From Ghostly Haunts #52 (October 1976), “A Sleep of Ages,” a seven-page horror story distinguished only by the Pat Boyette painted cover and interior art by S*T*E*V*E* D*I*T*K*O*!
And while I know Ditko didn’t color it red himself, it was either a coincidence that the medallion the thieves are after is this Spider-Man-face-looking little object that wound up that color (red, after all, does pop on the page and the medallion was the focal point of the panel), or someone in the office decided to have a little fun. Also, the monster’s name, Garn-Zanuth, would reappear later as “Garn Daanuth” in Arion Lord of Atlantis, reassigned to Arion’s evil brother. And, the two thieves, “Steve Gilary” and “Bernie Paris” were named for two of my buddies from the old neighborhood.
Tags: Charlton Comics, Ghostly Haunts, Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko