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Waist-up illustration of a grinning green ghoul with raised clawed hands in 1950s comic book style

About this PNG

This retro four-colour comic illustration features a menacing grinning ghoul with wild hair, sharp claws, and tattered rags, rendered with bold ink lines and classic halftone shading. It is ideal for Halloween design projects, horror themed graphics and vintage holiday decor.

Prompt: “Vintage 1950s horror comic book illustration of a grinning green ghoul with wild hair leaning forward with claws raised, waist up. Bold black ink outlines, flat limited colours (pumpkin orange, cream, purple, acid green and black), coarse halftone dot shading, the look of old four-colour printing. One single subject, whole and centred with empty space all around it, on a plain flat mid-grey background, evenly lit, with no gradient and no shadow on the background. No text, no letters, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no frame, no border, no extra objects” — AI-generated, its background removed, and reviewed for quality before listing.

Editor's note (9.0/10): Nearly perfect match to the brief, with correct vintage comic styling, accurate anatomy, clean subject edges, no artefacts or extra elements, and only very minor trivial detail alignment that does not impact usability.

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Direct file: 1886×1988 PNG

Using this PNG — common questions

Can I use this vintage horror comic green ghoul PNG for free, commercially?
Yes. This PNG is licensed CC BY 4.0, so you can use it in commercial and personal projects — websites, ads, social media, videos and client work — at no cost. The one condition is the credit: “Vintage Horror Comic Green Ghoul” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/images/vintage-horror-comic-green-ghoul-8d57399a) — CC BY 4.0
What size is this PNG?
The original is 1886×1988 pixels, a PNG with a transparent background; it also downloads at 1280 px and 640 px on the long side. The picture is trimmed to the subject with a small margin, so it drops onto any background, and there is room to add an outline or a shadow.
Is this PNG AI-generated?
Yes. It was generated by AI from the prompt “Vintage 1950s horror comic book illustration of a grinning green ghoul with wild hair leaning forward with claws raised, waist up. Bold black ink outlines, flat limited colours (pumpkin orange, cream, purple, acid green and black), coarse halftone dot shading, the look of old four-colour printing. One single subject, whole and centred with empty space all around it, on a plain flat mid-grey background, evenly lit, with no gradient and no shadow on the background. No text, no letters, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no frame, no border, no extra objects”, its background was then removed, and it passed an AI review for quality and safety before listing. The downloaded file carries the IPTC “AI-generated” marker and its licence details.
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