's it goin', Groove-ophiles! Whaddya say we dig on a superior Wayne Howard art job (who wrote it? Mort Todd, can ya enlighten us?) from Ghost Manor Vol. 2, #4 (February 1972)? Yeah, Ol' Groove thought that might grab ya! Guess you could call it..."A Winner's Curse!"

The Boys from Derby: "A Dead Man's Eyes" by Unknown and Staton

Hoooow's it goin', Groove-ophiles! Wanna take a look at some early (and Ol' Groove do mean eeeearly) Joe Staton art? Then check out "A Dead Man's Eyes" (writer unknown) from Ghost Manor, Vol. 2, No. 5 (April 1972)!

The Boys from Derby: "Satan's Pools" by Gill and Boyette

Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Ol' Groove chanced upon the sensational sixteenth issue of Ghost Manor (October 1973) and was struck by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette's "Satan's Pools". The story is a good mysterious pot-boiler, fun and dependable. Joe Gill was great at these kinds of stories. That wasn't what turned Ol' Groove on, though. No, what I really dig is how artist Pat Boyette handled the telling of this tale artistically. Don't ya just love the "wide-screen" style he used here? It feels like Mr. Boyette was going for a Sunday newspaper funnies look here. Had anyone ever done this in a regular comic before?  I remember seeing this format used later in Warren mags, usually by Alex Nino (including the stories published by Pacific in Bill DuBay's Bold Adventures). Of course there's the famous John Byrne Fantastic Four issue of the early 80s (ish 252). Anyone remember seeing this style before or during the Groovy Age? (I don't think Marvel's British reprints count...but I could be swayed with a good argument.) Enjoy!

The Boys from Derby: "Prince of Evil!" by Gill and Boyette

HoooooOOOw's it hauntin', Groove-ophiles! Nope, it's not Halloween (it's February, silly), but we are gonna dig on a fear-feature by two of Charlton's titans--Joe Gill and Pat Boyette! From Ghost Manor #26 (August 1975), prepare to meet the..."Prince of Evil!"

The Boys from Derby: "Who Roams Tyford Castle?" by Gill (?) and Boyette

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles. Not 100% sure if this short-shocker was written by Joe Gill or not, but Ol' Groove knows without a doubt that it was illustrated by the wonderful Pat Boyette! From Ghost Manor #19 (April 1971) prepare to learn..."Who Roams Tyford Castle?"

The Boys from Derby: "Night of the Wanderer" by Tom Sutton

Let's get right to it, Groove-ophiles! From Ghost Manor #9 (November 1972), here's "Night of the Wanderer" by Tom Sutton (who definitely drew it and might've written it...). It's a gas!