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Issue: Tales from the Crypt #22
Publication Date: February 1951
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Issues: #22 of 27 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: I. C. Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/13/1950
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): William M. Gaines (editor); Al Feldstein (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filings.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Tales From the Crypt
Character(s): The Crypt Keeper (inset); The Vault Keeper (inset); the Old Witch (inset); William Ferth
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #22 published March 1951
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #1/1993 published January 1993
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #6 published December 1993
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Thing from the Grave!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin ?
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror
Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper (host); James Barry (death); Laura Mason (Jame's wife); William (Bill) Ferth (villain, death)
Synopsis: Bill and Jim are rivals for Laura's affection. After Jim proposes and Laura accepts, she worries about Bill's temper. Bill kills Jim and buries his body in the forest and disposes of his car in a sinkhole, then tries to convince Laura that Jim has deserted her, but she refuses to believe it. Bill gets frustrated, admits to murdering Jim and tells Laura that he'll have to kill her too, taking her to a cabin and setting it afire. She screams, awakens Bill's corpse, who then rises from his grave, saves Laura, and takes care of Bill.....once and for all!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #6 published December 1993
as The Thing From the Grave! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Adapted from text story in The Haunt Of Fear (EC, 1950 series) #15 (May/June 1950).

Letterer credit verified by Al Feldstein.
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Blood Type 'V'!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Graham Ingels [as G. I.] (signed)
Inker(s): Graham Ingels [as G. I.] (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper (host); Freddie Duncan (reporter for the Evening Sun, death); Jean Duncan (Freddie's co-worker, death); Doctor Bensen (death); un-named hobo tramp (death); un-named blood donor (villain, a vampire)
Synopsis: An auto accident forces a man to seek help for his wife who has been knocked unconscious. When he returns with a doctor, the doctor is surprised to see she has suffered few cuts but nonetheless is nearly dead from massive blood loss. Neither man is the correct blood type to give a transfusion, but a passing stranger with the correct type offers to do so. The woman recovers and disappears after which a spate of vampire attacks occur. Freddie suspects the "donor" to be a vampire and confronts and kills a vampire that turns out to be Jean, then is killed by the true vampire.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #6/1993 published January 1993
as Blodtype 'V'! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #6 published December 1993
as Blood Type 'V'! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit verified by Al Feldstein.
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The Way Out

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Marie Severin ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): Marie Severin ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Story not reprinted in Tales From the Crypt (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #6 (December 1993).
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Death's Turn!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen
Inker(s): Jack Kamen
Colorist(s): Marie Severin ?
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Witch's Cauldron!
Character(s): The Old Witch (host); Robert Bixby (construction engineer, new amusement park owner, death); Kane (villain, amusement park owner, death); Crossen (villain, amusement park owner, death)
Synopsis: Two unscrupulous amusement park owners offer a third partnership to a man who claims he has plans for the world's fastest roller coaster. After it's built, they grouse about having to cut him in on the profits, so they shove him in front of the car during a final test and hush the whole thing up as an "unfortunate accident". On opening day, before packed crowds, they get into the car for the first ride, only to be found dead as the car comes to a stop, their necks broken.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #6/1993 published January 1993
as Død - og dalbane! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #6 published December 1993
as Death's Turn! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit verified by Al Feldstein.
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The Curse of the Arnold Clan!

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); Robert Arnold; Bess Arnold (Robert's wife); Jeremiah Arnold (George and Jason's father, flashback, death); George Arnold (Robert's brother, flashback, death); Jason Arnold (Robert's brother, flashback, death); William Arnold (Robert's brother, flashback, death); un-named cemetery caretaker
Synopsis: A man finds a an old book in the attic which details a curse that stipulates every 50 years the eldest Arnold will be buried alive. He doesn't believe it, but when he attends a costume ball that entails a scavenger hunt, he is tasked with retrieving a musket. He then realizes that one is interred within a coffin in the family crypt, so he attempts to sneak in to avoid the caretaker, but then sees him coming and hides in the casket. The lid locks tight and the curse of the Arnold Clan is fulfilled once again.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #6 published December 1993
as The Curse of the Arnold Clan! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit verified by Al Feldstein.

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