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Crypt of Terror (1950) comic books

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    Crypt of Terror (1950) #17 CGC 5.5
    Published May 1950 by EC.

    Crypt of Terror (1950) 17 CGC 5.5

    1st comics code era horror comic (tied with Vault of Horror 12)

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4728556016

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    Cover art by Johnny Craig, his first EC Horror work. First of the "New Trend" issues to hit the stands, this is the first issue of Crypt of Terror with numbering continuing from Crime Patrol (1948-1950 EC). 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.

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    Crypt of Terror (1950) #19 CGC 4.5
    Published Sep 1950 by EC.

    Crypt of Terror (1950) 19 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #0250556004

    Starts Oct 3

    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.