#2

Synopsis

Dr. Weir travels to the Valley of Horror to visit his friend Dr. Italo Schiasi. Unfortunately, Dr. Schiasi is already dead at the hands of a giant spider. Dr. Weir accuses Baron Latro of killing him out of jealousy. The Countess Arachni manages to steal the Purple Claw from him. When Weir travels to her castle he is caught in a web. The Countess rescues him by killing Baron Latro in his spider form and taking Dr. Weir to her castle. Because he knows too much the Countess also transforms into a giant spider. He recovers the Purple Claw to defeat the Countess.

Notes

Reprinted in

• Tales of Horror #6
• Tales of Horror #10
• Tales Too Terrible to Tell #5
• FemForce #42— page 1 panels 2 and 3, pages 2-8, panels on pages 1 and 2 reworked to fit on page 1, additional text and dialogue changes, black and white
• Purple Claw Mysteries #1— in black and white; original in color
• Crypt of Horror #16
• PS Artbooks Presents: Classic Horror Comics #7

Credits

Pencils

Ben Brown

Inks

David Gantz

Chas. kuhn

Charles Kuhn

Characters

• The Purple Claw
• Dr. Jonathan Weir
• Leera Redding