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Issue: Tales from the Crypt #1
Publication Date: July 1990
 
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Publisher: FlagGladstone
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Indicia Publisher: Gladstone Publishing, Ltd.
On Sale Date: 1990
Volume: none
Pages: 68
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Price: $2.50 CAD
$1.95 USD
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Content Items: 18 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leonard (John) Clark (reprint editor); Al Feldstein (original editor)
Disclose Notes: A reprinting of Tales from the Crypt #33 and Crime Suspenstories #17. The text stories, "Castaway" and "Big Blow!" from the original issues are not reprinted in this issue.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Lower Berth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
horror
Tales from the Crypt
Enoch; Myrna; The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset)
Reprinting
FlagTales from the Crypt #33 published December 1952
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
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Dreadful Pleasures

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jim Twitchell
Jack Davis; Johnny Craig
Jack Davis; Johnny Craig
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Lower Berth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Crypt of Terror
The Crypt-Keeper (host, origin); Enoch; Myrna
The Crypt-Keeper tells the tale of a traveling carnival and it's two star attractions, a two-headed man and a female mummy who fall in love and give birth to a famous story teller.
Reprinting
FlagTales from the Crypt #33 published December 1952
was Lower Berth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Cover feature.
This Trick'll Kill You!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
George Evans
Jack Kamen
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Vault of Horror!
A magician murders an Indian girl for her trick of causing a rope to rise and dance when she plays her flute. However, he finds out how dangerous a living rope can become.
Reprinting
FlagTales from the Crypt #33 published December 1952
was This Trick'll Kill You! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Rare E.C. Offer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
 
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The Funeral

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Jack Kamen
Jack Kamen
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Crypt-Keeper's Grim Fairy Tale!
A young boy is devastated by the death of his nanny. But, it turns out she was simply in a coma. The boy is overjoyed until he finds out a funeral might have all sorts of good food for the taking. Well, he ensures the nanny will have a funeral, after all.
Reprinting
FlagTales from the Crypt #33 published December 1952
was The Funeral [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
None But the Lonely Heart!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Graham Ingels
Graham Ingels
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
horror
The Witch's Cauldron!
A con man with a penchant for murdering his wives finally finds true love. But, one of his ex-wives still has something to say about it.
Reprinting
FlagTales from the Crypt #33 published December 1952
was None But the Lonely Heart! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Gladstone Is Your Source...

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Subject Matter
horror, science fiction
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Miscellaneous
1
Crime SuspenStories #17

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Johnny Craig
Johnny Craig
Marie Severin
Subject Matter
crime
Crime Suspenstories
Reprinting
FlagCrime SuspenStories #17 published June 1953
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Now You Can Have Your Favorite Fiends Boxed!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Jack Davis
Jack Davis
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Subject Matter
horror
The Crypt-Keeper
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Touch and Go!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Bradbury (original story); Johnny Craig (adaptation)
Johnny Craig
Johnny Craig
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
crime
When a man commits the "perfect" murder, he realizes he has to clean his fingerprints off of anything he touched in the house. Things snowball, though, as he tries to remember exactly what he had touched. The police find the next morning, polishing the silverware in the attic.
Reprinting
FlagCrime SuspenStories #17 published June 1953
was Touch and Go! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
One for the Money...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Jack Kamen
Jack Kamen
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
crime
A shameless gold-digger ends up paying for her sins in a roundabout way.
Reprinting
FlagCrime SuspenStories #17 published June 1953
was One for the Money... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
horror
The Crypt-Keeper's Corner
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Miscellaneous
2
Letters from Stuart Glass, Nidred, the Were-cat, Astute Observer, Dick Mandel, Roger A. Nippress, Fred Barth, David S. Spiel, Allan Katz, Art "Eric" Walker, John Reid, G. W. Sheridan, and a bunch of parody titles and poems sent in by various readers.
The Complete EC Library

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Subject Matter
horror
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Miscellaneous
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Fired!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Al Williamson
Frank Frazetta
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
crime
A spurned wife finds a way to claim her husband forever. Here's a hint: it involves a branding iron.
Reprinting
FlagCrime SuspenStories #17 published June 1953
was Fired! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
...Two for the Show!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Bill Elder
Bill Elder
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
crime
A man murder his wife and packs her body into a trunk. He takes trunk on a train and secretly exchanges it with another, identical trunk. When the police look inside his new trunk, though, there's another body in there.
Reprinting
FlagCrime SuspenStories #17 published June 1953
was ...Two for the Show! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Coming Up Next from Gladstone

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
horror, science fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Now Available! E.C. Classics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
crime, fantasy, horror, humorous, science fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Outside back cover.

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