User:BoomboxTestarossa/Tales of Terror (comic)

After rival Pacific Comics went bankrupt in 1984, Eclipse took over many of their titles, including two issues of Bruce Jones' horror anthology Twisted Tales. As a result Eclipse planned their own similar horror anthology to replace Twisted Tales, and kept on the services of artists John Bolton and Joe Chiodo. In order to reach a wider audience, Eclipse planned to scale back the previous title's sexual content.{{cite magazine|date=February 1, 1985|title=Newsflashes|magazine=Amazing Heroes|publisher=Redbeard, Inc|number=64}}

The new title was named as Tales of Terror and would run bi-monthly alongside Alien Encounters, a similar replacement for Alien Worlds. Unlike Twisted Tales, which was nearly entirely written by Jones, Tales of Terror would feature a number of writers, with Buzz Dixon and Alan Moore among those to express interest, along with artists Bo Hampton, Ken Steacy and Tom Yeates.{{cite magazine|date=March 1, 1985|title=Newsflashes|magazine=Amazing Heroes|publisher=Redbeard, Inc|number=66}}

Steve Bissette, Mike Gustovich, Mark Wheatley contributed to the first issue.{{cite magazine|date=May 29, 1985|title=Newsflashes|magazine=Amazing Heroes|publisher=Fantagraphics Books|number=72}}

Jones would write "Slasher" for the fourth issue.{{cite magazine|date=October 29, 1985|title=Newsflashes|magazine=Amazing Heroes|publisher=Fantagraphics Books|number=83}}

The title ended when Eclipse linked up with Bruce Jones Associates for an ultimately short-lived revival of Twisted Tales.{{cite magazine|date=June 1, 1987|title=Newsline|magazine=Amazing Heroes|publisher=Fantagraphics Books|number=118}}

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