Nightmare (1970) #5

Skywald 1970–1975 series Cover date Aug 1971

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Nightmare #5 (1970) is issue #5 of Skywald's Nightmare (1970–1975), with a cover date of August 1971. Written by Allan Asherman, Len Brown, Al Hewetson and others and drawn by Carlos Garzón, Jack Katz, Serg Moren and others.

Creators

Writers: Allan Asherman, Len Brown, Al Hewetson, Chuck McNaughton, Kevin Pagan
Pencillers: Carlos Garzón, Jack Katz, Serg Moren, Ralph Reese, Harold Shull, Tom Sutton, Doug Wildey
Inkers: Jack Abel, Dan Adkins, Carlos Garzón, Serg Moren, Ralph Reese, Harold Shull, Doug Wildey
Letterers: Sam Rosen, Jean Simek, Irv Watanabe
Cover artist: Boris Vallejo

The stories

“The Man Who Became... Frankenstein's Monster”

A drawing of Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster and Hjalmar Poelzig (from "The Black Cat").

“Slime World”

A man and his wife are sightseeing through the famous Paris sewers, when they come upon an underground society of cannibalistic mutants.

“Whence Stalked the Werewolf”

A doctor hypnotizes a man so he can delve into his previous life. It turns out long ago in the 19th century he was a werewolf who was killed by angry villagers. Through hypnosis he becomes a werewolf again in the modern day.

“The Doom Star!”

In the 12th century, the people in Europe have gone mad with fear due to an incoming "Doom Star". It turns out it was a spacecraft that contained humanoid animals who warn a knight that humanity must not continue on its self destructive path or else!

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.