Magic Carpet Burn: Ripley's Believe It Or Not! #25 - The Horror Called Spring-Heel Jack

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! #25 - The Horror Called Spring-Heel Jack

Fun!

9 comments:

Shawn Dickinson said...: Great stuff! That cover gives me a pee-willie!; Saturday, April 25, 2009 10:29:00 PM
Prof. Grewbeard said...: oh?...; Monday, April 27, 2009 12:13:00 PM
Pappy said...: This story is out-and-out creepy! I loved it. Isn't this based on British folklore, a la Sawney Beane or Sweeney Todd?; Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:01:00 PM
Prof. Grewbeard said...: yes. also, as a point of interest, some folks wrongly assume Spring-Heel Jack was a nickname for Jack The Ripper and assume the Ripper went leaping about too!; Thursday, April 30, 2009 3:13:00 PM
Schmaltzy The Golem said...: Could you show us the John Bell Witch story please? I use to flip through those pages when I was a kid as it scared the holy heck out of me.; Tuesday, May 25, 2010 11:34:00 PM
Prof. Grewbeard said...: mebbe...; Tuesday, May 25, 2010 11:57:00 PM
Schmaltzy The Golem said...: I am yer slavish admirer at any rate. I wish I still had my copy of that issue. Loves that spring heel jack. Also Jeremy Benthams ghost,but that's another story (in measured headless happiness).; Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:23:00 AM
Frank Stalter said...: I had this comic when I was a kid! Creeped me out. Thanks!; Saturday, August 21, 2010 1:52:00 PM
Dr. Theda said...: This comic book story I have from my early youth.... as a small child I researched on "Jack" ...and other "real" monsters.....
I had begun to study Greek, Roman Norse And Scandinavian Mythologies by second grade... and on to Archeology by 4th grade..... Really great posts One of May.... Keep up the Great work From your "fiend" and new follower Dr. Theda; Wednesday, June 27, 2012 8:15:00 PM

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