Crypt of Horror (2005 AC Comics) comic books

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. This omnibus collects rare, classic horror comics from both pre- and post-comics code books. Connect (or reconnect) with the tales that created a cult genre in comics, with story that are wierd and quarky - a fascinating window into the baroque sensiblities of the comics world. Featuring the work of Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Howard Nostrand, and many more. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 120 pages, B&W. NOTE: Stapled, Not Square-Bound. Cover price $24.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. More great pre-code horror classics from the 1950's, all never-before-reprinted! See the kind of grisly material that forced the industry to adopt the Comics Code Authority. Vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and monsters of all kinds - as originally published by companies like Fawcett, Avon, Charlton, Star, Ajax-Farrel, and others! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 120 pages, B&W. NOTE: Stapled, Not Square-Bound. Cover price $24.95.

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Volume 8 - 1st printing. Classic reprints of the grisliest 1950's pre-Code comic book stories, including "River of Blood," "The Vampire Legion," "The Painted Beast," "The Last Man", and a dozen more, from masters of the macabre including Bob Powell, Wally Wood, Harry Harrison, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, Jack Kamen, and more! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. NOTE: Stapled, Not Square-Bound. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 12 - 1st printing. Another 140-page compilation of classic stories from the lurid pre-Code horror comics of the 1950's! Includes "The Hidden Horror", "Million Year Monster", "The Evil of Black Hollow", "The Soul Stealer", "Picture of Evil", and a dozen and a half more! Featuring a focus on the work of top art legends Wally Wood and Joe Kubert! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. NOTE: Stapled, Not Square-Bound. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 16 - 1st printing. "Horror to Lose Your Head Over!" Now published more frequently, by popular demand! This month, another macabre compilation of 1950's horror classics including "Hands of Horror," "Manhunt," "The Howling Head," "Noose of Pearls," Coffin Maker," "Sand," "Soul Stealer," and "Forgotten Room"! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. NOTE: Stapled, Not Square-Bound. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 17 - 1st printing. "Horrific Howling Volume!" Written by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ed Goode. Cover by Steve Ditko. Another eclectic collection of horror comics from the genre's heyday, the 1950's! Thrill to twisted, terrifying tales like "Witches' Wrath," "Haunted Mirror," "Death On Ice," "Fear Has A Name," and many more! With art by Kirby, Ditko, Powell, Williamson, Jerry Grandenetti, Joe Maneely, and Harry Lazarus! Comicdom's premiere vintage horror anthology! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. NOTE: Stapled, Not Square-Bound. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 18 - 1st printing. "Hang on for Horror!" Written by Joe Gill. Art by Jack Cole. More lurid Pre-Code horror, here spotlighting Quality Comics' Web of Horror title! Stories include "Hangman's Horror," "Ghost Ship," "Revenge," "The Bat and the Brain," "Avenging Ghosts," "The Girl Who Died Twice," "Dead Man's Lode," "Artist of Evil," and ten others! Artists include Cole, Kirby, Powell, Barry, Ditko, and Ayers! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. NOTE: Stapled, Not Square-Bound. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 22 - 1st printing. Cover by Norman Saunders. Scares and suspense with Pre-Code horror comics of the 1950's, focusing on top artists including Krigstein, Ayers, Disbrow, Colan, Sinnott and Certa! Twenty-six full stories from publishers like Prize, Ace and others! Stories include "Bride of Doom," "Island of Horror," "When Your Number Is Up," "Haunted Hamlet," and 22 more! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 24 - 1st printing. Cover by Warren Kremer. Rare and strange Pre-Code horror from publishers including Ace, Fawcett, Superior, Charlton and others! Grisly stories including "Stand-in For Death," "Aged Curse," "Phantom Gloves," "Chant of the Dead," "Manhunt," "Trial By Ghostlight," "Shadow and Substance," and 14 others not seen anywhere since the 1950's! Art by Powell, Evans, Ditko and others. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 26 - 1st printing. More great 1950's horror reprints! 24 full never before reprinted Precode scare stories! Special focus on Fawcett's This Magazine Is Haunted; The Purple Claw, former EC greats, and the macabre art of Steve Ditko! Other artists include George Evans, Sheldon Moldoff, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Gene Colan, and Dick Ayers! Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 27 - 1st printing. Spotlight on weird Ajax-Farrel and Avon horror this issue with stories from Haunted Thrills and the original Eerie, like "Wheel of Terror," "Dying Is Contagious," "The Devil Collects." "Monster Of The Moors," "Freak," "The Last Man," and 17 more! Art by Kirby, Powell, Meskin, Ayers, Ditko, Fawcette, Mastroserio, and other greats. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.

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Volume 34 - 1st printing. Cover by Bernard Baily. One-hundred sixty big pages of Pre-Code horror stories from the 1950's, 33 stories in all, including classics "Wrath of Ra-Amun," "Devil's Island," "The Monster," "Missing-One Head," "The Lake That Lived," "The Threat From Beyond," "The Sargasso Spectre," and more. Artists include Powell, Krigstein, Cameron, Tuska, Shores, Reinman, and other greats. Softcover (Saddle-Stitched/Stapled), 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $29.95.