PRE CODE CLASSICS TALES OF HORROR SOFTEE (2025)
Toby Press was a small but respectable comics publisher, which also used the imprint Minoan; they put out one issue of Tales of Terror, then got hit by a cease-and-desist order from E.C., which used that title for their annuals (don't worry we'll bring you that particular issue later on). Toby dropped that and started over with Tales of Horror, which ran for 13 issues. Toby may be the only comics publisher to swipe the urbane and cynical stories of John Collier, rather than relying on Poe, Lovecraft, and the like. Collects Tales of Horror #1-5 (June 1952-March 1953).
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Vol. 3
CA$44.54PRE CODE CLASSICS TALES OF HORROR SOFTEE VOL 03 (C: 0-1-1)
Release: September 10, 2025
Vol. 2
CA$44.54PRE CODE CLASSICS TALES OF HORROR SOFTEE VOL 02 (C: 0-1-1)
Release: September 25, 2024
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PRE CODE CLASSICS TALES OF HORROR SOFTEE VOL 01 (C: 0-1-1)
Toby Press was a small but respectable comics publisher, which also used the imprint Minoan; they put out one issue of Tales of Terror, then got hit by a cease-and-desist order from E.C., which used that title for their annuals (don't worry we'll bring you that particular issue later on). Toby dropped that and started over with Tales of Horror, which ran for 13 issues. Toby may be the only comics publisher to swipe the urbane and cynical stories of John Collier, rather than relying on Poe, Lovecraft, and the like. Collects Tales of Horror #1-5 (June 1952-March 1953).
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PRE CODE CLASSICS TALES OF HORROR SOFTEE VOL 02 (C: 0-1-1)
Toby Press was a small but respectable comics publisher, which also used the imprint Minoan; they put out one issue of Tales of Terror, then got hit by a cease-and-desist order from E.C., which used that title for their annuals (don't worry we'll bring you that particular issue later on). Toby dropped that and started over with Tales of Horror, which ran for 13 issues. Toby may be the only comics publisher to swipe the urbane and cynical stories of John Collier, rather than relying on Poe, Lovecraft, and the like. Collects Tales of Horror #6-10 (Aug. 1953 - Apr. 1954).
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PRE CODE CLASSICS TALES OF HORROR SOFTEE VOL 03 (C: 0-1-1)
Toby Press was a small but respectable comics publisher, which also used the imprint Minoan; they put out one issue of Tales of Terror, then got hit by a cease-and-desist order from E.C., which used that title for their annuals (don't worry we'll bring you that particular issue later on). Toby dropped that and started over with Tales of Horror, which ran for 13 issues. Toby may be the only comics publisher to swipe the urbane and cynical stories of John Collier, rather than relying on Poe, Lovecraft, and the like. Collects Tales of Horror #11-13 (June-October 1954), Tales of Terror #1 (1952), and The Black Knight #1 (1953).