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[untitled]

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): The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset)

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The Vault of Horror #4 published January 1982

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Vault of Horror #20 published July 1997
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Pages: 1

Notes: The cover MAY have been based on the 2nd story in this issue.

Ray Bradbury

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: biography

Character(s): Ray Bradbury (Photo of Ray Bradbury)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Biography of writer Ray Bradbury.

Easel Kill Ya!

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); young artist; artist's fiancee (death); art enthusiast; unnamed doctor (death)

Synopsis: The man went to a bridge he intended to jump from to his death at age 29. He was a lonely, unappreciated artist who was going to end it all when a car slammed into a barrier and from the crumpled wreck a woman staggered out. He was inspired to paint the scene, then sold it to a certain gentlemen. This scenario played out again and again as horrible accidents gave him inspiration to paint until he met a girl he was to marry. When she had a horrible accident and needed an operation, the artist killed someone for inspiration to paint the picture to sell, but inadvertently made a horrible mistake.

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The Vault of Horror #4 published January 1982

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Iskalde Grøss #2/1991 published January 1991
as Dødstalent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Vault of Horror #20 published July 1997
as Easel Kill Ya! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

A Peach of a Plot!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Al Feldstein

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 Crypt of Terror

Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper (host); Michael Lane; Lt. Phil Dolan

Synopsis: Lieutenant Dolan looked at the roots of a peach tree that held the corpse in its roots, and ordered the corpse and tree be taken in for autopsy. He turned to Michael Lane, the murderer, who now confessed to why he did the act. Her name was Sarah, young, wealthy and beautiful, and he got what he wanted from her until she realized that he didn't love her....just her money. There was a terrible fight, then talk of divorce. Finally one night, as she ate a peach, he killed her, buried her in the garden and destroyed all of her possessions, giving the impression she had left him. The problem was that she has swallowed the peach pit, and from that pit, a peach tree began to grow. Seven years passed by and finally the tree bore fruit.....Lt. Dolan came by the house, hoping to trap Lane into admitting the act he suspected him of. Then as they walked into the garden, Lane reached for a peach and bit into it....quickly spitting it out. The Lieutenant now knew where to look for Lane's wife's body, for that peach had blood inside it!

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The Vault of Horror #4 published January 1982

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Iskalde Grøss #4/1991 published January 1991
as Som man sår ... [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Vault of Horror #20 published July 1997
as A Peach of a Plot! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

One Shot

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)

Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Character(s): Metcalf

Synopsis: Metcalf hid in the bushes with a rifle, eyeing his prey standing just above him. A shot rang out and the man fell back and tumbled 1000 feet down over a sheer rock wall. Metcalf went down and viewed the body of his victim. To give the appearance that there had been an exchange of shots, he took the rifle and aimed at a solitary rock above him, and shot at it. Unfortunately, it then dislodged many rocks, all which came crashing down upon him. As he lay crumpled and broken at the base of that wall, he suddenly spied that single, last meteor of a rock heading towards his face and closed his eyes.

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The Vault of Horror #4 published January 1982

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Pages: 2

Notes: The text story is found on the inner halves of the two pages. To each side are EC house ads, one for Weird Fantasy #19 [with a Joe Orlando cover], while the other page promoted, with covers, the Complete Old & New Testament editions from the Picture Stories From the Bible series, Picture Stories From Science #2 and Picture Stories From World History #2.

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

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

Synopsis: Letters from Montana Lamb, Don Thompson, Peter Kroll, Ted Finch, Ronald Wade, Matt Flynn and Norman Benedict were printed. V-K thanks readers for responding to the plea to buy and ask for more EC's from their dealers, then pushed the 3rd Annual Tales of Terror volume and subscriptions.

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The Lake

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ray Bradbury (plot); Al Feldstein (adaptation)

Penciller(s): Joe Orlando

Inker(s): Joe Orlando

Colorist(s): Marie Severin

Letterer(s): Jim Wroten

Subject Matter

Genres: horror

Feature(s): The Vault of Horror!

Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (host); a little boy; Margaret (the grown-up little boy's wife); lifeguard; Tally (death, in flashback)

Synopsis: Years ago, a little boy and his young girl friend, Tally played at the beach and built sandcastles together. One day, Tally swam out into the water and drowned, leaving the sandcastle undone, and no closure for the boy. Years later, the little boy, now grown, got married and returned to the beach with his wife, and met with the old lifeguard, who showed him Tally's body in a sack. Once more, the young man returned to the beach, built an entire sandcastle and walked back to his wife, Margaret, leaving the past behind.

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The Vault of Horror #4 published January 1982

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The Autumn People #U2141 published October 1965
as The Lake [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Iskalde Grøss #2/1993 published January 1993
as Innsjøen [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Vault of Horror #20 published July 1997
as The Lake [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Story was adapted from Ray Bradbury's "The October Country," which appeared in May 1944's "Weird Tales" and the anthology "Dark Carnival."

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

One Good Turn...

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); Edwin (Jennifer's husband, death); Bert (Jennifer's old friend, death); Grace (Jennifer's acquaintance, death); Sidney (a small boy, death); a blind man (death); Thelma (an old woman, death); two detectives [Steve; other unnamed]; Jennifer (villain)

Synopsis: Jennifer came home in a cheerful mood and went into the bedroom to see her husband, who had been paralyzed in bed for many years. She excitedly told him just how wonderful it felt to actually be needed by other people: people who were unhappy for a variety of reasons, and how she cheered them up by killing them. When the two detectives came to the home to investigate, they found Edwin already dead by cyanide poisioning, and Jennifer happy that she could make him happy as well.

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The Vault of Horror #4 published January 1982

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Iskalde Grøss #4/1990 published January 1990
as Det er tanken som teller [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Vault of Horror #20 published July 1997
as One Good Turn... [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Notes: Script and letterer credits by Craig Delich.