THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF SKYWALD PUBLICATIONS COMIC BOOK MAGAZINES ON DVD ROM

Description: PSYCHO, NIGHTMARE, SCREAM, HELL-RIDER AND THE CRIME MACHINE MAGAZINE THE COMPLETE FULL FIVE SERIES COLLECTION OF SKYWALD PUBLICATIONS COMIC MAGAZINES ON DVD ROM NIGHTMARE #1-23 (FULL RUN) PSYCHO #1-24 (FULL RUN) SCREAM #1-11 (FULL RUN) HELL-RIDER #1-2 (FULL RUN) THE CRIME MACHINE #1-2 (FULL RUN) ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: NIGHTMARE ANNUAL 1972 NIGHTMARE WINTER SPECIAL 1973 NIGHTMARE YEARBOOK 1974 PSYCHO ANNUAL 1972 PSYCHO FALL SPECIAL 1974 PSYCHO YEARBOOK 1974 PSYCHO WINTER SPECIAL 1975 69 BOOKS IN TOTAL VINTAGE SKYWALD MAGAZINES ON DVD A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF ALL VINTAGE SKYWALD COMIC MAGAZINES FREE POSTAGE AND PACKING BOOKS COME IN ECOMIC (CBR/CBZ) FORMAT ON A FULLY PRINTED DVD-ROM IN A CLEAR PLASTIC WALLET FOR SAFE KEEPING AN ECOMIC READING PROGRAM (COMICRACK) IS ALSO INCLUDED ON THE DISC Skywald Publications was an American publisher of black-and-white comics magazines, primarily the horror anthologies Nightmare, Psycho, and Scream.Skywald's first publication was Nightmare #1 (cover dated Dec. 1970). The company lasted through the end of 1974 or early 1975, with Psycho #24 (March 1975) being its final publication. Nightmare published 23 issues and Scream put out 11 issues.The company name is a combination of those of its founders, former Marvel Comics production manager Sol Brodsky ("Sky") and low-budget entrepreneur Israel Waldman ("wald"), whose I. W. Publications (also known as Super Comics) in the late 1950's and early 1960's published unauthorized comic book reprints for sale through grocery and discount stores. Skywald was based in New York City.Brodsky, who also served as editor, brought in Al Hewetson – briefly an assistant to Marvel chief Stan Lee and a freelancer for the Warren Publishing horror magazines and others – as a freelance writer. "Archaic Al", as he later jokingly called himself in print, quickly became the associate editor, and when Brodsky returned to Marvel after a few months, Hewetson succeeded him as editor. Hewetson, aiming at a more literary bent than the work of industry leader Warren Publishing, developed what he called "the Horror-Mood" and sought to evoke the feel of such writers as Poe, H. P. Lovecraft and Kafka. Comics professionals who produced work for the Skywald magazines include writers T. Casey Brennan, Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Gardner Fox, Doug Moench, Dave Sim, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman, and artists Rich Buckler, Gene Day Vince Colletta, Bill Everett, Bruce Jones, Pablo Marcos, Syd Shores, Chic Stone, and Tom Sutton. Many who also contributed to rival Warren employed pseudonyms. Future industry star John Byrne published his first professional story, a two-pager written by editor Hewetson, in Skywald’s Nightmare #20 (Aug. 1974).Editor Al Hewetson, in an interview given shortly before his death of a heart attack on Jan. 6, 2004, asserted the demise of Skywald was caused by:“…Marvel’s distributor. Our issues were selling well, and some sold out. Such returns as we received were shipped overseas, mainly to England, where they sold out completely… When Marvel entered the game with countless [black-and-white horror] titles gutting [sic] the newsstand, their distributor was so powerful they denied Skywald access to all but the very largest newsstands, so our presence was minimal and fans and readers simply couldn’t find us…” PSYCHO Publication Dates:January 1971 - March 1975 Number of Issues Published:24 (#1 - #24) Colour:colour cover; black & white interior Dimensions:magazine size Paper Stock:glossy cover; newsprint interior There was a six month hiatus between #5 and #6. SCREAM Publication Dates:August 1973 - March 1975 Number of Issues Published:11 (#1 - #11) Colour:colour cover; black & white interior Dimensions:magazine size Publication Type:magazine There was a six months’ hiatus between #10 and #11. NIGHTMARE Publication Dates:December 1970 - February 1975 Number of Issues Published:23 (#1 - #23) Colour:Colour cover; Black and white interior Dimensions:Magazine sizePublication Type: magazinePaper Stock:NewsprintBinding:Saddle-stitched Publishing Format:Was ongoing series Publication Type:magazine HELL-RIDER Publication Dates:July-August 1971 - September-October 1971Number of Issues Published:2 (#1 - #2)Colour:Colour Covers; Black and White InteriorsDimensions:8.5 inches x 11 inchesPaper Stock:NewsprintBinding:SquareboundPublishing Format:Was Ongoing SeriesPublication Type:magazine THE CRIME MACHINE Publication Dates:February 1971 - May 1971Number of Issues Published:2 (#1 - #2)Colour:Colour cover; Black and White interiorDimensions:Magazine sizePaper Stock:Glossy cover; Newsprint interiorBinding:Saddle-stitchedPublishing Format:was ongoing seriesPublication Type:magazine

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