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27December 1951 - January 1952
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Tales from the Crypt #27

EC · December 1951 - January 1952 · on sale 1951-09-06

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Identification plate

Series
Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
December 1951 - January 1952
Key date
1951-12-00
On-sale date
1951-09-06
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
0Tales from the Cryptcover1pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally WoodThe Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset)
1Well-Cooked Hams!comic story8script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); M'sieu Matier (theatre owner, death, comes back from the dead); Pierre Matier (Matier's father, mention only, death); Charles; Arthur Mack (villain, movie producer, death); Miles Andish (villain, movie producer, death)
2Madame Bluebeardcomic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host)
3Naturetext story1letters: typeset
4-letters page1pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein
6Return!comic story6script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host)
7Horror! Head... It Off!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host)

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