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The Beast of the Full Moon!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Johnny Craig (signed)

Inker(s): Johnny Craig (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror

Character(s): Vault-Keeper (head view); the Old Witch (head view); the Crypt-Keeper (head view)

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The Vault of Horror #1 published January 1982

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Vault of Horror #17 published March 1951
as The Beast of the Full Moon! [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Vault of Horror #6 published January 1994
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Cover title taken from third story, on which this cover is based.

Terror on the Moors!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Johnny Craig (signed)

Penciller(s): Johnny Craig (signed)

Inker(s): Johnny Craig (signed)

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror!

Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (host); Jim Ryan (American tourist); Andrew Clymore (estate owner, death); Evers (Clymore's servant, death); Clymore's child/beast (villain, death)

Synopsis: Jim Ryan is driving his car through dense fog and seeks refuge in an estate he spots. The owner, Andrew Clymore, lives alone with his servant, Evers, and agrees to give him a room for the night. Evers later tells Ryan that Clymore is dead and sought to be cremated on a funeral pyre, but he was now too old to build it....so Ryan agrees to do it. Sounds in a barred room lead Evers to tell Ryan that Clymore's beast child resides within. It breaks out, consuming his father's flesh, and dies in a fire.

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The Vault of Horror #1 published January 1982

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Iskalde Grøss #8/1991 published January 1991
as Hedens hemmelighet [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Vault of Horror #6 published January 1994
as Terror on the Moors! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Notes: Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

Baby -- It's Cold Inside!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): H. P. Lovecraft (story); Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script adaptation)

Penciller(s): Graham Ingels

Inker(s): Graham Ingels

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror, mystery

Feature(s): The Witch's Cauldron!

Character(s): The Old Witch (cameo); Barton Gordon (new building superintendent); Mr. Font (tenant); Marcus Kingsley (landlord, death); Kingsley's unnamed friend

Synopsis: Barton Gordon is making his way through a blinding snowstorm to answer a want ad for a superintendent and he comes to the rundown apartment house mentioned in the ad. He is told by a resident that the new owner, Marcus Kingsley, doesn't supply heat to the tenants, so Gordon decides to visit him, finding a yellow-skinned man living in an air conditioned apartment. One day, the AC unit burns itself out and Kingsley demands its repair. But it can't be fixed for days. When Gordon approaches the Kingsley's apartment, he notices an oozing, decaying flesh flowing out from under the door!

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In Issue:

The Vault of Horror #1 published January 1982

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Iskalde Grøss #1/1989 published January 1989
as Kald fisk [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Vault of Horror #6 published January 1994
as Baby... It's Cold Inside! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Story based on H. P. Lovecraft's piece, "Cool Air", published in the March, 1928 issue of "Tales of Magic and Mystery".

Heat

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): William M. Gaines

Penciller(s): ? (spot illo)

Inker(s): ? (spot illo)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: crime, mystery

Character(s): Fox Hilton (villain)

Synopsis: After committing a crime, "Fox" Hilton took refuge in an iron-smelting plant, which the Police had surrounded. After a thorough search, the Police decide that he has escaped, and give word to the plant to resume its operations. As soon as "Fox" knew the Police had left, he prepared to get out of the tank he had taken refuge in.....that it until he heard the sound of machinery, looked up, and saw the huge bucket of molten metal pouring its contents down upon him!

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In Issue:

The Vault of Horror #1 published January 1982

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: This text story is found on the inside halves of the two pages, with EC house ads to either side. One ad promotes Weird Fantasy #17 [with an Al Feldstein cover], while the other promotes [with covers] Picture Stories From the Bible: the Complete Old and New Testaments, Old Testament #1-2 and New Testament #1.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Johnny Craig (spot illo)

Inker(s): Johnny Craig (spot illo)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

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

Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (cameo)

Synopsis: In this column, the Vault-Keeper first details the best stories of last issue as voted on by the readers, then provides subscription information, and finally discusses the fact that the Old Witch had her picture taken recently, so VK announces his picture is now available for 10 cents in coin!

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In Issue:

The Vault of Horror #1 published January 1982

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Below the VK's Corner, is the Statement of Ownership, listing Editor Gaines, as well as the Business Manager, Frank D. Lee.

The Beast of the Full Moon!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror

Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (cameo); Andrew Kellogg; Tom Kellogg; June (villain, Andrew's fiance)

Synopsis: A werewolf has killed again and Tom Kellogg heads to his brother's residence with his girl June, noting strange animal-like footprints outside his door. Tom vows to watch Andrew's every move that evening, and decides to lay a trap for the werewolf, armed with a gun loaded with silver bullets. The werewolf falls into his trap and a hairy hand reaches out and grabs his leg. He is saved by a silver bullet fired from above, which kills the werewolf. Climbing to the top of the pit, Tom sees Andrew....and as he looks back into the pit, he sees the body of his girlfriend, June!

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In Issue:

The Vault of Horror #1 published January 1982

In Content Item: Flag

Vault of Horror #6 published January 1994
as The Beast of the Full Moon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Colorist credit by Craig Delich.

Voodoo Horror!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Al Feldstein (co-plot, script); Bill Gaines (co-plot)

Penciller(s): Jack Kamen (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Kamen (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror

Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper (cameo); George Barker

Synopsis: On the island of Haiti, George Baker seeks out a certain shop that will make him a voodoo bust of himself. The owner obliges Baker and begins to work on the bust. Later, Baker has a change of heart and wants to cancel the order, but when he arrives again at the shop, the bust is finished and paid for....and as Baker walks out of the shop, it disappears, replaced by a brick wall! Returning home, Baker places the bust on his fireplace mantel.....and as the years go by, the bust begins to age...but not Baker, who remains youthful, and George hates to even look at it any longer. One day, a girl comes to his door, asking the whereabouts of another person, and George directs her down the hall....but secretly, he wants her. Later he discovers that this girl, Jean, is the daughter of one of his older employees, and he flatly tells the man that he wants to marry his daughter. That evening at dinner, George makes his move and she complies.....but, as the years go by and she ages, George does not, and the horrible bust over the fireplace continues to age. Jean hates it and is ready to get rid of it when George walks in, tells her to leave it alone, slapping her for good measure, and calling her an ugly old hag. While he is out for a walk, Jean gets a machette and severs the bust in two, while elsewhere a horrible scream is heard and a Policeman finds the body of George in the park....split down the middle! Back at the Barker home, Jean suddenly notices that the face of the bust now has taken on the youthful appearance of her husband!

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In Issue:

The Vault of Horror #1 published January 1982

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Iskalde Grøss #1/1992 published January 1992
as Voodoobysten [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Vault of Horror #6 published January 1994
as Voodoo Horror! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.