Castle of Horror Vol 1

Castle of Horror was something of an oddity, a 1978 title edited by Alan McKenzie and published (along with its sister title Tales of Terror) by Portman Distribution of Croydon, which reprinted stories from the black and white American Marvel Comics magazines Vampire Tales and Tales of the Zombie, under licence. Unfortunately, while the two titles were indeed licensed by Marvel in the US, the parent company had inexplicably neglected or forgotten to inform Marvel UK of the deal, which led to a certain amount of resentment since Marvel UK understandably felt that this was seriously infringing on their territory. Following a formal complaint, the deal was terminated and both Castle of Horror and Tales of Terror were cancelled after five monthly issues.