Number 2096: Horror you doin'?

“Here’s to Horror” was published in Superior Comics’ Journey Into Fear #18 (1954). Somebody scanned the original art and put it online, where I found it a few years ago. Sorry, I don’t remember where I got it. The story and artwork were created by the Jerry Iger comic book shop, which provided it for the publisher, Superior Comics. You can go to scans of the printed comic at Digital Comics Museum here: Journey Into Fear #18.

The main character of the story, Lanny Burns, has found a way to solve his problem of being a bigamist. He just throws his first wife out a tall window. This is a horror comic, so Lanny comes to a bad end. Lanny, who is a popular singer, develops spasmodic dysphonia (called “spastic throat” in the story). It is a real neurological condition. I know about it from first hand experience: my grandmother had it. It didn’t stop her from talking, though, weak voice or not. Talking is a family trait.

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