According to critic Mark Andrew: Old dude and his sexy niece traipse across the countryside, bumping into oddball characters who invariably have a story to tell....

Sadly, since Charlton didn't want to do anything that'd offend your average nine-year-old, you can feel this book fighting against the uber-restrictive comics code.

[4]Midnight Tales was part of a wave of new horror and suspense comics published by Charlton during this period.

In Oct. 1985, Charlton briefly revived the title as a reprint book, changing its name to Professor Coffin, and continued the numbering for three more issues before finally ceasing publication in 1986.

Besides Howard, other contributors to Midnight Tales included Nicola Cuti, Don Newton, Joe Staton, and Tom Sutton.