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17February-March 1951
$0.10

Vault of Horror #17

EC · February-March 1951 · on sale 1950-11-17

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Identification plate

Series
Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
February-March 1951
Key date
1951-02-00
On-sale date
1950-11-17
Indicia publisher
L. L. 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
0The Beast of the Full Moon!cover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny CraigVault-Keeper (head view); the Old Witch (head view); the Crypt-Keeper (head view)
1Terror on the Moors!comic story8script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Jim Ryan (American tourist); Andrew Clymore (estate owner, death); Evers (Clymore's servant, death); Clymore's child/beast (villain, death)
2Baby -- It's Cold Inside!comic story7script: H. P. Lovecraft, Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (cameo); Barton Gordon (new building superintendent); Mr. Font (tenant); Marcus Kingsley (landlord, death); Kingsley's unnamed friend
3Heattext story2script: Bill GainesFox Hilton (villain)
4-letters page1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny CraigThe Vault-Keeper (cameo)
5The Beast of the Full Moon!comic story6script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (cameo); Andrew Kellogg; Tom Kellogg; June (villain, Andrew's fiance)
6Voodoo Horror!comic story7script: Al Feldstein, Bill Gaines; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (cameo); George Barker

Where to read it

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Vault of Horror #61994On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-888472-73-8
2007On eBay ›
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2016On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-68396-050-8
2017On eBay ›
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ISBN 9781683961383
2018On eBay ›

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