{"product_id":"tales-of-torment-1-by-john-stockman-facsimile-reprint","title":"Tales of Torment 1 by John Stockman - facsimile reprint","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1963, John Stockman published this first issue of Tales of Torment. It is a brutal tale of a comic and book collector getting ripped off and the bloody chaos that ensues. Stockman sent them to a few friends and fans of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan. Probably fewer than 100 copies were printed of that fist issue. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is a limited reprinting of Stockman's lost classic with several two color silk-screened pages. Only 120 copies were printed and offered at Terrificon in 2026. The few remaining copies are being offered here. Note: Silk screening was done by hand with a several color variations and there are imperfections in registration on most copies. Also, this reproduction was produced using the less refined art found on the first printing of the zine. Stockman later printed an updated version with a completely redrawn cover. Any second printing will include the updated artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce this edition sells through, we will reprint the second brutal issue of this must-read classic fanzine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTale of Torment is printed in a numbered and dated edition of 120 copies on 8 1\/2 x 11\" paper with silk screened pages on 70lb, matte-finish bristol board. This issue is 32 pages including two pages of vintage advertisements for, among other things, a meeting of \"The Cincinnati Hand-Loading and Beef Association.\" Four pages are silk screened including the front and back cover. The rest is typewriter text on regular paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bob's Comics Art and Zines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48322344911066,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1267\/9130\/files\/talesoftorment1.jpg?v=1786403334","url":"https:\/\/bobscomicsartandzines.com\/products\/tales-of-torment-1-by-john-stockman-facsimile-reprint","provider":"Bob's Comics Art and Zines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}