SHOCK Classics: weird and wonderfull!
© Bart Bethlehem

The Shock Classics were published from 1972 to 1975. This series featured stories from various American DC Horror comics.

In the comics, no credits are mentioned, so it's difficult to determine who created each comic. Of course, we still try...
Check out the SHOCK Gallery

Who originally published these series?

The original publisher was DC Comics. The original stories came from series such as House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Witching Hour, Unexpected, Phantom Stranger, Adventure Comics (the Spectre), and other series.

Who created them? (Story/pencils/Inks)

Ramon Schenk is absolutely passionate about "weird" comics. He delved deep into the Shocks and sent me an extensive list, which also included many blanks. I was able to fill in some of them thanks to the Grand Comic Book Database Project.
One thing that struck me was how much the Dutch covers differ from the American ones in terms of coloring.
Be sure to visit Ramon's Weird Comics website.

No.Oorspronkelijke titel (datum van uitgave)Covertekenaar(s)
1 House of Secrets #88 (10-11/1970)Neal Adams
2 The Unexpected #129 (11/1971) Nick Cardy
3 House of Secrets # 91 (4-5/1971) Neal Adams
4 House of Secrets #97 (4-5/1972) Jack Sparling
5 House of Mystery #199 (2/72) Neal Adams
6 House of Secrets #93 (8-9/1971) Berni Wrightson
7 House of Secrets #95 Nick Cardy
8 Witching Hour #17 (10-11/1971) ?? gespiegelde NL uitgave!
9 House of Mystery #193 (7-8/1971) Berni Wrightson
10 House of Mystery #189 (11-12/1970) Neal Adams
11 House of Mystery #202 (5/72) Wrightson? Adams?
12 Ghosts #5 (5-6/1972) Nick Cardy
13 ?? Neal Adams?
14 The Phantom Stranger #7 (5-6/1970) Neal Adams
15 ????
16 The Phantom Stranger #8 (7-8/1970) Neal Adams
17 Secrets of Sinister House #8 (1972)??
18 The Phantom Stranger #9 (9-10/1970)Neal Adams
19 ?? ??
20 The Phantom Stranger #10 (11-12/1970) Neal Adams
21 ?? ??
22 ?? Jim Aparo
23 House of Mystery #190 (1-2/1971) Neal Adams
24The Phantom Stranger #12 (4-5/1971) Neal Adams
25 The Unexpected #136 (6/1972) Nick Cardy
26 House of Mystery #188 (9-10/1970) Neal Adams
27 ????
28 The Unexpected #138 (8/72) Neal Adams
29 Secrets of Sinister House #6 (1972) Berni Wrightson?
30 The Unexpected #143 (1/1973) Nick Cardy
31 House of Mystery #195 (10/71) Berni Wrightson
32 Weird Mystery Tales #3 (11-12/1972)Nick Cardy
33 ????
34 ????
35 ??Jim Aparo?
36 ????
37 The Phantom Stranger #19 (5-6/1972) Neal Adams
38 House of Mystery #214 (5/1973) Berni Wrightson
39 Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #11 (6-7/1973)Jack Sparling, Nick Cardy
40 House of Secrets #109 (9/73) Nick Cardy
41 House of Mystery #213 (4/1973) Berni Wrightson
42 ????
43 House of Secrets #122 (8/74) Luis Domingues
44 Adventure Comics #436 (11/1975) Jim Aparo
45 House of Secrets #126 (12/74) Luis Domingues
46 Adventure Comics #437 (1/1975) Jim Aparo
47 Witching Hour #50 (1/75?) Nick Cardy

   Thanks:

The following people helped me complete this SHOCK Gallery:
Benny Vinke:    cover # 6
Raymond de Vos:   covers # 21  # 22  # 43
Johan de Neef provided me with further background about the original series.

 

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