Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror (2005) 11

Issue 11 takes readers back to an era when voters liked Ike, but loved Lucy. When comic books sold in the millions on a monthly basis. To a time when horror bared its fangs under the guidance of man who later would be called Mad.

The Sub-Basement of Dracula reunites the legendary duo of Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. Both shepherded the Prince of Darkness through his run at Marvel Comics during the 1970s. While not the original author of Tomb of Dracula, Wolfman came on board with issue seven seeing the book through to it’s ending journey with issue 70.

Neither creator spare the jugular as Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa and, even, Maggie assume the roles of Quincy Harker the Van Helsings and Blade.

Not to be outdone, Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson revisit their muck monster in Squish Thing. This loosely veiled send up of Swamp Thing brings vengeance at the hands of a vegetative Homer who saves his love from Moe.

Swamp Thing first appeared in House of Secrets (1956) 92 as envisioned by Wein and Wrightson. The one-and-done proved successful enough, the two were asked for a continuing series. Wein helmed the book for the first 13 issues while Wrightson left after the first 10.

The title has appeared off and on spin racks ever since, including two movies, an animated feature and two live-action television series.

Two Tickets to Heck; A Quick Way to a Krusty Death!; Bart Simpson Midget Commando; Krash! Shock! Suspense! Simpsons! and Blast From the Future Past! all doff their hats to the original series of EC comics.

Chris Bonham and Steve Ringgenberg pen the shorts with art by James Lloyd, Angelo Torres, John Sevrin, and Mark Shultz.