Appearing in "Gargoyle Every Night"
Featured Characters:
- Emil Vogel (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Golden Angel (First appearance; destruction)
Antagonists:
- Billy
- Clive
Other Characters:
- Bernie Wrightson (Host)
- Metropolitan Police Service
- Unnamed Constable
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Gargoyle Every Night"
Emil Vogel is an elderly sculptor whose work includes the crafting of gargoyles for a small European town. Vogel is haunted however by the visage of a statue in the middle of his work place, a large golden gargoyle. He chastises the inanimate "Golden Angel", claiming that its very existence torments him night after night. Vogel's work is interrupted by a knock at the door. A police constable and several towns folk are concerned about rumors they have heard concerning Vogel's nighttime activities. While Vogel is distracted with the constable, two thieves named Billy and Clive sneak into his studio and find the Golden Angel gargoyle. They fire up Vogel's smelting pot and begin to melt the statue so that they can transport the refined gold. When Vogel discovers what they have done, an astonishing change overtakes him. Vogel himself is actually an evil gargoyle and only the existence of the Golden Angel prevented him from assuming his true form. Vogel attacks Billy and Clive and dunks them into the vat of molten gold.
Appearing in "I Wore... The Mask of Drothor!"
Tales to Astonish #11
Featured Characters:
- Markas
Antagonists:
- Drothor (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Artist (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed police officers
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Netherworld (Invoked)
Items:
- Mask of Drothor (First appearance)
Synopsis for "I Wore... The Mask of Drothor!"
Tales to Astonish #11
Appearing in "Mastermind"
Featured Characters:
- Manaak (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Manaak's Master
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Mastermind"
A crazed inventor creates a creature in a laboratory that he names Manaak. As Manaak comes to life, the inventor tells him that he is indestructible, immortal and virtually superior to every other human being on the face of the planet. Manaak responds to this by saying, "If I am truly all these things, then logic requires I ask you one simple question. Who needs you, 'master'?" With that, Manaak lunges towards his creator.
Appearing in "I Found The Abominable Snowman!"
Tales to Astonish #13
Featured Characters:
- Abominable Snowman (Carl Hanson) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Traveler
Other Characters:
- Abominable Snowman (Photo)
- Numerous unnamed Lamas
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "I Found The Abominable Snowman!"
Tales to Astonish #13
Solicit Synopsis
(October) "The Night of the Gargoyle!" Plus—two more of the creepiest classics ever to see the light of the full moon!
- (November) AND, STILL ON SALE- "The Night of the Gargoyle"—and two other dead-of-night masterworks!
Notes
Publisher Notes[]
- "Gargoyle Every Night" is reprinted in Giant-Size Chillers #3 and Book of the Dead #1.
- "The Mask of Drother" was originally printed in Tales to Astonish #11.
- "Mastermind" is reprinted in Zombie #1.
- "I Found The Abominable Snowman" was originally printed in Tales to Astonish #13.
Trivia
- The tagline for this issue is "Night of the Gargoyle!"
- Writer/artist Bernie Wrightson makes a guest appearance as the narrator in "Gargoyle Every Night".