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20October-November 1950
$0.10

Tales from the Crypt #20

EC · October-November 1950 · on sale 1950-06-15

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Identification plate

Series
Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
October-November 1950
Key date
1950-10-00
On-sale date
1950-06-15
Indicia publisher
I. C. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny CraigCrypt-Keeper (inset); Theodore J. Warren; Alex Kordova
1Look for this Seal...promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2The Thing from the Seacomic story7script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host)
3End of the Searchtext story1letters: typeset
4A Fatal Capercomic story7script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; letters: Jim Wroten
5Science Fiction Fans!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein
6Backfiretext story1letters: typeset
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
8-letters page1pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein
9Rx...Deathcomic story6script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; letters: Jim WrotenJanet Bennett; Gregory Bennett (Janet's brother); Dr. Wentworth; unnamed druggist
10Impending Doom!comic story7script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim WrotenTheodore J. Warren (artist, death); Ellen Kordova (Alex's wife); Alex Kordova (villain, stonecutter)
11"All-Around" He-Manpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
12Gigantic Nationwide Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
13New Silk-Finish Enlargement, Ivory Gold-Tooled Framepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typeset

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