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Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) comic books 1950

  • Issue #20
    Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 20

    First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 21
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1571180005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Al Feldstein. "A Shocking Way To Die," script and art by Al Feldstein; A scientist revives a man sent to the electric chair who then pursues revenge against the jury and judge that convicted him. "Terror Ride!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A lunatic owner of a 'tunnel of love' ride replaces the wax figures in his lurid displays of violence with the more realistic-looking bodies of his victims so his customers will no longer laugh at the exhibits of his genius. "Burial" text story. "House of Horror," script by Al Feldstein, art by Harvey Kurtzman; Three college freshmen disappear one night as part of a frat hazing at a local haunted house. "Death Suited Him," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; The rivalry between two college boys for the love a woman ends when the poorer of the two murders the other, making it look like an accident, to gain his wife and money. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.