(Two stories from) The Book of Frank Herbert, Frank Herbert, 1973:
"Gambling Device," 1973 [but certainly written much earlier than that], 8 pages.
6/10. Twilight-Zoney story. Kind of a corny set-up, and poorly written, but a clever ending.
"Occupation Force," 1955, 5 pages.
6/10. Very short, humorous story. Sort of the Dr. Strangelove approach to ( Read more... )

Detective Comics #851 (Batman: Last Rites, Last Days of Gotham Part 1 of 2), Denny O'Neil, 2009, 22 pages.
Rating: 5/10 (indifferent).
Hard to judge on its own; it all just seems to be building to part 2. But it's not very promising so far.

"Rats in the Walls" (and "Harritage of Horror" (an introduction by Robert Bloch)) from The Best of H.P. ( Read more... )