 make sure we're live. Good morning everyone. Hope you are doing well. This is Chishou and today is October 30th 2020 and we're doing a comic book reading. We got day one of two possibly three days. I might do another one on Sunday as well. Today is Friday and we're doing a Halloween special. We're going to read horror, basically horror, horror science fiction comic books and I sort of went crazy. Last couple of days I went through some boxes and pulled out a selection of comic books to read in relation to like horror, ghost, witch, wizards and whatnot type of comic books and I pulled out too many. I laughed a lot in the boxes. Hello Bartoliani. How are you doing? I hope I'm started pronouncing your name correctly. Bartoliani. Hello Bartoliani. Good morning, good morning. I hope you have a fantastic Friday. So I pulled out a yeah no problem Chishou. Awesome, awesome glad to hear. I pulled out a few different comic books spanning from the golden age of comics from the 1950s, 1940s possibly, 1950s maybe, all the way to the present. So we got the golden age, silver age, bronze age, copper age, modern age comics and I couldn't make up my mind. Lions, how are you doing? And I'll give everyone an intro what we have here. As soon as we wait until people for people to roll in, Noah, Noah, Ian. Hi I'm new to the stream but I watch the YouTube videos to sleep every night. Awesome. So thanks for seeing my pleasure. I hope you're having a fantastic dreams and if you end up watching these ones before you go to sleep, I hope you have ghoulish dreams because we're going to read ghoulish comic books. You just saved me from the who daily stream. Oh wh oh god, don't watch those older guys. Gang, let me give my intro before everybody rolls in. So that's out of the way and I'll give you guys sort of an intro as to what we got here. I'm doing good lines. It says, I have the stream on the side while I work out. How's things? Things are going well, man. Things are going well. We're well into this set of live streams. We announced that we've done some amazing live streams. Enjoying it very much. So I'm having a good time with things. I'm having a good time with things. Gang, I am on Patreon. Patreon.com forward slash chicho. C-H-Y-C-H-O. If you want to follow this work, if you want to support this work, if you want to know what this work is about, Patreon is a fantastic way to do so. I don't put anything behind paywalls. Everything, credit or comments, share and share of like, for those of you who've been supporting this work through Patreon for a number of years now, thank you very much for your support. It is in large part because of your support that we're able to do this. Okay, so I appreciate it very much. Carlos, how are you doing? Good morning, chicho. How are we doing today? How was breakfast? My breakfast was fantastic. I had yogurt with cereal with autumn olives, apples, banana. I forgot to put hemp seeds in there, but I put the walnuts in there. A little bit of dash of maple syrup. Power food, right? Well, I eat that. It keeps me going until late afternoon. It's very good. I like a good breakfast, man. I like a good breakfast. Lift heavy, get pumped. Elder godsense. We are live streaming on Twitch.tv for four slash chicho live, C-H-Y-C-H-O-L-I-V-E. If you want to participate in the chat right here, Twitch is where you want to be at right there. Okay, and for those of you who have been supporting this work through Twitch, supporting, following, being here, participating in the discussion, getting involved in the scores, thank you very much for the support. No more important question. What's your favorite type of apple? Oh, I like all of them. That's the thing. I've met people that say, oh, I like this type of apple. I like this type of apple. For me, really, I just love fruit, so I eat all of them. You know what? Let me rephrase. My best favorite of apple jam is crab-apple jam, crab-apple butter that we make. You like granny apples. Yeah, a lot of people like granny. A lot of people like gala as well, gala apples and whatnot. Just done my arms during the lion's says, about to hit my chest and shoulders pumped already. Nice, nice. And you do switch, lions, between you do top and you do legs. You have a leg day and you have a upper body day, or do you do legs and upper body at the same time? For me, I learned that if you do legs at the same time as upper body, with a little bit, at least push it, you get 20% more power in your workouts, because most of your power comes from your legs, right? It should anyway. The Welsh Dragon 2000. Have you read any issues of nail biter? Great Holocaust. You know what? I have some of it. I haven't. I might have read it when it first came out. That's Jason Aaron, I believe, isn't it? And it came out in 2013 nail biter. I might have read one of the issues and I collected a few of them, but I didn't continue reading it. Felix, how are you doing? How's going? Chichou and chat. Happy Halloween. Happy Halloween. Early Halloween. By the time the video is loaded on YouTube, I'll beat you to be Halloween. Crabbaple Jam sounds amazing. It is amazing. I have a whole playlist on YouTube showing how to make Crabbaple Jam. I do announce these live streams 30 minutes before we go live on L.O. Minds, V.K. Part of the Gap and Twitter, and you can follow the work there if you like. We do share some additional content as well. For live streams, when we don't have any visuals involved, which we do right now when we just open discussions, we do upload those live streams to soundcloud.com forward slash chichou as podcasts and they should be available on your favorite podcasting platform. Please chichou, no decapitats in this comic reading. I have some comics with some decapitations on it. I think that's what you're talking about. And we will be uploading this video both to Bitshoot and YouTube. Okay, comic book readings all over unless we get into some serious sense of comic books which will only load to Bitshoot, but we haven't yet. There's a comic book here which might fit that category, but I don't think I'm even going to show it on Twitch. I'm just going to mention it, show part of it. Aside from that gang, welcome. I hope you guys are having a fantastic Friday. I've been looking forward to these sets of streams. I'm assuming notifications has gone out. I'm hoping anyway if they've gone out on both Discord and Twitch. So we're on the low end, way low end of how many people are here. So I'm not sure if the notifications have gone out, but let me show you guys just Twitch. I think just Twitch. Okay, so Discord didn't go out. So no matter what, we're going to continue doing our thing. So let me turn off, take these guys down. I show you what I got. And look, what I ended up doing was I went through, it took me a couple of days, I went through a whole bunch of comic book boxes and I started pulling out horror, Halloween related, themed comic books and I pulled out way too many. Okay, I've got about a short comic book box, about three quarters of short comic book box. So it's up to you guys what we read. I didn't prep the history of the books that I was going to read or anything. And we could run a poll. Okay, and what do you call it? Do we have enough? Elder Gods here. Maybe we could run a poll. I'm not sure. I could set it up as well. Okay, but we can just decide which one to read. Now the question I want to ask you guys is, do you guys want to read old horror comics or do you want to read? Do you want golden age? Do you want silver age? Do you want copper age, bronze age, modern age? Rahan, evening chichu, went to your stream for some Friday energy. Never fail to deliver energy. Gonna pop a beer and enjoy the read. Awesome, Rahan. I hope you enjoy. No discord as well, but I didn't get a notification. Okay, golden age. Golden age? Okay, let me show you some of the books. Because if we're going to do, we're going to do one reading today, and we're going to do one reading tomorrow, we might do another reading on Sunday. It depends. I got a whole bunch of stuff I've got to take care of, but since I have this whole system set up, maybe we'll get a chance to do one as well. Crack afternoon all. What do we got today? Crack, brother, I pulled out a whole bunch of comic books. Horror-related comic books. I'm on an old phone, so can't do a poll. Okay, maybe if there isn't enough people, I'll just ask and see how it goes. So take a look at this, gang. Here is a set of comics from the 1990s. Okay, twisted tales, and there's some burning rights in artwork here. So we got a, and I have number one of this, but it's framed. This series is fantastic. We can number poll in chat. Yeah, we can number poll in chat. So I have books from the, you know, Pacific Press, Pacific Comics from the 1990s. Okay, severed heads right off the go. Dinosaur, they, I like this cover. I love this cover. Pacific Comics, very nice. Yeah, these are amazing. I have number one of this, an alien, something framed right beside each other. Twisted tales, number one, an alien encounters, I think, number one. I got two copies of these. Decapitations. We got monster, and we got someone getting ready to make some sausages. It is Halloween. Alien worlds. Thank you very much, Crack. Right? Zombie taking a maiden away, right? So we can read one of these twisted tales. Keep that in mind. What's Halloween without aliens and predators? Ding Bob or Chicho, you should post, render your audio before, before, or your sound crowd. Not that it sounds bad, but you, you could add a filter with resonance to enhance the basics, just an idea. You know what, I do run it through, this is Dark Horse Comics Presents 36. There's two different variation copies. I do run it through Adobe and I do run a filter on it, Ding Bobber. I run a Dinoiser EQ filter. I haven't run a resonance filter on it. Okay. Just the ones we record on lapel mic. These ones where I'm not recording with a lapel mic, I'm not, I'm not uploading the audio. Death Battle by Kitchen Sink Comics. Okay. This is more recent. We got Hellblazer, and Hellblazer number nine and number 10. And if you want, we could read Hellblazer number nine. Hellblazer, John Constantine, fantastic. And I picked this one because it's got some shenanigans with the royal family going on, so it's relevant for our times. We got Dark Red from Aftershock Comics. This is new, recent, but all of these are new. And Dark Arc from Aftershock Comics as well. So as you know, I do buy independent comic books, which I like. So there's these guys. I got one free comic book they want, Death Rattle Crack. There is a first volume of that, which was only three issues. That's well worth checking out, is it? Okay, cool. So we got one. And here's a free comic book they want, right, from Vault Comics. And you can pick up, if you go to a comic book store, you can pick up comic books on on the cheap or free if they're given away, right? So Death Rattle. Let's put this out. Horror to Die For, check this out. It says, Horror to Die For, Mark Nelson, Tim Eldred, and with new Mark Schultz. So far, my vote is with Aftershock Comics. I don't know these at all, but I like Aftershock. Yeah, Aftershock is fantastic. I have a couple more Aftershocks as well. Now, here, since we're on the new part, here's these ones. I'm going to show you these ones as well. So these ones are modern. Okay. Here's Dark Arc again, another cover. And this is the Dark Arc story. This one and this cover. So this is number one from both Dark Arc from Aftershock Comics. And this story arc is about, you know, Noah's Arc Flood and whatnot, where Noah's Arc, you know, God told Noah's Arc, well, let's go Noah's Arc to build Noah's Arc and save the creatures of the planet. This is about the floods happening. And I believe the devil telling someone to build an Arc to save all the evil creatures of the planet, right? So an evil Noah's Arc. Love that Dark Arc cover. The red one. Yeah, this one's fantastic. Really beautiful cover. Okay. This one we're not going to read. I've read this one. This is way too mature. Malefic. Okay. This won't fly on Twitch. Okay. But it is a good read. Okay. Independent from Devil's Dew First Comics. Okay. So I just brought this out just to show you guys. Mature. Much mature. Okay. This is It Eats What Feeds It. Number one from Scout Comics. It Eats What Feeds It. Wow. That sounds killer, Chicho. Columbon is the writer of Dark Arc. Yeah. I know where my voice is going. Okay. I'm going to put that one on the side. This is a reprint of E.C. Comics Twisted Tales. Sorry. Two Fisted Tales. Okay. And this reprint was from the 1990s, I believe. Okay. I found a couple of my E.C. Comics, the older ones, but we've read parts of the stories from there and I didn't want to try to see what we'd read, what we didn't read, and I didn't hit the other E.C. Comics that I have. So I just grabbed the reprint one. This is fantastic. Okay. Donnie Cates Baby Teeth. Okay. This again is from After Shock Comics. Happy Friday everyone. Cheryl, what are you doing? This is Donnie Cates After Shock Comics again. I've read some After Shock Comics and I love what they're putting out. More mature, more deep. They're pretty good. After Shock Comics is the darker side of image. So it's mature and this story, it's pretty cool. It's pretty cool. Okay. It's pretty cool. It's biblical as well. Okay. And then again, After Shock Comics, back Black-eyed kids and I grabbed the first two issues and I've read this series up to issue number 15 or so and I like this series. This is one of the first sort of darker After Shock Comics that came out Black-eyed kids. B.E.K. Okay. I think it's still continuing. I'm not 100% sure on that. Here's a classic or instant classic that came out from Archie Comics and it's After Life with Archie. Now this thing is the first Archie related comic book horror series that was put out and I haven't read this but from everything that I've heard it's supposed to be really really good. Okay. So I got myself a couple of copies of this. So and I'm not sure how it is. This and I've talked to you guys about this and I've read this whole series. Rachel Rising. Here's number one. Here's number two and here's number three. This is one of the greatest comic book series of all time as far as I'm concerned. Okay. It's again on the Biblical front and it's got the first issue sort of intro to the universe so you don't see too much horror and whatnot but it lays down the foundation for what is happening. Okay. Lions. Chih-chou. Have you ever read or watched The Boys? Yeah yeah yeah. Keeping up with the series. The TV series. Brilliant show indeed. Loving it. And I've begun to read the comics. I haven't read the comics man. I almost bought the full set a couple of years ago for on the cheap like for 60-70 bucks but I pulled the trigger on other things and whatnot. I wish I had bought that set. That set is probably worth like four or five hundred bucks now. Right. So Rachel Rising is one I really need to read. Crack. You will not be disappointed. I have never heard a bad thing about it. Brother you will not be disappointed. I've read the Omnibus. I haven't I actually haven't read this one. We bought this one in the comic book haul if you recall. Okay the whole set. Was it the whole set? A whole bunch of it anyway. So it's fantastic. Highly recommend. Highly recommend. Terry Moore and it is a self-published. Terry Moore by Albatross his publishing company. Okay. Very good series. And here is Department of Truth. And I don't know if this is horror related, Halloween related but it is dark. Okay. And I still haven't even read this yet. I just want this series. Right. This is Department of Truth number one. Here is number one alternate print. Alternate cover. Right. Here is number two. And as I mentioned in a previous comic book haul, here is my number two with the alternate cover that I posted. Right. But I'm not going to show you the bottom part of it. Okay. Here's this one. And the link, the image is available on our discord page in the comic book section. This is one in 25. This one here. Okay. So we have the Department of Truth as well. If you want to read like conspiracy stuff. So there's these guys. Let's jump to Silver and Golden Age. Web of Mystery. Golden Age comic. This is in, you know, good, poor condition, good condition maybe. It should be complete. And we bought this in a comic book haul a couple of years ago. Okay. We got it at a great price. You can't get it at that price now. Okay. And I put this thing in Mylar. Erie. I have the Erie magazines. I didn't bring them out. I didn't bring them out. I didn't bring them down. Okay. Eduardo. Or you're saying this is Erie. This is Erie. Wow. Web of Mystery. Killer cover. Killer cover. This is the way you really are and will eventually look unless you, oh, what is a mirror want? What is a mirror want? I have an army of 30 going to Birmingham with me tomorrow for peaceful protest. It says Erie on the top. Oh yeah, it does too. Thanks, Eduardo. There's actually a comic book series called Erie. Weird. Erie startling. Web of Mystery. And we got this on the cheap gang. I didn't write down how much I paid for it, but we got it on the cheap like 10 bucks or something or 20 bucks maybe. Okay. Here's another one. This cover is sought after. I believe this is also complete. The serpent strikes tales of horror. I believe this isn't from the 1940s. Okay. And we bought this in a comic book haul. I don't know how much I paid for it, but very cheap compared to what this costs now. Okay. Startling golden age stuff definitely gets my vote cracked. You're on two votes now. So we got the serpent strikes tales of horror. Okay. And we can all the readings could be the golden age stuff gang. So I'm not. And what's Halloween without pirates? Pirates comics. Most notorious Buccaneers of the sea. Right. So this is golden age as well. Oldest horror related comic for me. The oldest, the golden age. Okay. Ha, you're right. I'm going to have a tough decision crack. Tough decision. Here is mystic number five. And we've read Basil Wolff Wolverton's eye of doom and mystic number six. Right. That was the first comic book reading we ever did. Okay. So I figure we go with mystic number five. Choose one. And this is 19, like this one, the tales of horror. I believe this is from the 1940s. I think like early 1950s, both of these are 1940s. This one is again, early 1950s, 40s. And again, I think this is 1950 or 51 maybe. Okay. 1930. Cheryl 1930. I absolutely love Basil. Yeah, crack. Basil Wolverton. That was the first comic book I read when I started making comic book videos. The first comic book we ever read was Basil, was mystic number six with Basil Wolverton's eye of doom. Brilliant. It's going to be quite, quite pop tomorrow. And I picked one of the mystic from Silverage because the comic code is in there. And it's mystic 55. Okay. Just in case we want to go with the Silverage horror. So we got these guys. And let me put these guys here. And then I have some stuff from the 1960s and 70s. Sorry, 1932. 30 people going to protest. Oh, 30 people going to protest. Okay, sure. I'm like 1930s. Oh my God. Check these ones out. Here, I'll just pick these ones and I'll show you guys just in case. And I have some other ones here, but we'll leave those ones. I might as well get to the readings. Here's Alien Worlds. All right. Alien Worlds. Alien Encounter. Alien Encounter. What's the protest for? Liars. I think it's the masks, all I was referring to. The House of Secrets. Ghostmatter. So there's plenty of readings we had. I should have done this earlier and posted a link to all the comic books I pulled out and just ran a vote. Ghostly Tales. Mysteries of unexplored worlds. Vault of Evil. Shadows. This is how my collection goes into chaos mode. I pull a little bit here, a little bit here, and then I just put them back into one box. Witching Hour. Haunted. Haunted. There's a Dave Stevens cover for Alien Worlds that is in my top five comics of all time. Can't remember the issue number, but it's a woman in spacesuit and it's incredible. Is it issue number one? Crack. And by the way, you brought up Dave Stevens? Crack. You're gonna freak out when we get one of the comic book hauls that's coming my way. You're gonna freak out, man. What is one of the most sought after Dave Stevens covers? It's an issue number one. Witching Hour is a fun series. Yeah. It's an issue number one. And it's a couple of ladies riding on a bike, space bike, with their guns howling. Man, I hope none of you are stupid enough to protest wearing masks or protest lockdowns. Come on. Those are fighting wars with the Elder God, I think, Lions. It's against a new lockdown. It's against a new lockdown. Oh man, Chicho, I can't wait. Crack. You're gonna love it. I have my laptop, so I'm hesitant to offer, but if a poll is needed, I can help. And Cheryl, you know what? So far, we've got two people voting and this is Beyond the Grave. This is Steve Ditko cover, I believe. Is it Steve Ditko? I'm trying to look for a signature. Anyway, Beyond the Grave. Okay. Ghost Stories. This is actually a popular series or a collectible series that people look for. Ghosts. Politics. I know Cheryl. Politics to politics gang. Keep the politics to politics streams. Chamber of Chills. Weird mystery. Look at this one. I love this cover by the way gang. Ah. A Death at the Races. Like seriously, that's freaky. Scary Tales. Number one. This is a beautiful cover by the way. Look at that. Beautiful cover. Very heavy metal. Nice. Thank you, young Polax. Bear and Wheel Wolves. Haunted Library. Haunted Library. Planet of Vampires. Ha-ha. Planet of Vampires. Intergalactic Halloween special. And Planet of Vampires. You got one lady tied up here, and a guy tied up here, right? They're both like bondage covers. I think that the Steven's book you were thinking, Cheryl, was Planet Comics indeed. Correct. I got Planet Comics number one coming. And I got a pretty good deal relative to what it's going for. And it looks like a pretty, pretty good copy. Man, it's, it's instant. One of my favorite covers ever. Okay. Instant. Oh, and here's, oh yeah. Here's a couple other ones. Here. Let me show you these ones too. Here. I'll just show you these ones as well, just because we saw the other ones. Here's House of Penance from Dark Horse. This is Norman, okay, from Titan Comics. I have some Italian Zagor comics at home. Have you read? No, I don't know Italian Zagor. Norman number two. Correct. Nice. She showed the Alien Wars cover I was talking about with issue number four. Issue number four. I would have to look it up. I might have it. I was trying to get Stabity Bunny, but I couldn't find my number one. House of Penance. Fantastic mini-series. This one. Yeah, I haven't read it yet. I just bought it. I just, I don't even know if I continued buying it, but I bought the first one. Okay. Zagor is an Italian comic book created by editor and writer Sergio Bonoloni and artist Galenino Ferry. Ah, cool, cool, cool. Link it up on our Discord page, Young Pollacks. So we know. I tried to find my Stabity Bunny issue number one. I couldn't find it. It was just buried, right? So it is what it is. Gideon Falls number one. It's science fiction. I don't want to call it horror, but it's science fiction. Here's, it kills children. What's it called again? I forget what it's called. This is a beautiful cover, by the way. I love this cover. What a trippy, beautiful color. Look at this. I like the House of Penance cover too. Yeah, beautiful cover. This one. It's absolutely a beautiful cover. Take a look at this one. And this one is just beautiful. Ian Beechrom is a great artist. Is that the, this one? House of Penance? Ian Beechrom cover? Bertram. And Sniffster of Terror. Alloy comics. I've been buying a lot of alloy comics, or I bought a lot of alloy comics. I was pulling this whole thing, season one and season two. Sniffster of Terror with Edgar Allen Poe character appearing all over the place. Check out another series he did call, The Old Little Bird. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Crack, I have Little Bird. I have issue number one and two of Little Bird. Beautiful artwork. Beautiful. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Little Bird is fantastic. So it's the same artist. This one. Okay gang. Those were her choices. I'm sorry if I pulled too many out. Really, I pulled out too many comics. I was just like, I can't, I can't decide. I can't decide what to read. And once I start going through my comics, I'm like, oh, look at this. Oh, look at this. Because when you bury comic books, when you're collecting comic books, you put them in boxes and you put them away. Put them away. Put them away. Put them away. Every now and then you go through them. And it's just, it's calming. It's meditative. It's amazing. It's surprising. It triggers memories. You don't even remember buying some comics that you've bought before, right? I pulled out some comics. I'm like, oh snap. I had no idea I bought this, right? And I was like, right on. Like I bought Justice League 50 with the first appearance of the Women's Green Lantern, right? And I had no idea I had bought it. And I came across like three copies of it. So at the time, I loved it and I bought it, right? So there is some trigger buys as well. But it's, it's good to do, right? And they kept on pulling comics, kept on pulling comics. And I actually pulled way more than this. But this is all I brought here, right? I'm voting whatever Elder God votes for. So listen again, there was a couple of votes for the golden age. People want golden age. You guys have to make a decision. Do you want golden age or do you want modern age or do you want copper, silver? So let's narrow it down first. Do you want really old stuff or do you want some of the newer stuff, right? And then I'll show you guys. People say yes, yes. And then we'll do. Elder God's like right on. What should we go with? Should we go with like Elder God says golden age? Golden age, horror? Both. Both. Yeah, we're going to do one today. We're going to do one tomorrow. And we might do a reading on Sunday as well, depending if I can manage it. Claudio, can't believe I actually caught a bit of a stream live. Haven't used this Twitch account in a while. Awesome. Glad to have you. And thank you for using this Twitch account to watch our video, our live stream. Check this out. Here are the golden age, right? Or this one's silver age. Damn, I have to run. Sorry folks. See you next time. See you next time, crack. I've been watching this stream in between my sets and just realized I'm dehydrated as well. Oh, lions, you got to drink a lot of water when you're working out. We've got mystic number five. Now we've read a mystic number six, so we might want to just skip the mystics. We've got pirate comics as far as what do you call it? Golden age goals, right? And what is this guy saying? This guy's saying, now governor, we're entering your harbor and if your town fires on us, this gun will be the first to return fire. Oh, the governor's going to get blown to smithereens. And of course, we have two very sought after horror from the golden age of comics, horror comic book series from the golden age of comics. This one is hard to find. This is tales of horror number 10. Okay, let's do a chronological reading order from oldest. Okay, if it's going to be oldest, it's got to be one of these two guys. And I don't know which one is older, so I'm going to punch it into, let me punch this in to, and I use my comic shop, and I like my comic shop game. I'm not here to promote anyone, but my comic shop has a fantastic website with information on it. Tales of horror, tales of horror, number 10. Number 10. Let's see when this is. Tales of horror number 10. This is 1954, actually. Okay, this one's 1954. And then let's look at web of mystery. Web of mystery. I forget what number this is. I think this is number 10 as well. Let's check it out. Web of mystery. Let's see what number this is. Web of mystery. Web of mystery. Yeah, this is number 10 as well. Okay, and this is 1952. So, web of mystery 1952. Tales of horror 1954. Pirates, comics, and I have no idea what this is. This is going to be hard to find. Let's open this up. Pirates, is there a number on this? Pirates, comics. I'm just going to go, hopefully you can find it. Pirates, comics. Oh man, pirate comics. This is 1950, this one. If you're going to want to, you guys want to read pirates. So, 1950, 1952, 1954. Web of mystery. Sorry, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1950. Mystic number five. Let's check out mystic number five. Mystic number five. Mystic number five. Mystic number five, 1951. Okay. So, again, it's your choice. Sorry if I'm disappeared for a bit. I like the tales of horror of Sharrow says, and web of mystery. Has anyone read them? I haven't read them actually yet. Web of mystery, I reckon, Elder God. I used to use my comic shop for all my bulk orders because they have such a great backlog of series. It's difficult to get comics in Australia without paying a giant shipping. Yeah, me too. I don't buy. Actually, my comic shop, I bought from them. I made a mistake previously. I said I've never bought from them. I've actually bought from their eBay listings before. I've never bought from their website. Pirates ain't horror. Pirates is, you know, pirates come into play in Halloween, but I guess pirates is not horror. Okay. So, one of these two guys. Which one should it be? Let's do horror. Maybe we'll just do both of these. One today and one tomorrow. Right? Which one should it be, gang? Web of mystery number 10 or tales of horror number 10? Web of mystery or tales of horror. Which one should we do? Web. We got web? One wolf or web? That's good enough for me. Elder God, we should read web. Let's read web of mystery. I have a meaning to read this, by the way. The web of mystery. And let me web of mystery number 10. Let's see. And CGC only has 10 of these graded. And I can't even see the tales of horror one. So let's do web of mystery again. Let me put this guy back. And for this one, by the way, the tales of horror, they released compilation, like Omnibus, right? This series, like a thick, hardcover book. I think it's hardcover. And they use this as the cover for it. And this one's beautiful, by the way. And this one's super cool as well, of course. Right? So, before we get into the reading, let me tell you, well, who are the artists for this? This one. My comic shop doesn't have too much info on it. And the other one, the other website I use, well, I'm not going to bother looking up the info on this. This is June 1952. And genre is horror, of course. And there's an artist, Lou Cameron, who worked on this. Mike Sikowski has worked on this. Those are the only two that's listed in my comic shop regarding this comic. If we go to CGC, maybe they have more listed on here. Yeah, Bill Molno is on this. Lou Cameron and Chick Stone. Cool, cool, cool. Ace periodicals. Okay? I'll close off the Pirates one. So, gang, let's do this. And just to let you know, it's windy here right now. Pretty windy here right now. Usually, it's not a problem. The power doesn't get hit, but it has sometimes. So, if we lose the connection, my apologies. We've lost the connection. Okay? Aside from that, I'm going to turn off chat. I'm going to turn off the browser because it's already been like 45 minutes. We've looked at a few nice covers, though. I've turned off chat. I've turned off the browser. And just so you know, from the comic books, we looked at for tomorrow's reading, if you want, go to our Discord page and say which one you want to read. If there's a particular one you want to read and people can vote on it. You remind me of the mountain. Nice. That's because I got Armenian ancestry in me, right? Wind is perfect for Halloween readings. Indeed, indeed. For sure. And I'm going to turn off my camera. I'll be back after the reading game. Okay? Let me turn off my camera. The computer won anyway. See you soon. I hope you enjoyed the reading game. Do this. Let me put this up. Do this as well. Hi, everyone. This is Chicho. Welcome to my channel and welcome to another live stream. Another comic book reading. And what we're doing today is we're going to do, we're sort of doing live stream Halloween special comic book readings on Twitch. And we're definitely uploading this to both Bitshoot and YouTube. And we're picking horror comics. I pulled out a whole bunch of horror comic books and whatnot from my, some of my boxes I went through the last couple of days and I pulled that whole bunch. And we took a look at some of those ones during the live streams earlier on and we decided to read this one. This is a web of mystery number 10. It came out in 1952. Okay. June 1952 1951. Okay. It's ace periodicals. And the artists on this are Bill Malno, Lou Cameron, and Chick Stone. And I believe the other person that's worked on this is Mike Zakaowski. Okay. And it's from a series again from Ace Pre-Roticals that started off in 1951. And we ended up picking this up during a comic book haul that we've, we have a video out for. Okay. And we got it on a fantastic, fantastic price. We really did get it on a fantastic price. I think we paid anywhere, we paid less than 20, between 10 to $20 on this. And it is in, you know, fair to good condition, I guess. Okay. And what are I great to say? I bought this between, I say the grade was between 2.5 to 3. Small pieces missing from cover, obviously, because if we take a look at it, there's small pieces missing from the cover. And what I'm going to do is we'll crack this open and we'll do our reading. Okay. And it's, it's a beautiful cover. I'm going to take this out so it doesn't give the glare. That way we can see it. And I put it in mylar, of course. Let's pull this off on it, the tape. Let's pull this out. And you'll see, you know, the condition, it's saying better when you pull it out, of course. And it's not bad. There isn't gigantic chunks missing. Unfortunately, there's, you know, stain here. It's not a stain, it's marker on it, right? And this is, what does this person say? This is the way you really are and will eventually look, unless, so the mirror is trying to make a deal with the lady. And she definitely doesn't look like that with the mirror. Oh, the wind, the wind, as soon as we start reading, right? Weird, eerie, startling, web of mystery. And this is a web of mystery number 10. Okay. And you know, there's, oh, the cover is detached. Look at this. Totally forgot the cover was detached. So when the cover is detached, this kicks it down to like a tube. Check it out. Look at the mirror. Mirror of destiny. Yeah, this is definitely, you know, 1.8, 2. It was, I would say 2. Wow, the detached cover. People freak out with the detached cover, right? For me, as long as it's complete, like if this thing was, the cover was missing completely half of it, then I would say, yeah, this is like a 1.5, right? As long as it's complete. But as long as the cover, and take a look at this, is falling apart on us. So I'm going to put these in the bag. If I have old comics that this stuff is coming off, I throw it in the bag. Okay. Yeah. In general, you don't reattach the cover. Someone's asking, is there a way to reattach these covers? No. Ah, there might be, but I wouldn't do it. Or is that considered further than? It's considered restoration if you can reattach the cover, but I don't think you can reattach it. So pretty cool. And what does the back say here? There's no such, there's no such animal. He cried. What is this? We've never seen this one. Automatic savings is sure. Savings. U.S. savings bond. Do you want to invest in U.S. savings bonds? Let's read the fine print on this. Okay, I can't bring it up for it to be focused. Oh, there it is. Web of mystery, June 1952, number 10, published monthly by Ace Books Incorporated, Office of Publication 163 Pratt Street, Maryland, Connecticut, editorial and executive offices, 23 West 47th Street, New York, 19 New York, entered a second class matter at the post office at Maryland, Connecticut, single copies, 10 cents, 12 issues, $1.20 copyright, 1952 by Ace Books Incorporated, printed in the USA. U.S. savings bonds, contributed by this magazine, contributed by this magazine in cooperation with the magazine publishers of America as a public service. Oh, so this ad, check this out, was a public service to get people to invest in savings bonds. My friend and I, let's read this. We've never seen this one before, so let's read this. My friend and I were picking the ponies. We're picking the ponies one day when I started telling him about a sure thing I heard of. You say it pays four bucks for every three, he asked? Yep, I replied. And can't lose? It automatically wins? Must be illegal. No, not a bit, I replied. In fact, the government very much approves. Our government approves of a horse who can't lose? Who said anything about a horse? I asked. So what else could it be but a horse? It not only could be but is U.S. savings bonds. Was my prompt reply the surest thing running on any track today? For every three dollars you invest in U.S. savings bonds, you get four dollars back after only 10 years. And if you're a member of the payroll savings plan, which means you buy bonds automatically from your paycheck, that can amount to an awful lot of money when you're not looking. Hey, what are you doing tearing up my racing form? The horse I'm betting on from now on is U.S. savings bonds, right? And returning a third, a quarter really? Oh no, it's a third. So 33% return in 10 years. If it's a sure thing, why not? Let's put the cover on the side here so it doesn't get in the way. And let's take a look at the back cover. The back cover is attached to it so we'll take the back cover off. So yeah, when the front cover is attached, usually not always, but the back cover can be attached as well. So this is definitely on the 1.5 to two level. Gets us back again. Draw the first day. No lessons, no talent. And this is, we've seen this one before. It's sort of like a projection onto a screen, right? We've read that one before. And of course there's got to be, oh what is this? Got to be muscle thing. Oh wow, look at this. It's sort of a garter for men. Check this out. An amazing new health supportive belt for men in their 30s, 40s, 50s who want to look slimmer and feel younger. Look at this contraption. Damn. Front adjustment. Works quick as a flash. Simply adjust the strap and presto. I can belt it perfectly. Adjust it to your greatest comfort. Retachable crotch. You can have a detachable crotch. Air cooled, that's a good thing. Scientifically designed and made to give wonderful support and protection. Damn. Two-way stretch. Wonder cloth. Wonder cloth, they say. Crazy. Well, I'm pretty sure they sold some. So let's take a look at this thing. Let's take a look at this thing. We're just going to start reading it gang. So weird bells of Wozak. Look at that. It even has a stamp. Allen E. Simmons, March 28th, 1952. Yeah, very nice. Allen E. Simmons. I wonder if that was the sort of a magazine stand. Weird bells of Wozak. The Von Wozak lineage had died out 100 years ago in Vienna, but its fame and renown was still alive. A wealth of historic lore lay buried in the family's stately mansion beneath the time-honored dust of a century, awaiting the open sesame of a young American historian, Jay Stafford, but among the treasures he found was close, closeted, and unearthly secret which once revealed would set the wild bells of Wozak clanging a funeral dirge over gay Vienna. Get a focus if we can. Welcome to the Wozak state, Herr Stafford and Florin Lenzdorf. You are the first visitors permitted in 100 years. The Wozaks were Vienna's first family and they made history in their time. I am very happy to be your guide. To be your guide, Jay. So girls, telling the mad. I hope the records have been well preserved, Kathy. I feel that a great book can be written about this family. So he's from the States and she's the guide, I guess, from Vienna, yeah? Possibly. I was huge inside. Oh look at all the rats. Tons of rats. This is the great hall. All the Wozaks have been buried in state here, along the walls for hundreds of years. Yikes. How very strange that custom was. I wonder why the last Wozak bearing freedmen shut the mansion to the public for a century. Perhaps the records were revealed that. Look at those decorations on the tombs. This one with the crossed rifle was Paulus, a great general. The violin and bow showed that Colman was a great musician. These are the weapons and over here you got the violins and then you got the scales. So that might be a judge or a jury or a lawyer. Yes, and these scales, balanced scales, surely indicate this Wozak was a great judge. Looks like a deep state. Oh wow, it's a knife. Something with a knife on it. What would you say the Countess was noted for? This dagger hill doesn't reveal much. Maria was the most beautiful woman in Vienna over a century ago, courted by hundreds of young men. She died rather young under mysterious circumstances, she says. A thorough source of the Great Hall was well rewarded. Look at all the spider webs. The chest must be crap full of documents, but how in the world can we open them? We need a sharp knife. I see just the thing for that. Oh, he's looking at the knife in the wall of the Countess, right? Look at all the books. Look at the treasure chest. The wind is saying, don't do it. You shouldn't have done that, Jay. It is not proper to meddle with the dead. It's only an ornament, Kathy, and it's the only sharp instrument around here. So he pulled the knife out of the tomb, right? Learned a thing to do. Some hours later, it's getting dark just when these priceless documents are getting interesting. We'll have to return early tomorrow morning. That will give us more working time, she says. Start leaving. As they left the musty ancient wall, musty ancient hall. At last, the fateful dagger has been withdrawn from my heart. An unwitting fool has released me from my hundred years of entombment. Once more, the wazik bells ring loud, ring out. Their iron throats proclaim a new wazik to Vienna. A reborn wazik. As the ominous, peel reverberated. Why is the wazik bells? They always rang mysteriously when the wazik was born or died. But they've all been dead a hundred years. What does it mean? It's probably just the wind or some of the boys ringing them for a lark. Come, Kathy, I'll take you home. You must dress for the American embassy ball tonight, soon in the darkening wazik mansion. The bells have stopped ringing, but why is that crypt open? The wazik dead must not be dishonored. Suddenly, who are you? You look like death, a smell of the grave. I am Countess Maria von Wazik. Let my eyes look deeply into yours and make your senses real. And now I must drink my fill of his blood, so that warmth and beauty will return to my cold body. Moments later, I feel restored. Now I see gay Vienna again with his music and dancing. I will shed my dusty grave shroud for one of my evening gowns. Tonight I shall conquer more hearts and find more victims to keep me young perpetually. Later at the American Embassy Ball, who is that fascinating woman, Jay? I don't know, Kathy, but she seems to have found no end of admirers. Let's find out. I love all you Americans. You do everything with such energy. And what brings you to Vienna, Herr Stafford? Dance with me and I'll tell you all about my research at the wazik state, he says. So you are going to write a book about the von Wazik's? I wouldn't advise that. There are some terrible secrets which should never see the light of day, she says. All the more reason why I should unearth them, Countess. By the way, you didn't tell me your name. I wanted to remain a deep secret. I hope to see you again, Herr Stafford. But now your girlfriend is angry with neglect. Goodbye. She is. Look at that. I have a way of digging out secrets, Countess, and soon I shall not know yours. Good night. As the Countess left the bar, she certainly cast a hypnotic spell over over you, Jay. But did you notice how haggard and pale she grew towards the end of the evening? Now, Kathy, don't be jealous. The Countess is a truly fascinating woman. I could feel my strength and beauty waning. I had to leave. Now I must satisfy this craving for blood before I go mad. To the Wazik estate driver. The Wazik estate? Very good, ma'am. When the darkened state was reached, we are here, ma'am. But the Wazik estate is closed. What? Your face and eyes? They chill my blood. Gaze deep into my eyes, miserable fool. Resistance is useless. You are falling asleep asleep. And moments later, soon I shall be rejuvenated. Now I'll fetch the watchman and send them both on their way, far from the Wazik estate. Soon, my first two victims let the police rack their brains, but they'll never find me. Back to the great hall, as dawn broke. Jay Stafford will never find this, and I shall remain enigma to the world. Yes, Countess Maria von Wazik will live forever, but now I must go back to my crib, for dawn is breaking. What is this book she's carrying? History of Countess Maria von Wazik. So that's the book of her. Ancestors of her, really. Early the next morning, her Stafford. You are wanted at headquarters in connection with your research at the Wazik mansion. Miss Linsdorf is already at the station. What could be wrong? I'll be dressed in a moment. Later, at police headquarters. Yes, remember the watchman. He led us in for our research work, but we do not know the coachman. The watchman was not dead when we found him in the coach. Just before he expired, he told us about the bells and a mysterious woman. Come, we shall investigate the state together, hours later at the state looking through the books and stuff. The coroner is going over the bodies, no report yet. My men haven't found a single clue. Here, have you discovered anything? Well, only one curious item. We have a history for each von Wazik, except the one for Countess Maria von Wazik. It is missing, but it's getting too late to work over these documents now. Tired and shaken by the day's events, Jay and Kathy went to a cafe to eat. The place is crowded. Ah, here's the Countess I knew we'd meet again, he says. Won't you join me? She offers. Jay told the Countess of the strange events. What a horrible story, those poor people. Don't the police know who killed them? Not yet, but I think if they open Countess Maria von Wazik's crypt, they might find the answer. The mysterious woman and Maria are linked in some terrible way, he says. No, it would be sacrilege to open a Wazik crypt. The dead must be left to rest in peace, she says. Why, Countess, we did not mean to insult you. You are in no way concerned. Later that night, as Kathy got ready for bed, soon her life's blood will have nourished my body, making me strong and beautiful, the Countess says. Countess, in such hideous form, what do you want from me? Your eyes go away, she says. You are powerless. Even now, your will is lost. Yes, I am the Countess von Wazik, but you will never be able to expose me. Brief moments later. Kathy, I came to get some manuscripts. Kathy, is something that matter? Open the door quickly. It's Stafford. I must fly, for I cannot be discovered. After waking the landlady, she's hardly breathing. Get a doctor here immediately and call the police. Immediately, that this should happen in my house. Miraculously, Kathy was revived. It was the Countess von Wazik. She entered like a huge demon bat. I was losing consciousness, but realized that she was at my throat after my blood. This confirms what I at first could not believe. You have been attacked by a vampire with great hypnotic powers. There's only one thing to do. Maria von Wazik must be destroyed before she claims more victims, she says. Later at Maria von Wazik's crypt, the Countess is gone, but here is the missing work of her life. The whole thing hangs together, hangs together now, buck in his hands, right? So he went inside the crypt, pulled out the buck. As Jay grew engrossed in Maria's history, I think I stated the black arts under the great hypnotist, Zeus, and entered the inner blood circle of a secret cult. By her own admission, she's a vampire. So now you know all, Herr Stafford. You shall be my next victim, she comes home. I wouldn't give you that chance, you fiend. I know what those hellish eyes can do to a person's mind. Throws the book at her. Oh, you shall not survive, you meddler. I will never be exposed, she says. Here, look deep into your own vile heart, you murderous. Take your power on your test your powers on yourself. Oh, he put a little mirror in front of her. I cannot move. My throat burns in agony. My head, my is whirling with lightning speed. No, he stabs her. Oh, that's the shield. He picked up the shield from the wall. Look at that. Holds the shield. And now your doom. The dagger is back in your filthy heart. Never to be removed, he says. That moment Jay, the wasp's bell are ringing again. Then she's dead. And you are safe. Clang. Well done, Herr Stafford. Already she has begun to decompose. The Countess will never roam again. I wonder how many victims she had before she was destroyed the first time. I don't care to know. We shall never return to this place again, he says. Let the wasp family keep its horrible secret forever, and may the bells never ring again. The end. Nice vampire story. Classic vampire story. Here's a one-pager. True tales of unexplained mystery. Should we read that one too? Let's read this one as well. The one-pager. Let's check this out. True tales of unexplained mystery. We have all heard of pet animals that have pinned away and died shortly after their human masters have died. But here is a strange story of an inanimate object so much a part of an old man's life that it too seemed to mourn its master's death. This is a story of a clock when old sea captain Angus Hawk died in 1932. He had proved, provided in his will, that his favorite mantelpiece clock be buried with him, but his grandson had refused to follow his provisions. So this is True Tales of an Explained Mystery number 19. This clock is too valuable to bury with the old man, he says. A week after the old captain had been buried, young Fred Hawks had a fantastic dream. Foolish wicked lad, why did you disobey my wishes? Since you would not bury my clock with me, you shall bring it to me, yourself. On this hour and on this day, you shall come to me. So January 12th, 1933 at 6.38 a.m. The next morning, a word Fred Hawks called a family doctor to his home and narrated his strange dream. And grandfather predicted the hour and day of my death, 6.45 on next January 12th. It was just a nightmare, Fred, perhaps brought on by a twinge of conscience, but you're not burying the clock with your grandfather as he had requested. Destructed by lightning, Fred Hawks believed the doctor's explanation and forgot his strange dream. But a few months later, on January 12th, 1933, at exactly 6.45 p.m., a wild streak of lightning brought the young man's life to a sudden end. Zapp. Dr. Anderson saw to it that the old captain's beloved clock was buried in the coffin of the young Fred Hawks. The boy's death was a summons from the beyond. I'm sure of it. Well, old Angus will have his clock brought to him. Fred Hawks, Captain Angus Hawks, rest in peace. Was Fred Hawks strange death, therefore a predestined rendezvous, or was the timing of that lightning bolt merely a coincidence who can say just another weird entry in the annals of the supernatural. The end. The macrobreed choice between two doors, the incense burning. Oh, you got a black cat. Please uncle Warren, you must listen to me. I need the money. Why don't you listen instead of paying so much attention to that ugly cat? Because the cat is far more important to me than anything you could possibly have to say. There can be no rest for a murderer, especially when he knows that his victim in another form is seeking revenge. That was why Vincent Dale fled, fearing every step he took for a dead man's vengeance lurked in the darkness and was ready to strike him down out of the shadows. You know why? Shadow is important to me. Vincent, when I die, he will take on my soul. This I learned from the fakers in the north of India. You don't believe that nonsense. He's just a mangy old cat. And get out. I know the secrets behind the veil of death. I know the road to follow. Get out. Scuffer. Fool. Oh, what's the use? You haven't been completely sane since you came home from India, with all that talk about the cat being your alter ego. What am I going to do? If I don't get the grand up, those gamblers will knock me off. If Uncle Warren were dead, his whole estate would be mine. If he were dead, why not? He's a sick man. It'd be easy. I'll do it now, tonight, he says. Later, Uncle Warren, I'm sorry about the argument. I brought you your hot chocolate. Please forgive me. Of course, Vincent. You're my only sister's son. When she died, I promised to take care of you. But I'm not going to give you the money for which you asked, my boy. You'll have to get it out of that mess yourself. I brought I brought on the situation and I'll remedy it. Here, Uncle, drink your hot chocolate. You're talking like a man now, Vincent. Not a whining coward. When I was a Colnell in Afghanistan, I learned a lot about men. You can be resolute when you want to be Vincent. The Colnell took the chocolate and drank it. Moments later, Vincent, this chocolate, there was something in it. What have you done? I've poisoned you. Yes, I can be resolute. I know the will is made out to be to me. Now I shall have your money. You shall not escape. I'll reach for you out of the shadows. My soul shall enter the cat. I'll have my vengeance. He's dead. I'll soak his body in gasoline, set fire to him and the house. It would be a tragic accident. So sad, poor Uncle, alone in a blazing house, alone and helpless. Vincent's evil scheme worked to perfection for a short time later. I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Dale. There's nothing that can be done. The poor old guy. It's horrible. Every time I think of him, trapped in that wheelchair, with the flames curling up around him, if only I had been there, he says. You mustn't take it too hard. The living have to go on. Yes, I guess you're right. A month passed and his uncle's state was settled. Vincent was the sole heir. He paid off his gambling debts and then proceeded to enjoy his ill-gotten wealth. Ah, this is the life, money and new car. I'm really living now. Nothing is ever going to get in my way again. But there were unworldly things that Vincent had not reckoned with. Things from behind the veil of death. You. Where did you come from? Oh, it jumps on his face. Yeah, while he's driving. Oh my God. Look at the cat. The cat escaped and there goes Vincent over the cliff. Weeks passed, pain-filled weeks, during which Vincent hovered on the brink of death. Until. You're very lucky, Mr. Dale. It's a miracle that you're alive. You should be very happy. You'll be leaving the hospital soon. Happy. I don't know, Doctor. He says. After he left the hospital, Vincent threw a big party to celebrate his homecoming. It was held in the luxurious apartment he had rented. I brought you a present, Vincent. Something for the mantle piece over the fireplace. Thank you, Caroline. Unwrap it and put it up. Isn't it pretty? What? Is this a joke? You must be crazy. He's like freaking out. Well, I like that. Some way to treat somebody who brings a present. I'm sorry, Caroline. It's just that I hate cats. Please forgive me. Oh, that's all right, Vincent. Push me, pour me a drink, and all is forgiven. The cat. It's alive. It's coming at me. He says. He's freaking out. He's freaking out. Look at us. Oh, he's losing his mind. He's trashing it. You're not getting me, Shadow. No, no. He's off his rockers. Come on. Let's get out of here. Get out, all of you. Leave me alone. After the others had gone, Vincent's fear was so overwhelming that he couldn't, he could no longer stay in the apartment. He fled into the night, seeking escape from the nameless terror that pursued him. His wanderings led him to the lonely piers on the river edge, and there in the black shadows of darkened warehouse, he saw the glowing eyes of the cats. Oh, there it is. There is the cat. Well, please. It was an accident. An accident. I didn't mean it, he says. I know it's you, uncle. Have mercy. The cat's coming towards him. Help, help. Ah. Two policemen in a radio car passed by on route patrol. Help. Over here. Ed. Over there. Ed. Somebody in the water. Let's go. I'll bring, I'll bring the rope, Charlie. Easy now. We have you. The cat. My uncle's soul is in the cat. It's shadow, I tell you. He'll destroy me as he swore he would. The cat. I can't escape. He's searching for the valley of death for me. This guy's off as rockers. Let's get him down to City Hospital for observation. Two days later, in the psychiatric clinic of City Hospital, now, Mr. Dale, you are under great tension. All these talk of a cat pursuing you. My advice, sir, is to get away. Go on a trip. Yes, a trip. I will. I must get away. Some place where he'll never find me, he says. As soon as possible, Vincent completed all his arrangements for a European tour. I'll be all right now. A year in Europe and I'll forget this whole nightmare. After several, several pleasant weeks, Vincent had almost blotted out the terrifying thoughts that turned his sleep into horrible nightmares. He brought, he bought a car and toured the continent in Italy. He toured the continent in Italy one day. That castle seems interesting. I think I'll take a closer look at it. Senior, if you wish to visit the castle, I shall be happy to show you around. Thanks, he says. Inside the castle, down below are the torture chambers, the Duke Dai Malvova, who owned this place, was a wicked man. He tortured his enemies. Come see. Okay, this is sure, this sure is a creepy place, he says. These things you see are nothing, but senior, you notice those two doors? Yes, what about them? So they're in the torture chamber. Look at that, that's one of those things with nails on it, or spikes on it, you lay down on a torture machine. Through one of them lies the way to liberty. The other leads to the room of spikes. There's a drop of 10 feet and the floor is stouted with spikes. So many have died choosing the wrong door. This Duke sounds like a horrible man. Good thing he isn't around today. Do not be frightened. It is a doorbell. Perhaps some other visitor. Stay senior. I shall be back soon. There's much more to see. I wish he hurried back. This room is like a graveyard. He lights up a cigarette. A sudden noise on the stairs made Vincent turn and the cat. Scared. Very scared. You won't get me. You won't. Try the doors Vincent. One of them leads to freedom. The wrong door. The room of spikes are falling. Help me. No one was there, senior. And the room of spikes. The poor man. What made him do it? Look at that. The cat is looking down. And the cat. The black cat. Where did he come from? Answer me. You devil. Where did you come from? Per. Cleaning himself and purring away. Black cat story. That was good. That was very unique. Oh, here's another one. Another one of these tales. Let's read this one too. True tales of an explained mystery, number 20. The previous one was number, it was a number 19, was it? The previous one. Let's check it out. Oh yeah, it was. The previous one was number 19. So this is a web of mystery number 10. And they must have started with tales of unexplained mystery number one. So they have a few of these. If there's 10, there's 19. So 18 divided by 9. So they must tell two of these unexplained mysteries in each of the comics if it started with number one, right? And I believe it did start with number one, the series. There's always mathematics in everything, right? So we got a little mathematics in this as well. Cool. So let's see what this is all about. In 1897, a British archaeologist by the name of Luther Powell was making a scientific search in the jungles of Burma, hoping to come up with some valuable relics of that country's ancient civilization and customs. One day, he came upon a ruined temple in the uninhabited regions of the central Burma. Upon entering the temple with his native guide, he beheld a weird idol. Human skeletons littered the floor before it. This idol must have been much, much has been much feared by your ancient ancestors to lacky. See the bones of human victims sacrificed to this god. Ay, it is Ranga, vengeful God of my people. We have desecrated his hiding place. We must leave. Desecrated his hiding place. We must leave. Dismissing his native guide's fear as mere superstition, Powell made arrangements for transporting the huge idol to the British Museum a month later. The job is finished. My greatest find since I became curator here. He says, is it the same person? Yeah, he's got the glasses and the mustache, right? So the guy on the left in the gray suit is the same guy that I found the idol, right? This guy. That night, as Powell was conversing with the museum's night watchman, Moan, what's that? Did you hear that moaning cracker? Yes, sir. Oh, it's the idol come to life. Rushing quickly to the main gallery, Powell and the night watchman were amazed to see the idol. It's at the window, but how could it have moved from the platform? The terrified watchman fled, leaving Powell alone with the idol the next morning. He's dead, crushed by some unusually heavy weight and something went crashing out the window. The idol, it's gone, disappeared. Strange indeed was the mysterious disappearance of the idol, but even more weird was the sudden appearance of the idol in its temple in Burma, discovered by Professor Anton Crevis of the French National Museum the following year. It is Raga. He has returned. It would be fatal to move it. Yes, I heard what happened to Professor Powell in London last year. Don't worry to lucky. Your idol will not be disturbed again, he says. I'm surprised I was expecting for this guy the punchline to be the French curator too. Also, don't worry. I'll take this idol with me as well. Who could explain logically the terrible death of Luther Powell and the strange return of Ranga to his temple in Burma? Just another strange occurrence that has defied explanation by scholars of the supernatural. The end. I wonder if this is true. These are true stories. The true tales on expected mysteries. And what was the last one? The last one was unexplained mysteries. Oh yeah, this one was the lightning strike, right? The guy didn't bury the clock. Let's take a look at this one. Oh, the wind, the wind. Prophecy of the frightful image. I wonder if the wind knows how scary this story might be. Check this out. The prophecy of the frightful image. To the streets of Monte Carlo and along the Riviera, king people of every kind. Rich, pampered, widows, bored with everything. Adventurers seeking to make a fortune. And there lived Felicia, the most beautiful woman in Monte Carlo. But her greed was even greater than her beauty. She was even more beautiful than her beauty. Let's check her out. She seems like an angry woman. The guy's grabbing her, so maybe that's why. Let's see what the conversation is. Marry me, Felicia. There's a small house we can rent, and I will make you very happy. You are mad, Jean. Do you think I would throw away my beauty that way? No. I am not meant for such a life. In the gambling casinos of Monte Carlo come rich men. There I will find the man I want, she says. That night, Felicia started on her destiny at the table where she was a croapier. Croapier was a rich Arab prince. Never have I had such fantastic luck. And you are my lucky star. Of all the women in Europe, I have never met anyone so beautiful. You must come out with me tonight and celebrate my winnings, he says. I would love to your highness. Jean was waiting when she came outside. Please Felicia, I've spent all my money on you. I will steal for you if only you will love me. Get away from me. Tonight I have met the man who can give me the riches I should have. I should have. Don't bother me again, she says. Look at that face, he's begging. Just then the prince appeared. I'm sorry, your highness, but this impossible person is pestering me. On your way, Ruffian. If you persist in bothering the lady, I will have you thrown in jail, he says. From the moment I saw you, Felicia, I forgot all the others. Take this ring that has been in my royal family and wear it. Oh wow. Oh thank you, your highness. I too felt this attraction when we met. I can think of no other man now. I can deny my love no longer, Felicia. You will make me the happiest man in the world by marrying me, my beloved. Oh my dearest, yes. At last this fool's wealth will be mine, palaces, jewels, any wish granted. My beauty acclaimed, she says. Look at that. Later a walk brought the couple to a carnival. Stop a moment, young lovers. Perhaps the beautiful lady will like to see what fate has in store for her. Look in the mirror of destiny. For one Frank, you can know your fate. Let's just go in darling, he says. Your fortune. And there's another couple right there. Oh look at the skeleton on the curtain. Oh that should be a warning already. I don't like it in here. It's ugly and dirty and cold. Stay but a moment. Here gaze upon yourself and see what you really are. Oh this is probably related to the cover. There it is. Look at that. Oh beautiful. There was black magic in that tent. As Felicia gazed the mirror seemed to plump the depths of her soul. He, what the mirror tells, tells you if you don't want to end in grief. Oh what vicious trick is this? This is the way you are and will eventually look unless you change the mirror says. And that's the same thing as the cover, right? That's that scene right there. Let's bring it out. It's almost a good thing. The cover is detached. Look at that. We can put them right beside each other. The dress is the same. The color scheme is a little different. Beautiful. This is the way you really are and will eventually look unless you change. Mirror of destiny and that's the same mirror of destiny up here. Very cool, very cool. Very cool, very cool. Reading. When they left the prince was thoughtful. Felicia could not break the silence between them. He too had seen her reflection in the mirror and he believed. I have just remembered Felicia. I must return to my country for a while. I will let you know when I can return. Fool, you're afraid of what you saw in that lying mirror. There are other wealthy men whom my beauty can get from me. It was only your riches I loved anyway. At least she comes clean. But after the heir, prince had left. I am beautiful. These mirrors do not lie. Yet wealth has slipped from my grasp because the prince saw my reflection in that mirror. I must have that mirror. The carnival was deserted and Felicia sneaked in. You vile lying mirror to denying my beauty and yes, I would sell my soul for riches. But no one will ever know. Never again must anyone but me see my image in this mirror. I will keep it hidden forever. No, no, you cannot take it away. The curator says. Where the carnival person says. Out of my way, old man. Oh, look at that. She hits him. I will have the mirror. You cannot stop me. Oh, Felicia hit the mirror and thus thought to hide her soul and destiny. What's the mirror reflection like right now? Yeah, still vile. Look at that. Her reflection. I will acquire the wealth and power I want from some rich fool. I can make of myself what I want. I will lock this this attic and no one will ever know my secrets. Soon Pierre Dumont, the banker, became her constant escort. Or if that's the guy, his previous lover, maybe, maybe not. I'm mad about you Felicia. All of Monte Carlo envies me. Soon, when I can get Papa's permission, we will be married. Oh, Pierre, that would be wonderful. But but till then, would you not give me a gift of your love, diamonds, perhaps, that I can wear proudly as your fiance? Anything you wish, cheery. Tomorrow I will go to the jurors and order the ring. Oh, I am so happy Pierre. And perhaps I could have diamond, diamond bracelet, such as the Countess wears. Felicia's greed would not let her rest. More and more her diamonds increased. Demands increased. Pierre, I heard that the Tierra, the Empress, Maria wore is for sale. I must have it. I think I buy your love. I think I buy your love with diamonds, my dear Felicia. I will give you nothing more and sell your beauty. You do not give your love. But darling, it is such a little gift. You are so wealthy. These are things that merely prove your love to me. There is no love between us, Felicia. I know now your soul is black with greed. It is better that we do not see each other again. He wisens up. Pierre left her then, and after after him came Alfred, a painter. Francisco, the banker, Larry, the American millionaire. And as her greed increased, each man left her, seeing finally the inner black soul she could not hide. Knock knock. Why does great wealth allude me? Each time it slips through my fingers, and all I have are just a few pieces of jewelry. Who is there? She says. Knock knock comes in, and there's her jewelry. Felicia, who is this? Please help us. My wife and children are sick, and there's not a frank to buy food and medicine. We raised you when your parents died. Please help us now, or we'll die. He says. Don't think to live off me, uncle. Beg in the streets for own arms if you have to, but make your own way, she says. Your face is ugly with greed, wicked girl. You will see in the end your beauty will buy you nothing, he says. As the old man left, I do not wish to be disturbed, Suzette. Let no one in. These fools lie. All other mirrors tell me I'm beautiful, and perhaps the mirror of destiny too has changed. The mirror of destiny knows, oh she's vile, she's so ugly. But the mirror hadn't changed. I will make you change. I will do something good, and then even my soul will mirror my beauty. I will give my uncle money for medicine, she says. And the next morning. Well, have you found my uncle, Suzette? Oh, mistress, I have just found out. He drowned himself last night. It is terrible. Oh, no. The fool. Well, then, I shall pay for his funeral. I must go to the undertaker and arrange everything, she says. Later, I wish my poor uncle to have the best of everything, a casket of gold, and shall arrange for his widow to come to the funeral. You are as generous as you are beautiful, he says. Felicia ordered a special outfit for the funeral. The young man is of the wealthy Latrou family. He frequents the gambling casino. This will be my chance to meet him. Oh, look at that. Pardon me, monsieur. But do we know each other? Oh, she's so ugly. Look at that. Oh my god. I am sorry, madame, but I don't seem to recall. Perhaps you're an old friend of my late mothers. I may have seen you when I was a child, or he says. Look at her look. Oh, what? How dare you speak to me that way. Fool. Don't you know I am the most beautiful woman in Monte Carlo? Oh, buddy. Furious. Felicia rushed away, but when she arrived home, she discovered evil cannot exist without taking its toll. No, no. This cannot happen. I spent all that money on the funeral to protect my beauty. It is all wasted. It is that cursed mirror of destiny that has made my life a misery. Look at that. I'll send everyone away. No one must see me until I have regained my beauty. I will be what my beauty destined me to be. What my beauty destined for me? Oh, she's even more uglier now. What? My image here is more hideous than ever. I'll smash this cursed mirror before my ruin is complete. I'll destroy it and get back my stolen beauty. Hypocrisy now has taken away, has taken away even your outward beauty, Felicia. The mirror speaks the truth. Oh, she smashes the mirror. Look at that. Now you are out of my life and my beauty will return. Haha. It is done now, Felicia. Your destiny is sealed. You have lost all chance of ever changing, the mirror says. And with those words, Felicia's doom was sealed by her greed. She spent her small fortune trying to regain her beauty. And when that failed, she moved the mirrors from her house. But her love of money wouldn't let her stay away from the gambling tables. And it's red. 12. You've lost, madam. Again, I've lost, but I must win. I must, she says. All this on number one, of on number one, number 12. It has been winning all night. My luck will change. She was once very beautiful. She has lost everything, even her mind, the guy says. But number 12 lost night after night. Felicia's doom came closer. Here, my ring, this fortune, on number nine, I will win back everything I've lost. Very good, madam. But Felicia continued to lose everything on the wheel of change, chance, until, please, please, monsieur, my last 10 francs on number three. Luck is with me. I will win yet. Just this time, all crone. But if you lose, don't come back here. This is no place for the likes of you. You've lost. Get out, hag. The customers are complaining. Go on the streets of Monte Carlo where you belong, and stop offending us with your ugliness. Look at that. I've lost, lost. Oh, uncle, come back. Take me in and shelter me. Pierre, Francisco, Larry, take pity on my loneliness. They're gone, all gone. There is no one. And so Felicia's destiny was complete. Upon the streets of Monte Carlo, she fulfilled the mirror's prophecy. Alms, have pity. Do not pass me by. Give arms for luck. How terrible she is. Let's hurry on, darling. They say she was once the most beautiful woman in Monte Carlo. If that is true, then she is one. The fate has cursed. 10 francs, she gets. 10 francs. This thing's falling apart, right? We'll put this here and put it back in the path. The cursed castle is a story, but we're going to continue with our reading. I'm loving the story. Oh, is it the end? That's it. Oh, there's a the end here. That's right. I thought it continued. I wanted to read it. Look at that below the 10 francs. The end. That was great. That was great. What a great story. That was fantastic, beautifully drawn. Wow, wow, wow. I got too excited and realized that was the last panel. I was expecting the next panel to be her like jumping off a bridge or something. Or I was actually, to a certain degree, I was expecting her first lover to find her. And I don't know if to show pity, but maybe it was going to be revealed that he was her first lover or the person that we saw at the beginning, right? That was a great story. That was a great story. The cursed castle. Look at this one. You know, gang, I think we would have to leave this last reading for another day. I think that's what's going to happen because we're well into our live stream. Oh, man. The high priestess. Spell of doom. Look at this. Let's just flip through it. We're not going to read this one. Might as well leave us with a teaser, right? But fantastic. That was a great story. I love that story. Look at this one. Oh, they break into what they call it, the burial ground. And monsters come out. The curset. Oh, it turns into a werewolf type of creature like that. Look at that. Right? The transformation is complete. Oh, and he conversed back. This one was a happy ending. Look at that. This one was a happy ending. He converts back. Fun. But we'll keep that for another day, maybe. Another time, another time, another time. Fantastic. That was a great read. I mean, we read the main story of this, right? Very happy to have this. And this is definitely in poor shape, right? It's like falling apart. I don't know if we can kick it any lower in terms of grade, but I think we did in this one, which is okay. Right? Let's put this guy here. And we'll put this back in the, in the mylar. Set this up so it still looks good. And we put it back. Fantastic read for Halloween. Fantastic read for Halloween. Very cool. Very cool. Cool. What did the mirror say? This is the way you really are. And we'll eventually look, unless you change, unless you change. I hope you guys enjoyed the reading game. What I'm going to do is I'm going to turn on the, the chat and my, my video on the computer and stuff like this. Good reading. Fantastic pops up. That was a great read. I really like that. That story is like in grossing. It just emerged. Great reading. She was so ugly. She was so ugly from the, even when she was beautiful from the outside, inside it was vile and just reflected her. Right? Eagles and cycling. How are you doing? Hi. How old is the, oldest comic you have? How old is the oldest comic I have? I have a comic from 1930s. Yeah. I have a, yeah. 1930s I have not too many. I might have like two or three comic books from the 1930s. I got some from the 1940s. This is 1950, 1951, 1951, 1952. But a great reading. Great reading. Super fun. Let me put this here so the reflection is not as bad. So we can still look at the cover. And what we'll end up doing is we'll, we're going to continue the reading for tomorrow. And gang, we looked at a whole bunch of comic books. If you have anything, if you saw this video, if you have any favorites you want to read, post it in our discord and we'll end up reading that. But right now, since we read this one, I actually wouldn't mind reading. Let me find it. Where'd it go? I actually wouldn't mind reading this one. Tales of Horror. Instead of reading something more recent, let's read. So this is Web of Mystery Number 10. It came out in 1951. This is Tales of Horror Number 10 that came out in 1952. And I think this one had been 1952 as well. So both within the same year, right? Void Hook loved it. Yeah, me too. I had some of these olden age comic books. A lot of these old golden age comic books, man. They're deep down amazing storytelling abilities, right? Just totally immerse you into the story. Modern comics as well. All ages of comics, really. And this one looks amazing as well. So let me know if there's any books, any of the books that we looked at you would like to read and we'll focus on that. I could definitely go for that plan. Yeah, Cheryl? Maybe we stick with that. We're just going to do golden age horror comic book readings. Eagles and Cycling. Very cool stuff. Interesting. Although comics have some origins in 18th century Japan, comic books were first popularized, dispute, discuss in the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1930s. Yeah, it was before the 1930s. It was the yellow kid, I believe, which was the first comic to have word bubbles in it. The comic books previous to that would have description, right? And an illustration. So they had descriptions and illustrations and I believe the yellow kid was the first comic book. And I forget when it first came out. I think 1894 or six or something like this, that had word balloons inside the drawing and that's considered to be the birth of the comic book medium or form, I guess. Okay. Gang, aside from that, thank you for being here. Sorry if we went beyond our time. We're scheduled for two hours but we spent a fair bit of time looking at the covers and what we had, right? And if you're still around, if you want to be here tomorrow for another comic book reading, I believe we're doing it from 11 till 1. Okay. And maybe we'll do one on Sunday. I'm not 100% sure yet, but we'll do one tomorrow for sure and maybe another Golden Age comic book. Okay. But if there's people that prefer one of the other comics I showed posted on Discord and we'll see what people vote for. Okay. 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