Web of Evil is a publication of Quality Comics,[1] which began in November 1952. The comic had a run of twenty-one issues.,[2] the final issue being #21 (December 1954).[3] Comics historian Nicky Wright has described Web of Evil as an inferior imitation of Exciting Comics' style horror comics.[1]
| Web of Evil | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Quality Comics |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publication date | November 1952 - December 1954 |
| No. of issues | 21 |
| Creative team | |
| Artist(s) | Jack Cole |
The final comic book work of artist Jack Cole was in Web of Evil.[4] Web of Evil themes include #1 (morphine use), #5 (electrocution), #14 (old witch swipe), #17 (opium drug propaganda), and #18 (acid-in-face story).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b The Classic Era of American Comics, Nicky Wright, Contemporary Books, 2000, Pg. 178.
- ^ Web of Evil, Comic Values Annual 1999, Antique Trader Books, 1998, Pg. 431.
- ^ a b Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, Gemstone Publishing, May 2002, Pg. 837.
- ^ Jack Cole and Plastic Man: forms stretched to their limits, Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd, Chronicle Books, 2001, Pg. 93.