Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) comic books 1953-1955, graded by CGC

Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 38 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4405338002

Cover by Jack Davis. "Tight Grip!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; This story is narrated by a trunk and concerns the murder of a woman the trunk is fond of; When the murderer attempts to hide in the trunk, he panics and shoots holes through it. "Only Skin Deep!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man marries a woman at Mardi Gras who wears a hag mask. "Big Fish!" text story. "Last Laugh," script by Al Feldstein, art by Will Elder; An obese practical joker with a stomach problem visits a doctor and relates a practical joke involving getting old clothes and bloody butchered chunks of horse flesh to take down to the train yard near where some children regularly play. "Mournin' Mess," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); The Grateful Hoboes, Outcasts, and Unwanteds' Layaways Society is run by a man who read 'Midnight Mess' in Tales from the Crypt #35, and offers a pleasant burial for the penniless. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $800.00 or Best Offer Paper: Cream to off white Label #4268060004 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($24.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by Jack Davis. "Forever Ambergris," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Davis; A sea captain murders a man for his wife by having him row out to a plague island where he contracts the disease. "Burial At Sea," script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A man kills an old man for 30 thirty gold coins and thinks that there must be more to the treasure when he finds a treasure map locating a spot just offshore under water. "Gunman" text story. "The Proposal," script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A woman who uses men to stay surrounded by the finer things in life finally hears what she wants to hear "I want you for my wife." "The Sliceman Cometh," script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; An executioner during the Terror, who takes money from a relative in order to guillotine his brother, finds he has a difficult time in getting rid of the head. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.