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Tales from the crypt comic books issue 20

  • Issue #20
    Tales from the Crypt (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) 20

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    1992-99 RC/Gemstone reprint series. This series can easily be confused with the original series (10c cover priced), the 1990-91 Gladstone reprint series, or 1991-92 Russ Cochran reprint series. Cover by Jack Davis. "Fare Tonight, Followed by Increasing Clottyness...", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A cab driver has a dream that he is pursued by a Dr. Mueller into a basement filled with vampire-occupied caskets. "Curiosity Killed...," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A woman is convinced that her friend down the hall has been murdered by her husband and that he is disposing of her remains bit by bit via carrier pigeon to a local kennel. "How Green Was My Alley," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A bigamist is decapitated by his two athletic wives when they find they've been deceived. "The Handler," script by Ray Bradbury (original story) and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by Graham Ingels. 36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

  • 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.