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Penciller(s): Johnny Craig

Inker(s): Johnny Craig

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror

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Pages: 1

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): Ed Rock

Penciller(s): Johnny Craig

Inker(s): Johnny Craig

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror

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Pages: 1

Notes: Letters from Kenn Bashaw, Johyn Everly, David Lindsay.

Together They Lie!

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

Penciller(s): Reed Crandall

Inker(s): Reed Crandall

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror

Synopsis: Alex is heartbroken when his wife, Sylvia, dies in a fire. It looks like an accident, but it was a deliberate murder committed by Alex's housekeeper, Agnes, and her lover, Mitch. Agnes convinces Alex that Sylvia had been cheating on him and he commits suicide, leaving his entire estate to Agnes. But, while Agnes and Mitch make themselves comfortable in their new home, Alex is definitely not resting in peace.

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Pages: 8

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

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Al Feldstein; Bill Gaines

Penciller(s): Jack Davis

Inker(s): Jack Davis

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror

Synopsis: The whole town comes out to watch when a group of kids solemnly carries a coffin down the street. At first, amusement is the prevailing emotion. But then, some of the adults begin comparing notes. It seems the kids wanted to know about the details of funerals. They also wanted to know about crime and punishment, particularly capital punishment. They also wanted to know about how an electric chair works. Uneasiness begins to grow. Then, the mother of another child runs up, inquiring after her son. She hasn't seen him all day, and she knows the other kids were mad at him for a small theft.

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Pages: 7

Wrecker!

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror

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A Slight Case of Murder!

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

Penciller(s): George Evans

Inker(s): George Evans

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror

Synopsis: Doc Swanson returns to his hometown to investigate a series of murders. He stops by the sheriff's office and announces that he knows the identity of the killer, but the sheriff protests that whatever killed several women couldn't have been human. Swanson's theory is that the killer murdered the women when he tried to woo them and they recoiled from his true nature. The doctor then accuses the sheriff of being the killer and several townsmen seize the sheriff. In the ensuing struggle, the sheriff is revealed to be a life-size robot containing his true form: an infant-sized twisted wreck.

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Pages: 6

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

Strung Along!

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Writer(s): Al Feldstein; Bill Gaines

Penciller(s): Graham Ingels

Inker(s): Graham Ingels

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Witch's Cauldron

Synopsis: Tony was a skilled puppeteer and Nora, his wife, was part of his act. They made a good living, but Tony decided to retire due to poor health. Nora becomes bored and begins to hate Tony for the loss of her career. To give him a bad shock, she declares that she never loved him. Tony begs her to recant, but she laughs him off. Tony collapses and is soon near death, his puppets ranged about his bedroom. That night, Nora joins him in bed, and after some tender moments, Tony dies peacefully. The next morning, a dead Nora is revealed to have strings running from her body to several puppets overhead.

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Pages: 7

The Loathsome!

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Writer(s): Al Feldstein

Penciller(s): Wally Wood

Inker(s): Wally Wood

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): Weird Science

Synopsis: Eddie was a witness to an atomic explosion during the war, which led to him fathering a deformed baby girl. Unable to care for her, he sends her to a children's asylum where the nurses would raise her. As the girl grew older, unloved, she became more and more unruly. Then she overhears the nurses deciding to cancel her 10th birthday party. Soon, they catch her placing notes in the crook of a tree and they confront her. But, she runs off, still clutching a note. They chase her and she ends up impaled on an iron fence. The contents of the note states: "To whoever finds this note...I love you."

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Pages: 8

Surprise Package

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Writer(s): Ray Bradbury (original story); Al Feldstein (adaptation)

Penciller(s): Jack Kamen

Inker(s): Jack Kamen

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): Weird Science

Synopsis: Martha is growing very suspicious of her boyfriend Leonard. Something about him seems different, but she can't put her finger on it. She knows he's been seeing other women, but he's often seen them at the same time he was with her! Finally, puzzled and enraged she shoots Leonard, revealing him to be a robot. It turns out that there are six robotic Leonards womanizing around town, while the real Leonard is at home, taking it easy and relaxing. However, the robot declares that Martha was his one true love, then crumbles into pieces. Horrified, Martha takes her own life.

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Pages: 7

Progress!

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): Weird Science

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The Reformers

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): Al Feldstein

Penciller(s): Joe Orlando

Inker(s): Joe Orlando

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Weird Science

Synopsis: The Reformers are a group of self-proclaimed evangelists who travel from planet to planet, criticizing the societal wrongs they encounter. Their latest planet poses a problem, though. There are no wrongs to criticize. No crime, no ills, just happiness. So, unwilling to give up, they plan to induce a few problems of their own: a few drunkards, some crime, etc. Just then they receive a transmission from their leader, Lucifer. He tells them not to bother with their plan; it won't work. They've landed on Heaven!

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Pages: 6

50 Girls 50

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Writer(s): Al Feldstein

Penciller(s): Al Williamson

Inker(s): Al Williamson; Frank Frazetta

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Weird Science

Synopsis: An unmanned ship has been sent out from Earth on a 100 year voyage to another planet, bearing a load of colonists in cryogenic sleep. But Sid set his pod to awaken him after just one year. He wants to have another colonist, Wendy, all to himself. After reviving, enjoying, then murdering another woman as an "appetizer", Sid awakens Wendy. She seems amenable to the plan, but soon turns the tables on Sid, shooting him and planning on choosing her own mate. But Wendy didn't realize they were only a couple of years out, and Sid's first action was killing every other man on board.

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Pages: 7