Web of Horror #3 - 1st Frank Brunner art, Bernie Wrightson art & cover

Bernie Wrightson

Web of Horror v1 #3, 1969 - This could well be Bernie Wrightson's first painted cover, which would explain some of its shortcomings. The layout allows too much room for additional text, although the rendering itself is nicely done. Wrightson fares better on both his two-page contest promotion and the eerily drawn six-pager "Feed It". His style is tighter and more confident, carefully dividing pages into areas of light and dark (this story was later reprinted in the Berni Wrightson Treasury and >Berni Wrightson Master of the Macabre #5. Also appearing in this issue is Frank Brunner's first professional start in comics. Laborious and heavily drawn, it nonetheless hints at his emerging talent (see interior page below). Other artists in this issue include Syd Shores, Michael Kaluta and Bruce Jones. This is 1 of 1 Web of Horror issues by Brunner and 3 of 3 Web of Horror issues by Wrightson. /// 1st start Frank Brunner
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Wrightson painted cover & back cover = **
Brunner inside front cover pencils and inks = **
"Feed It" Wrightson story pencils and inks 6 pages = ***
"Santa's Claws" Brunner story pencils and inks 7 pages = ***
"Web of Horror comic art contest" Wrightson pencils and inks 2 pages = ***
(All interiors in black and white)

Frank Brunner

Bernie Wrightson

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