Two Temple Place Letter" is represented by Hester Prynne and the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. The two remaining characters are Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle and his daughter. At the feet of Rip Van Winkle is his dog and at those of his daughter is the gnomes’ keg of liquor, the drinking of which had sent Van Winkle into his long slumber and freedom from his bothersome wife for 20 years! The staircase hall is overlooked by a gallery that features statues made by Nicholls, having American literary associations, and a frieze in relief which features 82 characters from Shakespeare’s "Othello", "Henry VIII", "Antony
Horror comics ran through "Prize Comics" #52 (April 1945) before becoming a humor series and then being revived in horrific form in the series "Frankenstein" #18-33 (March 1952 - November 1954). Gilberton Publications' 60-page "Classic Comics" #12 (June 1943) adapted Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" as a backup feature to Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" in a package titled "Rip Van Winkle and the Headless Horseman". The next issue, "Classic Comics" #13 (August 1943), adapted Robert Louis Stevenson's horror novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" as the full-length story "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", making it