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39December 1953-January 1954
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Tales from the Crypt #39

EC · December 1953-January 1954

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Identification plate

Series
Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#39
Publication date
December 1953-January 1954
Key date
1953-12-10
Indicia publisher
I. C. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
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Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack DavisThe Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset)
1Undertaking Palorcomic story8script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Chubby; Pete; Billy; Percy Vandam, Jr.; Percy Vandam, Sr. (Percy's father, death); Averill Esprock (villain, undertaker, death); Mort Grudny (villain, druggist, death)
2The Craving Grave!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Cynthia (death)
3Fire!text story1letters: typeset
4The Sleeping Beauty!comic story6script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host)
5Shadow of Deathcomic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); Ezra Morton (crippled news dealer); unnamed news dealer (death)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Vault of Horror #[nn]1965On eBay ›
EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn]1970On eBay ›
Tales from the Crypt #31990On eBay ›
Tales from the Crypt #231998On eBay ›
Tain't the Meat...It's the Humanity and Other Stories
ISBN 9781606995785		2013On eBay ›

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