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42June-July 1954
$0.10

Tales from the Crypt #42

EC · June-July 1954

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Series
Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
June-July 1954
Key date
1954-06-10
Indicia publisher
I. C. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
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)
1Concerto for Violin and Werewolfcomic story8script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Sacha Barak (concert violinist, death); Marta (death); Rudolf; Vasile Iorga (villain, Sacha's violin teacher, a werewolf)
2By The Dawn's Early Lightcomic story7script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host)
3On Icetext story1letters: typeset
4-letters page1script: Al Feldstein
5The Bathcomic story6script: Al Feldstein, Jack Oleck; pencils: Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bernie Krigstein; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Senor Pedro Tobosa (silver mine owner); Juan Vendoza (Radul's brother, death); Radul's Parents (both die); Senor Pedro Tobosa (silver mine owner, death); Radul Vendoza (villain by revenge, Tabosa's servant)
6Hoodwinked!comic story7script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); Chet Doyle (death); Leon Doyle (villain of sorts); Mrs. Doyle (Chet and Leon's mother, in flashback, death); Jerry Hudson; Claire (Leon's girl, death)

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