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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published September 2008
Cover Price 3.95 USD
Pages 48
Editing Jim Salicrup

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); Apep Nephthys
Genre Horror; Occult
Pencils Christian Zanier
Inks Christian Zanier
Colors Christian Zanier
Letters Rick Parker

Cover Details - "Cover B"

Characters The Crypt-Keeper; The Old Witch; The Vault-Keeper; Sarah Palin
Genre Horror; Occult
Pencils Rick Parker
Inks Rick Parker
Colors Rick Parker
Letters Rick Parker
Editing Jim Salicrup
Notes Cover features Sarah Palin, a vice-presidential candidate, attacking the hosts of the book.

1 page credits

Characters The Crypt-Keeper (inset); Terry Nantier (Publisher, caricature); Jim Salicrup (Editor, caricature)
Pencils Rick Parker
Inks Rick Parker
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside front cover.

1 page Tales From The Crypt filler

Characters The Crypt-Keeper; The Old Witch; The Vault-Keeper
Genre Occult; Humor
Script Jim Salicrup
Pencils Rick Parker
Inks Rick Parker
Colors Rick Parker
Letters Rick Parker

20 page Tales From The Crypt story "She Who Would Rule the World"

Characters Apep Nephthys; Dr. Douglas Chandler; Albert Scottsdale
Synopsis Dr. Scottsdale has created a formula to automatically repair any damage to a human being, but when he tests it on his first patient unexpected side-effects begin to appear.
Genre Horror; Occult
Script Christian Zanier
Pencils Christian Zanier
Inks Christian Zanier
Colors Christian Zanier
Letters Christian Zanier; Marvin Mariano

1 page Tales From The Crypt filler

Characters The Crypt-Keeper; The Old Witch; The Vault-Keeper
Genre Occult; Humor
Script Jim Salicrup
Pencils Rick Parker
Inks Rick Parker
Colors Rick Parker
Letters Rick Parker

20 page Tales From The Crypt story "Virtual Hoo Doo"

Characters Bart; Sidney
Synopsis When his boss steals his idea for a new game, Sidney uses an ancient spell and the Internet to get even.
Genre Occult; Horror
Script Joe R. Lansdale; John L. Lansdale
Pencils James Romberger
Inks James Romberger
Colors Marguerite Van Cook
Letters Mark Lerer

1 page Tales From The Crypt filler

Characters The Crypt-Keeper; The Old Witch; The Vault-Keeper
Genre Occult; Humor
Script Jim Salicrup
Pencils Rick Parker
Inks Rick Parker
Colors Rick Parker
Letters Rick Parker

1 page The Crypt-Keepers Corner letters page

Letters Typeset

1 page text article "A Special Editorial"

Synopsis Cathy Gaines Mifsud discusses the decision to place Sarah Palin on one of the covers of this issue, and the topic of censorship in general and the history of censorship and EC comics in particular.
Script Cathy Gaines Mifsud
Letters Typeset