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Issue: Vault of Horror #27
Publication Date: October 1952
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Issues: #27 of 29 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: EC An Entertaining ComicView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: L. L. Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein; Bill Gaines (managing editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Strictly from Hunger

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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): The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset)
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #3 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #27 published November 1952
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Vault of Horror #2 [Direct] published October 1990
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #16 published July 1996
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover title taken from 3rd story, from which the cover was based.
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MAD #1

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mad
Character(s): Harvey Kurtzman; Bill Elder; Al Feldstein; Wally Wood; Johnny Severin; Jack Davis; Bill Gaines
Synopsis: House promotional ad for MAD #1 [cover by Harvey Kurtzman].
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #3 published January 1982
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Silver Threads Among the Mold!

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); Cedric Harrington (sculptor); Christine (villain, model, death); Gary (villain, Christine's lover)
Synopsis: Cedric, a sculptor in love with his model Christine, offers to silver-plate a life-sized statue of her as a gift, hoping she will accept his marriage proposal. One day, he accidentally overhears a phone conversation between the model and her lover as they conspire to kill Cedric and run off with his money. When Gary comes to Cedric's studio one day looking for Christine, he finds her, but not exactly the way he had hoped.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #3 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagThe Vault of Horror #2 [Direct] published October 1990
as Silver Threads Among the Mold! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #5/1994 published January 1994
as Evig din! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #16 published July 1996
as Silver Threads Among the Mold! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Colorist and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
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People Who Live in Brass Hearses...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein; Bill Gaines
Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror
Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper (host); Lionel Byrd
Synopsis: The children ran up to the hearse as Mr. Byrd drove by, yelling things at him as he made his way to the general store. They couldn't understand why a man, who was NOT an undertaker, would drive such a contraption. The townsfolk were scared of the man, who lived in a rented, deserted house. Whenever Lionel would come to town, the kids would look in the back of the hearse and only see a curtain partition, wondering what was behind it. The answer began when Lionel first moved to town....before he ever owned the hearse, and a couple of fugitives came by his house, looking to hide out from the law. When Lionel told them to leave, they shot him dead, and dug a grave to bury him behind the cabin. When they re-entered the cabin, there he was, holding a shotgun on them, and telling them they had killed his siamese twin! As he stepped forward, they could see the dead corpse still attached to Lionel, who tied the pair up and threw them in the grave they had prepared for him. Now we know why Lionel had that curtain in the back of his hearse!
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #3 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #4/1989 published January 1989
as En tung byrde [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Vault of Horror #2 [Direct] published October 1990
as People Who Live in Brass Hearses... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #16 published July 1996
as People Who Live in Brass Hearses... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Treasure!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William M. Gaines
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Henderson
Synopsis: Henderson was watching his partner diving into the water from their boat, trying to locate the valuable oyster bed that was shown on a map and they had been trying to find the last two days. Then, his partner discovered a huge oyster with a giant pearl inside....but before he could do anything, Henderson pushed his partner back into the water, followed him and knifed him in the chest, and cut the airhose. He was going to tell the crew aboard the boat that his partner had been killed by an octopus, but before he re-surfaced, he was attacked by a giant octopus himself. He passed out, and when he awakened, he discovered the octopus had torn off one leg and a savage tentacle was wrapping around his other leg. All Henderson could do was pray for a quick death!
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #3 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagThe Vault of Horror #2 [Direct] published October 1990
as Treasure! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The text story was printed on the inner halves of the two pages, with EC house ads to either side. One promoted Weird Fantasy #15 [with cover by Al Feldstein], while the other promoted, with covers, the Complete Old and New Testament editions in the Picture Stories From the Bible series, Picture Stories From Science #2 and Picture Stories From World History #2.
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[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 (spot illustration)
Synopsis: VK presents more letters about Mrs. Phelan's criticism of EC mags from E. Manning, P.O. Hagan, Mrs. R.K. Colgin, Dorothy E. Padolick, Johnny Knisely, C. Fanning, Mary Margaret Bye, Bob Hoopengarner, , D.C. McLarty, Hardy Myers, Ralph Becker, Hector M. Cuellar, Felix Canps III, George Ramming, Mrs. L. Collins and Mrs. J.L. Rakes. Finally he pushes copies of Tales of Terror Annual #2, photos of the three GhouLunatics and subscriptions to EC's mags.
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #3 published January 1982
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Strictly from Hunger!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein (co-plot, script); Bill Gaines (co-plot)
Penciller(s): George Evans [as Geo. Evans] (signed)
Inker(s): George Evans [as Geo. Evans] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror!
Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (host)
Synopsis: The posse stood before the mouth of the dark cave, where they had trailed a creature that had killed ten of their own, stripping their flesh from their bones. Doc told them he'd seen this creature long ago....before it came to look like it did now. Pete came to see Doc with a lump on his arm, which he discovered was cancer, and he only had a few months to live. Dejected, Pete went to see the Old Hag up on Baldy Mountain, and she hexed him so that he'd never die....IF he'd agree to never ask her to un-hex him. When Pete returned later to see Doc, his arm had been taken over by the cancerous tumor....and slowly more of his body was taken over until all the healthy cells were destroyed and all that was left were cancerous cells gone wild. Just then, the oozing thing emerged from the cave, and the men threw searing torches at it until it retreated back into the cave. Then the men blocked up the entrance.....and prayed no one would ever uncover that entrance!
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #3 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #2 [1988] published January 1988
as Fortærende! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Vault of Horror #2 [Direct] published October 1990
as Strictly From Hunger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #16 published July 1996
as Strictly From Hunger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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A Grim Fairy Tale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Graham Ingels [as Ghastly] (signed)
Inker(s): Graham Ingels [as Ghastly] (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Witch's Cauldron!
Character(s): The Old Witch (host); townspeople (many die); Siegfried (villain, a pompous King, death); Gwendolyn (villain, a pompous Queen, death); a pompous Lord High Advisor (villain)
Synopsis: A tiny kingdom was overrun with rats and the people decided they'd had enough and proceeded to kill most all the rats. The rulers were a pompous King and Queen, who lived in a castle whose moat the rats couldn't cross over. The Queen had pet white mice she loved, and when she learned that the townspeople had nearly killed off all the rats, which were related to her mice, it became a crime to kill any rat! Furious, the townspeople invaded the castle, captured the royal couple, shoved starving rats down their throats and sewed their mouths shut, and then watched as the rats ate their way out!
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #3 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagEC Portfolio #5 published January 1974
as A Grim Fairy Tale! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #1 uke 46 published January 1987
as Et grimmt eventyr! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Vault of Horror #2 [Direct] published October 1990
as A Grim Fairy Tale! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #16 published July 1996
as A Grim Fairy Tale! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7

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