Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Vol. 3 Dark Horse 2010
$96.00
🔍 Boris Karloff: Tales of Mystery, Volume Three by Gold Key Comics (1965–1966), collected and published by Dark Horse Books (2010) — a hardcover archive reprinting issues #11 through #16 of the original Boris Karloff horror anthology comic series. This copy is factory sealed and unread.
QUICK FACTS
- Host: Boris Karloff (1887–1969), legendary horror film actor
- Publisher: Dark Horse Books, Milwaukie, OR (original: Gold Key/Western Publishing)
- Year: 2010 (collecting September 1965–December 1966 originals)
- Format: Hardcover, shrink-wrapped, new/unread
- Issues collected: #11 through #16 (more than thirty tales)
- ISBN: 978-1-59582-551-3
- Condition: New, factory sealed
THE STORY
Boris Karloff hosted this anthology series for Gold Key Comics from 1962 to 1969, lending his name and likeness to a horror host format that ran for nearly 100 issues. This third volume collects issues #11 through #16 — tales of suspense, crime, horror, and irony. Stories include a gambling cheat punished by spirits of playing cards, an enchanted telephone booth that grants success until greed intervenes, and a mirror that reflects an antique dealer’s heart’s desire with dark consequences.
THIS EDITION
Dark Horse Comics reprinted the complete series in their Archives format: oversized hardcover, high-quality paper, faithful to the original color separations. Volume Three features a new introduction by John Landis, the director of An American Werewolf in London and The Blues Brothers. Original cover price was $49.99 U.S.
COVER ART / ILLUSTRATIONS
The front cover features the title in bold yellow distressed lettering on black, with a black-and-white portrait of Karloff. The painted artwork shows a green-hued monstrous figure looming on the left, while a man holds a sparking chain-like apparatus on the right — laboratory elements, a shovel, and a lantern fill the foreground. The back cover carries atmospheric horror artwork in dark blues and grays, with the series synopsis and publishing details including barcode and ISBN.
WHY IT MATTERS
- The longest-running horror host comic in American publishing history, spanning nearly 100 issues from 1962 to 1980
- Gold Key was the only publisher to license Karloff’s name and image for a comic series during his lifetime
- Features art from 1960s comics storytellers including Dan Spiegle, Tom Gill, and painted covers by George Wilson
- The Dark Horse Archives editions are the only complete hardcover reprint of the series in quality format
FREQUENTLY ASKED
What edition is this? Dark Horse Archives Volume 3, published in 2010. It collects the original Gold Key issues #11-16, from September 1965 through December 1966.
What condition is it in? Factory sealed and unread. The shrink wrap has minor handling marks but the book underneath is in new condition.
Is this a complete series? No — this is Volume 3 of a multi-volume set. The complete series ran for nearly 100 issues.
FOR COLLECTORS
This factory-sealed copy preserves issues #11-16 from the heart of the original run, reprinted in archival quality with a John Landis introduction that bridges comic book horror and cinema.
Boris Karloff:
Tales of Mystery, Vol. 3
Dark Horse Comics Archives
Contains Tales of Mystery Issues #11-16, originally published September 1965 to December 1966
Introduction by John Landis
Factory sealed, NEW, unopened, unread volume.
Will ship promptly upon receipt of payment, carefully packaged.
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Additional information
| Weight | 48 oz |
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| Dimensions | 11 × 7 × 3 in |
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