Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1993 - 2007)

Cover Photo by Lynn Goldsmith. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Pencils by Tod Smith and Ronn Sutton. A young evil sorcerer wants to sport the name 'Archduke of the Dark.' Trouble is, it infringes on... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Janet Hetherington and Frank Strom. Pencils by Tod Smith and John Heebink. Elvira's joyous holiday prep is threatened by the most cosmic bean-counter of all, here to add Earth... View »

Cover Photo by Chris Ameruoso. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Pencils by Tod Smith and James Fry. A giant gorilla movie marathon at Movie Macabre springs a trap on director Peter Smackson, one of Elvira's... View »

Cover Photo by Lynn Goldsmith. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Pencils by John Heebink and Gordon Purcell. When Elvira's mailbox is burgled by mystical bandits, girl detective Nancy Klew takes charge of... View »

Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Pencils by Tod Smith and Dan Day. In "Elvira of Two Worlds," a microwave Spiff-E-Pop accident propels Elvira to the war-torn world of Beta-Earth, ruled by the iron... View »

Cover Photo by Austin Young. Stories by Richard Howell and Frank Strom. Art by Eduardo Barreto, Tod Smith, Joe Rubinstein and Bob Wiacek. Elvira's remote moviemaking up a rainforest river lands her in danger from a local... View »

Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Pencils by John Heebink and Tod Smith. Pop psychologist Dr. Chill has a way to make Elvira and Spooky Suzie empathize with each other's travails -- when he switches their... View »

Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Ron Lim, Bill Anderson and Al Milgrom. Elvira's promotional trip to a western dude ranch leads her into danger, when a meteor in the hills creates a horde... View »

Cover Photo by Neal Preston. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Ronn Sutton, Dan Day, Joe Rubinstein and Al Milgrom. Elvira's gumball machine prize turns out to be an object of vast mystic power, and... View »

Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Pencils by Tod Smith and Ronn Sutton. Elvira's incredible journey drops her on the Red Planet into a war between the four-armed Fershoomians, led by the heroic Jean Cartier,... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Dan Day, Louis Lachance and Joe Rubinstein. In Prehistoric Heights, Elvira and hunter Richard Baboone stalk the Deusasaurus Rex,... View »

Stories by Richard Howell & Cassandra Peterson and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Ronn Sutton, Bob Wiacek and Al Milgrom. Final Issue! Elvira's cable-hostess rival from 'Kitsch 'n' Magic' wants... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Pencils by Tod Smith and James Fry. Featuring "The Outer Burroughs Part 1: How Many Licks Does it Take to Get to the Center of the Earth?"... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Eduardo Barreto, Ronn Sutton, Terry Austin and Bill Anderson. In this year's new-reader-friendly jump-in issue, Elvira's career... View »

Cover Photo by Mary Ann Halpin. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Ronn Sutton, Bill Anderson and Al Vey. Elvira's dopier villains have banded together to form the '4-S Club,' but... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Pencils by Ronn Sutton and Dan Day. Elvira's enlisted by professional evil-thwarter Doc Feral to stop a shipment of DVDs infected with deadly... View »

Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Anna-Maria Cool, Dan Day, Bob Wiacek and Louis Lachance. Elvira's kissing up a storm, putting her mark on the males in Hollywood. Why's she staging a smooch-a-thon?... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Janet Hetherington and Frank Strom. Pencils by Ronn Sutton and Tod Smith. Mass hallucinations threaten society, and they also disrupt the ratings for 'Movie Macabre.' To save... View »

Cover Photo by Mary Ann Halpin. Stories by Janet Hetherington and Richard Howell. Art by Ronn Sutton, James Fry, Al Vey and Bill Anderson. Elvira's kidnapped and brought into the Bemusa Triangle by a band of flyboy adventurers,... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Eduardo Barreto, Richard Howell and Joe Rubinstein. Elvira's the magic consultant of the new thriller by demon filmmaker M. Dark Shyvverman... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Pencils by Dan Day and James Fry. Provocative documentarian Mitchell Mohr claims that horror films desensitize viewers, and Elvira's a doubter,... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Tod Smith and Richard Howell. Publisher Huge Heftee's staging a competition for his 'Staymate of the Year' pictorial, pitting Elvira... View »

Stories by Frank Strom, Janet Hetherington and Richard Howell. Art by Tod Smith, Anna-Maria Cool, Chris Miraglia, Al Vey, Joe Rubinstein and Marie Severin. Elvira's staging a threesome of fearsome: with publisher Huge... View »

Cover Photo by Lynn Goldsmith. Stories by Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Anna-Maria Cool and Louis Lachance. Elvira, Spooky Suzie and Yvonne Lacey the lady werewolf are loosed into a fantastic garden maze and hunted... View »

Elvira and pal Roger Sporman create a low-budget monster snowman, which to their surprise goes on a rampage. Get ready for "That's Snow Biz!" by Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Louis Lachance. Also, "The Wedding... View »

It's Claypool Jump-In Month, featuring new-reader-friendly adventures! In "Stop the World...I Want to Stay Put!" (by Frank Strom and Eduardo Barreto), a demon attempts to steal Elvira's past, featuring... View »

Santa's enchanted bookcase, his gift to Elvira for Christmas, unleashes all manner of contents from its books, including tough-guy author Ernest Chandler, in "Read 'Em and Weep!" by Strom, Sutton and Vey!... View »

Elvira's pal Gardenia's stage musical is threatened until a spell enables Elvira to give the lead role her own spin, in "Broadway Sorcery of 2004!" by Howell, Cool and Wiacek. Also, in "It Takes Two... View »

Elvira is drafted into planning the annual Monsters' Ball--but her selfless efforts are hampered by the zealot Captain Creature, enemy of all monsters, in "Party Monster!" by Strom, Sutton and Anderson. Also,... View »

Elvira's show, Movie Macabre, isn't broken--but station manager Rosalind Wyck still pays big bugs for a media/imaging consultant to 'fix' it, in "Monster Ratings!" by Strom, Day and LaChance. Also:... View »

Elvira's raising public-TV funds is usually fun, but not when the demon Ka'ashkow is summoned and everyone has to give...'til it hurts, in "Wanted, Pledge or Alive!" by Strom, Smith and Lachance. Also,... View »

Elvira meets four daredevil ghosts and helps fight a house-squatting monster, in "The Corporeally-Challenged Adventurers of the Unknown," by Hetherington, Sutton and Anderson! And a trip to a bird show brings Elvira... View »

Cover Photo by Lynn Goldsmith. Stories by Janet Hetherington and Richard Howell. Art by Tod Smith, Dan Day, Al Vey and Kim DeMulder. Elvira uncovers a jocular racetrack mystery involving enchantments, eveningwear and equestriennes... View »

Cover Photo by Lynn Goldsmith. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Ronn Sutton and Andrew Pepoy. Elvira and friends are surprised by Squid-Men looking for love in "Dangers on a Train!"... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Ronn Sutton, Gordon Purcell and Bill Anderson. Elvira gets miniaturized in "To Squash an Elvira!" Also featuring "Dread Carpet... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Richard Howell and Frank Strom. Pencils by Dan Day and Chuck Frazier. Elvira guests on one of those "talk to the dead" syndicated shows, but something may be awry in the... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Janet Hetherington and Frank Strom. Art by Tod Smith, Chuck Frazier, Terry Austin and Viscardi. Someone's kidnapped an animated canine kids' TV show host, and Elvira's... View »

Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Ronn Sutton, Tod Smith, Bill Anderson and Steve Leialoha. Something nasty is coming through the cable-TV lines, and Elvira's enlisted by dapper spy McSnee to go undercover... View »

Cover Photo by Lynn Goldsmith. Stories by Frank Strom and Janet Hetherington. Art by Tod Smith, Dan Day and Louis Lachance. In "And to All a Good Fright," Elvira Is loaned out to a big-budget holiday extravaganza... View »

Cover Photo by Bobbie Kitchens. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Tod Smith, James Fry and Louis Lachance. Dracula's daughter Vladia wants to get married at Elvira's Vegas stage show, but what about... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Pencils by Ronn Sutton and Tod Smith. Ghosts from the ice menace skater Irenya Spookskaya, so Elvira teams up with literary pooch Itchbone to freeze... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Ronn Sutton, Tod Smith and Louis Lachance. Tabloid reporter Karl Koaltax sees supernatural causes lurking behind every crisis. Now he's... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Pencils by John Heebink and Tod Smith. Thefts of priceless kitsch-movie collectibles pit Elvira against a master wolf-burglar in "It Takes a Creep!"... View »

Cover Photo by David Goldner. Stories by Frank Strom and Richard Howell. Art by Tod Smith, Dan Day and Terry Austin. The future Elvira and her sister face the sinister Skelloween and his plot to destroy Playcool Comics'... View »

Drive to a brand new day with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark--something to look forward to? By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Terry Austin, Richard Howell, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. View »

10th Anniversary Issue! Dream a dream of Fear City...in a book-length extravaganza with the Deadbeats and the Soulsearchers & Company. By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Terry Austin, John Heebink... View »

She's got a Revenge League now? Elvira is sniped with snarkiness in..."Fright and Malice!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Ronn Sutton and Bill Anderson. Cover price $2.50. View »

Any computer who'd threaten Elvira must be some sort of..."Resident Idiot!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Bruce Patterson, Richard Howell, Tod Smith and Louis Lachance. View »

She's dating up a storm! Venus yanks our Mistress into a book-length romp: "Date with an Angle!" By Frank Strom, Tod Smith and Bruce Patterson. View »

Somebody's impersonating Elvira! Well, to do that, one would need...some body! By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Janet Hetherington, Tod Smith and Al Vey. View »

Who's the snake in the grass at the "Trial of the Horror Hosts"? Journey into mythology with Elvira! By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Ricardo Villagran, Janet Hetherington, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. Cover... View »

Sudden doom stalks Elvira--or so says the "Interloping Enigma"...among other busy-bodies! By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Louis Lachance, Chuck Frazier and Al Milgrom. Cover price $2.50. View »

A fearful face-off between Elvira and a submersive element! By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Gordon Purcell and Kim DeMulder. View »

Spring into Fall with Elvira! A "Beach Blanket Blood-Bath!" leads to..."Summery Judgment!" Two big Elvira adventures! By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Richard Howell and Loston Wallace. View »

Ahoy there, mateys! It's Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, setting sail to find Altoonis, the Lost Continent! By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Louis Lachance, Janet Hetherington and Bob McLeod. View »

Triple-treat special! An evil twin, a teen sex farce, and reality tee-vee! She's one busty...er, busy...celebrity! By Frank Strom, Chuck Frazier, Louis Lachance, Jo Duffy, Ronn Sutton, Terry Austin, Janet Hetherington,... View »

Choose your own adventure? Elvira in "Between the Covers!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Janet Hetherington, John Heebink and Mike Manley. View »

With a song in her heart, Elvira travels to a mad, mad, mad world--where apes call the tune! Check her out in "The Wizard of the Apes!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Janet Hetherington, John Heebink... View »

Out of the night...with her patter so bright...rides a hostess named Elvira--also known as that sexy swashbuckler: La Zorrita! By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Steve Leialoha, Janet Hetherington, John Heebink and Mike Manley. View »

The Hellfire Club wants Elvira--and she's drawn to them, like a model to a flame! By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Louis Lachance, Janet Hetherington, John Heebink and Mike Manley. View »

She's switching sides! Elvira teams up with Lord Harvest. If they only had a plan! By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton and Bruce Patterson. View »

Whaddaya whaddaya want her to do? Help Dracula, of course! Elvira in "Vlad Love!" By Richard Howell, Tod Smith, Bob Wiacek, Frank Strom, Chuck Frazier and Louis Lachance. View »

Book-length bonanza! Wassail she do next? Go "Home for the Horror-Days!" By Frank Strom, John Heebink and Ricardo Villagran. Cover price $2.50. View »

Beauty meets the blockbuster kids' book...at a school for young wizards! "Larry Plotter" meets Elvira! By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Anna-Maria Cool and Kim DeMulder. View »

She's got a little bundle from Heaven...or is it from Hell? Elvira in "Who's Yo' Mama?" By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Richard Howell, Chuck Frazier and Bill Anderson. View »

Who'd dare to shrink Elvira? It's a "Voyage to the Center of the Fantastic!" by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Louis Lachance. Plus: "Shills!" by Richard Howell, Tod Smith and Ricardo Villagran. View »

Rockers...and stalkers! Elvira's with the band, in "One Fright Stand!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Jo Duffy, Richard Howell and Kim DeMulder. View »

Rockers...and stalkers! Elvira's with the band, in "One Fright Stand!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Jo Duffy, Richard Howell and Kim DeMulder. View »

The future...is here! Elvira in "2001: A Space Fallacy!" By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Bruce Patterson, John A. Wilcox, Jim Mooney and Louis Lachance. Cover price $2.50. View »

Toe-tappin' telekinetics! Elvira in "Scarrie: The Musical!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell, Anna-Maria Cool and Mike Manley. View »

Elvira searches for buried treasure in "Relic Raider!" Can you dig it? By Frank Strom, Ronn Sutton, Bruce Patterson, Janet Hetherington, Chuck Frazier and Bill Anderson. View »

Elvira and two pals attempt to finance their own low-budget movie, starring themselves in their quest to find the nudie sorceress who haunts the woods. The naked truth's all in "The Bayer Witch Project!" Also,... View »

Elvira's freewheeling interview style sets off a feud between her and the nasty Goth-gal Mistress Luna! They'd best get the hatchet buried before the unholy rite that's set to take place at the Smooch concert.... View »

Kidnapped and brought to a secluded island, Elvira and four other abductees are forced to save their own lives by...cooking? Yes, it's extreme food prep--culinary sudden death--all at the command of the sinister Iron-Handed... View »

Elvira's forced into the middle of a deadly domestic clash, as Santa Claus' evil first wife hijacks the holiday, forces the elves out on strike, and even tries to eliminate the Mistress of the Dark. It's got... View »

No more wire hangers? Just ask--Mummy Dearest! Also, Elvira's guest-judging on one of those syndicated court TV shows, and the court has never been less orderly, in "From the Gravel to the Grove." By Jo Duffy,... View »

Elvira's in trouble again. Is it because of the supernatural menace of a deadly, headless horseman--or the witch-hunt against her led by little Cristina Twicci? It's all in "Creepy Hollow!" Also, Elvira's... View »

Elvira's swept by the Ker-Shoom Tube into the hyper-world known as Cosmoburg, a floating city of new gods--known as Neo-Deos--ruled by the all-powerful Smackdaddy. Will she be able to prevent the majestically evil Shadyface... View »

Elvira's time-tripping again, and her flight from the lovesick Roderick Hives leads her from a turn-of-the-century luxury liner to a bright future era--but can it stay sunny, when the insane Lord Harvest makes the scene?... View »

It's Summertime, and the hilarity comes easy to Elvira, as crazed Roderick Hives mistakes her for his late wife--girl-group vocalist Morella DeSame--and makes an uproarious effort to recreate his missus...using Elvira... View »

By Frank Strom, Tod Smith, Bruce Patterson, Richard Howell, Ronn Sutton and Bill Anderson. B&W Cover price $2.50. View »

Strange creatures from space are taking over the world--or at least the world of kids' programming--and Elvira's one chance to stop them might just result in a reality TV special. It's all in "Telechubby... View »

After a college professor's mysterious death, Elvira is called in to assist with the will, but who is behind the plot to steal the late professor's mystic tomes? And what's with the killer gill-monsters stalking... View »

Elvira's down with the newest entertainment craze: those little collectible critters from across the seas. But what about the cosmic-level one of those cute pocket monsters, and the evil entity who wants to use its power... View »

Elvira's won a trip to a tropical island resort! It's a shame it's overrun by scientifically-created beast-men created by Dr. Merlot, bedeviled by a masked killer, and visited by Lovery "Love" Love,... View »

What do you get when you invite monsters onto talk shows?? "Strange Bedfellows!" By Frank Strom, Dan Day, Louis Lachance, Jo Duffy, Richard Howell and Ricardo Villagran. B&W, 32 pg. Cover price $2.50. View »

Elvira's gotta shop-shop-shop if she's going to get presents for all her friends (and friendly enemies) before the holiday party--but how's she going to buy everything when she keeps getting interrupted by invasion-happy... View »

Elvira's trapped into helping the too-cute Allswell sisters (from their Wuzza-Wuzza TV series) repair their spell book; but there's the devil to pay when the demon Heckronomicus shows up to claim it...and them! It's... View »

When Elvira meets SHAYDE, the Vampire Slayer, her social horizons are expanded in a bad way, as she is dragged along on his quest to rid the world of vampire night-clubbers, led by the sultry Suzy Fang. It's all in "The... View »

When Elvira meets SHAYDE, the Vampire Slayer, her social horizons are expanded in a bad way, as she is dragged along on his quest to rid the world of vampire night-clubbers, led by the sultry Suzy Fang. It's all in "The... View »

Elvira's war with W.H.I.S.P.E.R. leads her to Italy, where she faces a troupe of killer zombies, and her only ally is the undead Flint Westwood. It's all in "Rome on the Range!" Also, Elvira gets entangled... View »

Elvira's combat against the forces of W.H.I.S.P.E.R. (and their evil formula to give super-powers to super-models) shifts into high gear when she meets Agent Double-O-Nothing, but is he friend or foe? It's all in... View »

ELVIRA, MISTRESS OF THE JUNGLE: Part 1 of 3 - Elvira's hot to trot--globe-trot, that is--and her first stop is Madagascar where she must battle a mystic shaman from a hidden city allied with other sinister forces, in... View »

Danger-crazed chicks who race fast cars to escape the drudgery of their everyday lives as go-go dancers. Elvira's never heard of anything so absurd...and yet so fabulously alluring. Will a new career beckon--or will... View »

Elvira's in a beauty-contest frame of mind--and body--as she enters the "Miss Lucky Legs" competition, against such formidable opponents as Spooky Suzie and...a hideous alien who's disguised as a hardbody... View »

In "Felicitous Creek!", Elvira's in the middle of a scandal, as her new gig on one of those hormone-crazed prime-time dramas is caught with its pants down. One of the show's teen writers turns out to be... View »

After a young fan alerts Elvira to the fact that his town doesn't carry her classy "Movie Macabre" show, she hops on a hog and takes to the road to uncover the criminal conspiracy that threatens kitschy TV... View »

No amount of supernatural chaos could ever have prepared Elvira for the surging menace known as prime-time TV programming! Once her favorite show is cancelled, she's willing to take on any number of demons and devils... View »

In "White House or Bust!", the Prez asks for Elvira's help in proving that he didn't do anything wrong--it was his clone who did it all! Can Elvira put a happy face on a national scandal? Then, in "Diving... View »

vWith the "Star Drek" franchise lagging, the Mistress of the Dark debuts as "Six of 7/8," and also deals with the jealousy of original "Drek" captain William Shattspeare. It's all in "The... View »

HOLIDAY ON ICE - After a fiasco at the Toy Expo, Elvira's taking a Christmas vacation, but her mountain gateway resort is the site of the filming of Snow Party, and it's under attack by a guileful Asian Snow Faerie... View »

Watch as Elvira protects Skeev Campbell, Alicia Silverspoon, Sara Filbert, and the girl who played "Tootie" from grisly deaths in "Groan!" Also, Part Seven of "Historical Babes." By Frank Strom,... View »

Bring an apple for teacher and pick up your own copy of "Aarrgh! Real Monsters!" Also, Elvira and the Purrloiner fight, then team up to face down the master villain in "He Who Quacks Last," Part Six of... View »

In "Steel-Belted Radials of Death," a simple custom car show appearance turns into a drag-race with danger, as an accursed spark plug changes Elvira's car into a destructive demon-mobile! Then a spear-wielding... View »

Elvira's got a heart as big as all outdoors, and so when her old pal Vladia (Dracula's daughter) asks for help in reviving her dead vampire boyfriend, the Mistress of the Dark agrees--even though it means going head-to-head... View »

The pressing question of the day: Who's fixing Ladies' Pro Wrestling? Could it be mobsters? Aliens? Is there an option #3? Elvira's determined to find out, and that means strangeness, cheesecake, and lots of... View »

It's Elvira's five year anniversary, so a group of her old friends (and enemies) shows up to her party, with plenty of surprises. If you've always wondered what type of hostess gift the evil Skelloween would... View »

Elvira's stalked through the foggy streets--by vampires! One of them, young Mason Collier, is a friendly fan; the others--violent Colleen and sly Martine--want something from her! Will the Mistress of the Dark be able... View »

The plague of the pumpkin-pod people has propelled Elvira through dimension after dimension on a quest to Mount Pumpkinbomb, and she faces off with various odd, satiric opponents--including a dolphin-riding prince, a legion... View »

Elvira finds that TV station K-WHA? has been sold to a new conglomerate, and the professional fates of the staffers are now in the hands of the sinister (but stylish) Morgan Chase. Elvira expects them to revolt, but they're... View »

Elvira's been trying to unload her fixer-upper of a multi-story house for months now. So what if it's got a shambling nethercreature in the attic and the walls drip blood; it's in a nice neighborhood! She finally... View »

Elvira thinks she has problems with her upcoming tax audit? She should try finding the ideal holiday gift for one's daughter...if one happens to be Dracula! Drac enlists Elvira in his quest and agrees to help the Mistress... View »

Elvira's show's budget is in such disrepair the only thing for her to do is to shoot her own movie. Luckily, she knows what the American public wants to see (wrestlers, monsters, rock & roll, kung fu, gratuitous... View »

Elvira's beside herself with anger when she learns that she's been lumped in with the "Bad Girls" trend in trash culture! She makes it a point of honor to track down three leading Bad Girls and show them... View »

Elvira's digging her down-time on a cut-rate sea cruise, until she discovers that the ship is full of buffet-minded werewolves. The only thing that could make things worse would be the attack of a giant cyborg squid-monster...then... View »

Our heroine discovers that kid's show host Gooroo is actually a despot from the magical land of Brimsville, and with the aid of enchanted instrument Farney Fife, she must defeat him before he--or his nasty ex-wife, Bichee'Pu--takes... View »

Elvira doesn't suffer curses gladly, but she does use them freely, and that's gotten her into trouble with the FCC...and a ticket to the Big House! Now she's got to fend off psycho killers, hold her own against... View »

An extra-special anniversary celebration, as Elvira braves the most dangerous mission she's ever undertaken: going to a comic book convention! Yes, it's the unadulterated, real (mostly made up) story of Elvira's... View »

A long, languorous trip down to the Everglades entangles Elvira in a war between a race of swamp-dwelling little gnomes called "Goons" and a grasping, glamorous woman land-developer. How will this tie in with the... View »

In Part Two of "The Brain that Wouldn't Die," Elvira's been carried off by a cyborg dinosaur, while her colleagues in Chelomar are attacked by armored super-soldiers. How does one defeat the crazed Nazi... View »

As if she's not busy enough making the world safe for trashy horror movies, Elvira is now working for the "National Peek-A-Boo," investigating strange stories of a hidden civilization of beautiful natives,... View »

Elvira as Cupid? Well, when her actress pal gets engaged to a guy who's not only a gigolo, a rotter, and a blackguard, but also a demon in human form, Elvira knows she's never going to be able to hold her peace during... View »

Elvira is emceeing a battle of the bands like you've never seen! Also featuring Spooky Suzy and Joey Marone. Listen to the music of the night and get in tune with Elvira. The backup features the final battle between... View »

Elvira's getting into the holiday spirit in a big way--by taking over for a stressed-out Santa Claus! Wait'll you see her bringing cheer to such unlikely candidates as Rosalind Wyck, Spooky Suzie, and even Skelloween.... View »

Elvira finds more than she bargained for at a vintage toy show as the Fruity Faces--her childhood drink-mix friends--come to life and terrify the countryside! By Frank Strom, Tom Simonton, Louis Lachance, Richard Howell,... View »

Will Elvira ever unload that darned house she bought? Not unless she can get it into shape, so she and her friends spend the day cleaning up, and every time she finds a mystical doodad, it reminds her of a story. "Elvira's... View »

Elvira and Buzz Baldren rocket to Mars to do a sweeps-stunt remote for her show. Fortunately, no little green men or squids on tripods appear to distract Elvira's interplanetary pandering, but there's still the question... View »

Elvira's off to sign up more stations to carry her show. Selling herself is something she should be good at, but there are evil forces at work to try and block her efforts. In the back-up story, Elvira and Soulsearchers... View »

Elvira's magic boots whisk her away to a wonderful island paradise, where a civilization of beautiful immortal women explore the vistas of culture. What can Elvira teach Portia Prinz of the Glamazons and her people about... View »

Elvira's crises continue as an ageless horror seizes control of her journey and entraps her in a science-fiction-y settlement that's so tiny it's all in a can! It's a "Crisis in Kam-Bell," the second... View »

Elvira's most critical adventure yet, as she heads to the secret settlement of Gorilla Town, just in time to become the target of its most deadly danger, Pete Primate! "Crisis in Gorilla Town" is by Frank Strom,... View »

In "For Your Spies Only, Part Two" (by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Bruce Patterson), Elvira continues her mission to find and defeat the culprit before all television is canceled! In "A Witch by Any Other Name..."... View »

In "For Your Spies Only, Part One" (by Frank Strom, Dan Day and Bruce Patterson), Elvira must stop a plot to undermine TV ratings, a plot that could lead to the end of television! Then, in "The House that... View »

Elvira's a popular girl, but when her sorceress pals ask her to join their witch's sorority, maybe she should pass, because her initiation places her in deadly danger from the villain who's been after her since... View »

Elvira's new job at the spooky mansion, Coffinwood, leads to a threat from the past--the sixties at least--in this spoof of the classic Gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows! By Richard Howell, James W. Fry III and Art Viscardi.... View »

Elvira's new job puts her in the position of nanny to a murderous child of a rich family. Can she fend off his evil attentions while finding the connection between him and a classic horror soap opera from the sixties?... View »

While driving across the desert, Elvira encounters radiation-spawned GIANT ANTS in "Your Feet's Too Big!" By Frank Strom, Tom Simonton and Dan Schaefer. Plus: Elvira's life--and job--are threatened by a... View »

In "Bikini Island Alien Lovefest '95," by Frank Strom and Tom Simonton, Elvira takes part in the annual swimsuit issue photo shoot for a famous illustrated sports magazine on a famous island. What will happen... View »

Elvira's summoned to court again--to help defend the shambling hulking creatures of Monster Isle! She's helping her old lawyer pal Petty, and she's up against those prosecutors of the macabre Foxx and Crow! How... View »

Elvira's TV interview of best-selling compulsive novelist Steven Sting reveals more than she thought; that Sting's compelled to write because of his overactive muse...and that he's got writer's block because... View »

Her first full-length new adventure! Elvira's driven BATS by her new ally: Flederman and--Aria, the soprano wonder! By Kurt Busiek, Neil Vokes, Louis Lachance and Richard Howell. View »

Elvira's always helping her friends, so how could she resist it when her old pal Billy Beau Braggard comes to her, cowboy hat in hand, because he's out of work? It's "Billy Beau Has Risen from the Grave,"... View »

Elvira's using her TV-star clout to good purpose, as the hostess of a telethon to raise money for the dreaded malaise of sleep deprivation. Will the station raise enough money to combat this silent killer? What effect... View »

Elvira's toasting the season by sampling the horrors that lurk at Party Beach with her friends, but an influx of mutant monster fish leaves the party-goers with a big question: how're they all going to top the party... View »

Elvira can't possibly find more careers to try, can she?! Yes, she can: when the Mistress of the Dark finds the enchanted guitar of Bast, Elvira strikes out on her own, fronting for an all-girl rock band in "Mars... View »

Elvira has always considered herself a model citizen, but she's never been an actual model. She causes a sensation at the high-class Hangover Agency, but she makes a dangerous enemy of their top model, Stormi Wethers.... View »

Elvira hates being hooted at, so when a trio of wrestlers leer and jeer at her, it's only natural that she takes her grudge to the squared circle! That's right, Elvira meets big-time wrestling...but will she survive... View »

Elvira loves gifts, but when a pal brings her back a Gyonsi (a Chinese hopping vampire), she's less than thrilled--especially when the vampire comes to life, wreaking havoc across Chinatown! Can Elvira stop this bouncing... View »

Elvira's been blamed for many things (and done lots of 'em!), but could her TV show be responsible for flash-frying the brain of a fan?! His mother thinks so, and takes the Mistress of the Dark to court! It's... View »

Elvira's always been fond of public display--so when she's asked to make a professional public appearance, she's there with bells on! Unfortunately, one of the fans has a question which will challenge the expertise... View »

There are programming executives who simply love Elvira--and they come from all over. Some of them even come from outer space! Squidmen invade station K-WHA? and want to convert it to an extravaganza of all-Elvira programming!... View »

"Dino Park" Written by Richard Howell. Pencils by Louis Lachance. Inks by Mike Weaver. "Femme Noir" Written by Kurt Busiek and Richard Howell. Pencils by Cynthia Martin. Inks by Rick Magyar. View »

Batman has Robin. Even Barney has Baby Bop. Kid sidekicks are a time-tested tradition, so won't it work for Elvira? Not when the kid is the scheming little Suspira, and wants to oust the Mistress of the Dark from her... View »

"You Drive Me Ape, You Big Gorilla" part 2 - Who else would take part in a media circus than the media's own Mistress of the Big Top? Elvira's in the grip of a giant, rampaging gorilla and the city's... View »

A movie critic goes ape over Elvira...really! Go wild with Elvira! By Frank Strom, Tom Simonton, Louis Lachance, Jim Mooney and Art Viscardi. View »

Elvira is enmeshed in a network programmer's mad scheme, too insane to work...or is it, when the network programmer is Count Dracula and his moron servants are the animated duo Renfield and Stimpfield. It's by Kurt... View »

"The Phantom of the Soap Opera Part Two" Written by Richard Howell. Illustrated by Louis Lachance. "Mummy Dearest" Written by Kurt Busiek and Richard Howell. Pencils by John Heebink. Inks by John Nyberg.... View »

Elvira's latest gig...a short term role on a classy horror/mystery soap is threatened by back stage intrigue, murder and a malicious phantom. Also features "The Bride of Froggenstein," in which Elvira stages... View »

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Christmas Special "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...or Get Cable." Written by By Paul Dini and Richard Howell. Art by Jim Webb. Inks by Bill Anderson. Special sequence art by Lea Hernandez. Additional inks... View »

"Over-Exposed" Written by Kurt Busiek and Richard Howell. Pencils by Dave Cockrum. Inks by Ricardo Villagran. "Death Takes A Honeymoon" Written by Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Tom Simonton. Inks by Art Viscardi.... View »

"It's A Life" Written by Kurt Busiek. Art by Jim Mooney. ""Exeter Only Chapter 5: Home Alone" Written by Joe Duffy. Illustrated by Dan Spiegle. View »

Halloween Special "Blame It On The Bell Boys" Written by Fred Hemback. Pencils by Tom Simonton. Inks by Louis Lachance. "Exeter Only Chapter 6: Ghost Story" Written by Joe Duffy. Illustrated by Dan Spiegle.... View »

"Carrie On Classmates" Based on a story idea suggested by Casandra Peterson. Written by Richard Howell. Pencils by Jim Webb. Inks by Bill Anderson. "Exeter Only Chapter 4: All In The Family" Written by... View »

"Curse & Tell Part 2: Charmed I'm Sure" Written By Kurt Busiek. Pencils by Neil Vokes. Inks by Louis Lachance. "Exeter Only Chapter 3: House Party" Written by Joe Duffy. Illustrated by Dan Spiegle.... View »

"Curse & Tell Part 1.  Cover price $2.50. View »

"Play or Pay" Written by Paul Dini. Pencils by James Fry. Inks by Terry Austin. "Exeter Only Chapter 1: A Big Hand For The Little Lady" Written by Joe Duffy. Rick Magyar View »