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Crypt of Terror (1950) comic books 1938-1955

  • Issue #17
    Crypt of Terror (1950) 17
    Published May 1950 by EC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1617994005
    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, tear seals to cover.
    • Label #0357818002
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    First issue of the series (continues from Crime Patrol). First "New Trend" issue to hit stands. Cover art by Johnny Craig. Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Crypt of Terror (1950) 18
    Published Jul 1950 by EC.

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    Cover art by Johnny Craig. The Maestro's Hand, script and art by Al Feldstein; Dr. Hellman arrives at a cabin in the woods to forget the suicide of his ex-fiancee after he unnecessarily removed the injured piano hand of her lover and he killed himself. The Living Corpse, script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A magician strikes his assistant while wearing a snake ring and then attempts to locate where her body was taken by playing dead himself as to remove the snake imprint evidence. Madness At Manderville, art by Harvey Kurtzman; When Tom Mander and his wife lose their son Billy, Tom worries the strain may be driving her insane when she tells him that she sees and hears things he cannot. Mute Witness To Murder!, art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Crypt of Terror (1950) 19
    Published Sep 1950 by EC.

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    Cover art by Johnny Craig. Ghost Ship, script and art by Al Feldstein; A man and his wife are flying in a small plane when a thick fog arises and they are forced to put down at sea; Using a lifeboat for a couple of days they come across a rotted ship. The Hungry Grave, script by Gardner Fox, art by Graham Ingels; A woman hates her husband so she gives him small doses of arsenic trying to work up her nerve to finish him off, but all she succeeds in doing is allowing him to develop a tolerance to the stuff. Cave Man, script and art by Johnny Craig; A man thaws out after 200,000 years in ice and attacks his exhibitors. Zombie!, script and art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.