Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) comic books 1950-1952

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NOTE: Haunt of Fear continues from Gunfighter, and as such are numbered 15 (#1 1950), 16 (#2) and 17 (#3); then the numbering picks up with this series at #4. 1st Vault Keeper and Crypt Keeper appearances in HOF. Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The Hunchback!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man has a ghoulish undeveloped twin growing out of his back. The Tunnel of Terror!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Linda Cross takes her brother Paul south of the border for relaxation to forestall a nervous breakdown. The Living Mummy--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. Man From the Grave!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Gardner Fox, art by Wallace Wood. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig. A Biting Finish!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man murders his rival and buries his body in the grave of someone who died in 1867; When he confesses in his sleep, his new wife confronts him and he murders both her and the maid; With police on his heels he takes to an underground tunnel system that passes through the old graveyard. Horror in the Freak Tent!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wallace Wood; Enraged, a freak show owner blinds the carnival's knife thrower with red-hot pokers. A Tasty Morsel--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. Seeds of Death!--The Vault of Horror!, script and art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. A Strange Undertaking...--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; Ezra Deepley is an undertaker who feels he has suffered injustice at the hands of influential town citizens so when they die during an epidemic of disease, Ezra takes advantage of the situation to revenge himself upon their corpses. So They Finally Pinned You Down!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wallace Wood; A drifter is 'turned' by a vampire; He doesn't understand this strange new condition and powerful urges so he attempts to track the woman down. A Grave Gag!!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Cheese, That's Horrible!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig. Room For One More!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; Young Rodney Whitman loses his parents in an automobile accident and goes to live with relatives; When he reaches twenty he realizes there is only one spot left in the family crypt and wishes to secure it for himself, thus he murders his three living relatives and disposes of their bodies in the swamp, lake, and cellar. The Basket!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A man born with two heads carries a basket around on his shoulder to prevent others from knowing of his condition. Horror In the School Room--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. The Howling Banshee!--The Vault of Horror!, script and art by Johnny Craig. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Hounded To Death!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man who keeps hounds starving for the foxhunt catches another guy making time with his wife; The wife tells him to pretend he's had a heart attack so the husband will dump his body down the road, but instead, since the husband is wise to them, he tosses the body into the dog kennel where it is ripped to shreds. The Very Strange Mummy!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Roussos; Explorers discover a vampire entombed as a mummy. Diminishing Returns!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein. The Irony of Death!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Warts So Horrible?--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; Two nephews attempt to grave rob their miser uncle at midnight for a diamond ring that he had buried with him; the corpse seizes them and re-buries all. Forbidden Fruit--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; Two passengers from a downed plane wash up on an island where the only food appears to be fruit that grows on a tree enclosed behind a stockade; The previous occupant tells them from behind the wall that eating the fruit will make their skin rot off. The Age-Old Story!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A young woman marries a biologist in his 50s for his money but quickly tires of him; She gets him to fork over all his dough and then tells him she's leaving him for a younger man. Gorilla's Paw!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The E.C. Artist of the Issue - Graham Ingels photo and bio. Grave Business!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An undertaker who overcharges for his services becomes paralyzed in an auto accident and buried alive because his partner doesn't bother to embalm him and uses all the tricks he learned while working with the victim to bilk the estate for the funeral costs. The Vamp!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Johnny Craig, pencils by Johnny Craig (pages 1-4) and Jack Davis (pages 5-7), inks by Jack Davis; A man and wife go on vacation in Europe where he meets a vampire that falls in love with him; Once he learns what she is he rejects her in disgust and she angrily replies that she'll kill him before she lets him go back to his wife. My Uncle Ekar!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Bum Steer!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. The E.C. Artist of the Issue--Jack Kamen photo and bio. Ooze in the Cellar?--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A miser creates a blob-like creature in his cellar by mixing in the remains of his wife with those of a mouse, a cat, and mounds of refuse. The Acid Test!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A woman grows to hate her doting husband so much that she throws a bottle of acid into his face, blinding and disfiguring him; During her trial, he professes to still love her and makes excuses for her action. Extermination--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Roussos. Ear Today...Gone Tomorrow!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. The E.C. Artist of the Issue - Al Feldstein photo and bio. Poetic Justice!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A wealthy man and his son want the property of the well-liked elderly town garbageman and so they instigate a smear campaign to drive him out. ...On a Dead Man's Chest!--The Vault of Horror!, art by Johnny Craig; A man's younger brother begins an affair with his wife; After the three of them go out for a night on the town, the elder brother gets a tattoo on his chest of himself, his brother, and his wife arm-in-arm; the younger brother and the married woman hatch a plot to murder the husband. Till Death Do We Part!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando. What's Cookin'?--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: This issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover a 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints # 4). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950's publication date. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. For the Love of Death!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man envious of the accolades showered upon the dead at their funerals resolves to slay the town's richest man so he can substitute for the corpse and enjoy the pomp and circumstance. Fed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, art by Johnny Craig; A sword-swallower marries a man who becomes obese over time by spending all the money she earns with her act on food. Minor Error!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Wolf Bait!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Graham Ingels. A Little Stranger!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man finds himself scratched by wolfsbane and transforms into a werewolf on every full moon; After his third kill, he hears someone approaching and hides in the brush. Take Your Pick!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A woman with a miser for a husband loses her marbles after enduring countless acts of 'ice-heartedness' and takes an ice-pick to his chest. Ship-Shape!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Sid Check. This Little Piggy...--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. Chatter-Boxed!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man subject to cataleptic fits worries that he may be buried alive during one of them so he instructs his undertaker to perform no embalming and has a telephone installed in the coffin; He gets into an auto accident while having a fit and it is mistakenly assumed the car crash killed him and so he is buried. All Washed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A man doesn't have the money to marry his girl, so he kills his wealthier rival and dumps his body down an old well. Marriage Vows!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Death of Some Salesmen!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Graham Ingels. Nobody There!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man blackmails a doctor into transplanting his head onto another man's body, at first to avoid deformity and eventually to achieve immortality. A Creep in the Deep!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A man's wife is a attacked by a vampire while she is out in a rowboat in the middle of a lake and he is spear fishing. ...From Hunger!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. The Coffin!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; E.C.'s first authorized Ray Bradbury adaptation. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.