The Witching Hour | |
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The Witching Hour #1 (February–March 1969). Art by Nick Cardy. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Schedule | Bimonthly, then monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Horror |
Publication date | February–March 1969 to October 1978 |
Number of issues |
Vol. 1: 85 Vol. 2: 3 |
Main character(s) | The Three Witches (Morded, Mildred, and Cynthia) |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) |
Vol. 1: Alan Gold, Marv Wolfman Vol. 2: Jeph Loeb |
Penciller(s) |
Vol. 1: Nick Cardy, Gray Morrow Vol. 2: Chris Bachalo |
Inker(s) | Vol. 2: Art Thibert |
Editor(s) |
Vol. 1: Dick Giordano, Murray Boltinoff Vol. 2:Karen Berger |
The Witching Hour was an American comic book horror anthology published by DC Comics from 1969 to 1978.
COVERS | ISSUES | CREATORS |
Publication history[]
The series was published for 85 issues from February–March 1969 to October 1978.[1] Its tagline was "It's 12 o'clock... The Witching Hour!" and was changed to "It's midnight..." from issue #13 onwards. The series was originally edited by Dick Giordano,[2] who was replaced by Murray Boltinoff with issue #14. Nick Cardy was the cover artist for The Witching Hour for issues #1-6, 11-12, 15-16, 18-52, and 60.[3] Stories in the comic were "hosted" and introduced by three witches, based on Macbeth's Weird Sisters: Morded, Mildred, and Cynthia. The witches defined the archetypal Maiden/Mother/Crone—in reverse order—triumvirate of womanhood. A prototype version of the extraterrestrial Psions appeared in issue #13 (February–March 1971).[4]
After The Witching Hour's cancellation as a result of the "DC Implosion", the title was merged with The Unexpected,[5] until issue #209. The witches were later revived—along with the hosts of the companion series House of Secrets and House of Mystery as important characters in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.
Vertigo limited series[]
Vertigo published an unrelated The Witching Hour limited series by writer Jeph Loeb and artists Chris Bachalo and Art Thibert in 1999-2000.[6]
2013 one-shot[]
The Witching Hour title was revived for a one-shot anthology by Vertigo in 2013.[7]
Collected editions[]
- Showcase Presents: The Witching Hour collects The Witching Hour #1-19, 544 pages, March 2011, ISBN 1-4012-3022-9
- The Witching Hour collects The Witching Hour vol. 2, 160 pages, April 2009, ISBN 1563899450
References[]
- ↑ The Witching Hour at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1960s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. "Editor Dick Giordano conjured up a triumvirate of witches to host an anthology series produced by some of comics' biggest names."
- ↑ Coates, John (1999). "Art Index". The Art of Nick Cardy. Coates Publishing. pp. 171–172. ISBN 1-887591-22-2.
- ↑ Wolfman, Marv; Gold, Alan (w), Morrow, Gray (p), Morrow, Gray (i). "The Maze" The Witching Hour 13 (February–March 1971)
- ↑ Wells, John (October 24, 1997), "'Lost' DC: The DC Implosion", Comics Buyer's Guide (1249), p. 134,
Following #85, The Witching Hour was merged with House of Secrets and Doorway to Nightmare in The Unexpected, beginning with #189.
- ↑ The Witching Hour vol. 2 at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Armitage, Hugh (July 2, 2013). Suiciders, Witching Hour: Vertigo unveils full revival title details. Digital Spy. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved on July 24, 2013.
External links[]
- The Witching Hour at the Comic Book DB
- The Witching Hour vol. 2 at the Comic Book DB
- The Witching Hour and The Witching Hour vol. 2 at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
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