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Issue: E.C. Classic Reprint #1

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Publication Date: January 1973

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Issues: #1 of 12 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

East Coast Comix

Brand:

Indicia Publisher: East Coast Comix, Inc.

On Sale Date: 05/06/1973

Volume:

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN:

Price: $1.00 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Ron Barlow; Bruce Hershenson

Notes: Reprints Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series) #46 (February-March 1955) which was originally planned to be The Crypt of Terror #1, the fourth EC horror comic title. On sale date: Bruce Hershenson sent 100 copies to Bill Devine via Greyhound bus from New York City to Boston, Massachusetts for sale at a comic convention on Sunday, May 6, 1973.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing

Format Notes:

Reprinted In0

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Reprinted From1

Some/all of another Issue reprinted as/in this Issue:

Tales from the Crypt #46 published February 1955

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Content Items (11 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)

Colorist(s): Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); werewolf

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ron Barlow; Bruce Hershenson

Penciller(s): Jack Davis

Inker(s): Jack Davis

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Editorial

Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper

First Line: We at East Coast Comics had intended

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Upon Reflection

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Carl Wessler

Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)

Colorist(s): Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

The Legend of EC

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (illustration)

Inker(s): ? (illustration)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: historical

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: The story of EC Comics written in the style of a "Once upon a time" fairy tale.

Blind Alleys

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Al Feldstein

Penciller(s): George Evans; Jack Davis (The Crypt-Keeper)

Inker(s): George Evans; Jack Davis (The Crypt-Keeper)

Colorist(s): Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ron Barlow; Bruce Hershenson

Penciller(s): Jack Davis

Inker(s): Jack Davis

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): The Crypt-Keeper's Corner

First Line: In the near future this page will serve as

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: An explanation of the title "Crypt of Terror". Credits appear at the bottom.

Success Story

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Carl Wessler

Penciller(s): Joe Orlando (signed); Jack Davis (The Crypt-Keeper, inset)

Inker(s): Joe Orlando (signed); Jack Davis (The Crypt-Keeper, inset)

Colorist(s): Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Tatter Up!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Carl Wessler

Penciller(s): Graham Ingels [as Ghastly](signed)

Inker(s): Graham Ingels [as Ghastly](signed)

Colorist(s): Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Witch's Cauldron!

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Pages: 7

4 Great Ones in Weird Science

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Jack Kamen; Joe Orlando; Wally Wood; Al Williamson

Inker(s): Jack Kamen; Joe Orlando; Wally Wood; Al Williamson

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Weird Science

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Promo ad for the next issue showing the splash pages of four stories from Weird Science #15.

Coming Soon! A Double-Dose of E.C.

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ron Barlow; Bruce Hershenson

Penciller(s): Al Feldstein; Wally Wood

Inker(s): Al Feldstein; Wally Wood

Letterer(s): typeset

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover ad for the next two issues and subscription offer.

EC Is Back!

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Jack Davis

Inker(s): Jack Davis

Colorist(s): Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Crypt-Keeper

Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.