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Issue: Crypt of Shadows #8
Publication Date: January 1974
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Roy Thomas
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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How Deep My Grave!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Russ Heath
Russ Heath
?
typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
FlagUncanny Tales #23 published August 1954
was Ask No Questions! [Illustration on Cover, Front]with slight modifications
 
Miscellaneous
1
Look Homeward, Werewolf!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Mort Lawrence
Mort Lawrence
?
?
Stan Lee (original story)
Subject Matter
horror
A werewolf hires a boatman to get him across the river but warns the man that water causes a violent reaction among his kind and if a single drop touch him, his life is forfeit. The boatman agrees, as he claims to be the best boatman for miles around and will have no problem keeping the werewolf dry. They cross the river without incident, but then it starts to...rain.
Reprinting
FlagUncanny Tales #23 published August 1954
was Look Homeward, Werewolf! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
[E-603]
Ask Me No Questions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Sheldon Moldoff
Sheldon Moldoff
?
?
Stan Lee (original story)
Subject Matter
mystery
A father thinks his son asks him silly questions and so he gives him silly answers which annoys his mother. When the boy asks him where he came from, the father replies "The stork brought you." The boy asks "How did the stork know where to bring me?" The father replies "I blew my magic whistle" (which is a hunter's moose horn). The boy takes the horn outside and blows it and when the father goes to retrieve it, he sees dozens of storks delivering dozens of babies.
Reprinting
FlagCapitaine America #43 published March 1975
as Ne me pose pas de question! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagUncanny Tales #23 published August 1954
was Ask Me No Questions [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
[E-679]
Smile, Blast Ya, Smile

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob McCarthy
Bob McCarthy
?
?
Stan Lee (original story)
Subject Matter
horror
An editor for a science fiction publication is in danger of losing his job to a man who always smiles. The boss likes his story picks and so do the readers. When circulation rises the editor is fired and turns to drink. He attacks his former assistant with a knife, shredding the smiling mask, revealing the alien underneath. No one believes him and he is placed in an asylum.
Reprinting
FlagUncanny Tales #23 published August 1954
was Smile, Blast Ya, Smile [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
[E-670]
The Man Who Made a Wish!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Vernon Henkel
?
?
Stan Lee (original story)
Subject Matter
mystery
A man makes a pact with Satan for money and Satan gives him a disease that the medical community will pay him 10,000 dollars to partake in their study, but the disease will ensure that he will only have one month of life to spend the money.
Reprinting
FlagMystic #7 published March 1952
was The Man Who Made a Wish! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
[9518]
Deep Grave. Cold Grave!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Paul Hodge (signed)
Paul Hodge (signed)
?
?
Stan Lee (original story)
Subject Matter
horror
A homeless man receives a ragged old coat with pockets full of cash, but the cash disappears if he removes the coat, so everyone thinks he must have stolen the money, and won't accept it.
Reprinting
FlagUncanny Tales #23 published August 1954
was The Lucky Stiff! [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled: Deep Grave, Cold Grave!
 
Miscellaneous
5
[E-725]
Just Thomas and Lee - and the Soapbox Makes Three!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee; Roy Thomas
typeset
Subject Matter
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Stan Lee's Soapbox, Items, Marvel Mini-Items, FOOM membership form.

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