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Issue: Vault of Horror #4
Publication Date: March 1992
 
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Publisher: FlagRuss Cochran
Indicia Publisher: Russ Cochran, Publisher
On Sale Date: 1992
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07098932901003
Price: $2.50 CAD
$2.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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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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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Johnny Craig
Johnny Craig
?
Subject Matter
horror
The Vault of Horror
Reprinting
FlagVault of Horror #35 published February 1954
was ...And All Through the House... [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The EC Artist of the Issue: Joe Orlando

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
photo
photo
typeset
Subject Matter
biography
Joe Orlando
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...And All Through the House...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Johnny Craig
Johnny Craig
Johnny Craig
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Johnny Craig (original editor)
Subject Matter
horror
The Vault of Horror
Poor Joseph has just been murdered by his wife on Christmas Eve. When their daughter, Carol, hears the commotion, she thinks it's Santa Claus arriving, but her mother tells her Santa hasn't been by yet. As the woman prepares to dispose of her husband's body, she overhears a radio broadcast about an escaped maniac who is running around dressed like Santa. Then, she hears a knock on the front door and, sure enough, it's the killer. She hurriedly locks the doors, and begins barricading the house. But, Carol heard the knock, too. And what kid can say "no" to letting Santa into the house?
Reprinting
FlagVault of Horror #35 published February 1954
was ...And All Through the House... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Tombs-Day!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Oleck ?
Jack Davis
Jack Davis
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Johnny Craig (original editor)
Subject Matter
horror
The Crypt of Terror
Professor Burton is leading an expedition to an Egyptian archaeological dig in search of a vanished earlier group. They locate an ancient tomb and enter, only to have a panel close behind them, trapping them inside. Hieroglyphics tell the story of the Sphinx’s curse, but Burton thinks the disappearances might have simply been greedy workers grabbing loot and running off. Then, members of the current expedition begin vanishing, leaving pools of blood behind. Finally, the remaining members reach the heart of the tomb, where they learn that the Sphinx may not be totally mythological, after all.
Reprinting
FlagVault of Horror #35 published February 1954
was Tombs-Day! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Space to Breathe!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Johnny Craig (original editor)
Subject Matter
horror
The Vault of Horror
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FlagVault of Horror #35 published February 1954
was Space to Breathe! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Beauty Rest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Oleck ?
Jack Kamen
Jack Kamen
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Johnny Craig (original editor)
Subject Matter
horror
The Vault of Horror
The local undertaker's convention is holding a "Miss Corpse" beauty pageant, and Helen discovers that her roommate Joyce has managed to fix the contest in her own favor. A jealous Helen gives Joyce sleeping pills and takes her place at the pageant, which she wins, as planned. Upon returning home, Helen realizes she had given Joyce too many pills and killed her. Staging it all as a suicide, Helen then returns to the pageant headquarters to claim her prize. But, those undertakers are sticklers for details. They insist that "Miss Corpse" must be an actual corpse.
Reprinting
FlagVault of Horror #35 published February 1954
was Beauty Rest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Shoe-Button Eyes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Johnny Craig
Graham Ingels
Graham Ingels
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Johnny Craig (original editor)
Subject Matter
horror
The Witch's Cauldron
Billy was born blind, but his mom takes good care of him. Eventually, Billy's mom marries Jed, a nasty, abusive brute. Jed constantly mocks Billy's blindness and finally rips the eyes out of Billy's teddy bear, claiming it's more fitting for Billy's toy to be as blind as he is. When Billy's mom gets sick and dies, Jed flies into a fury and hits Billy hard. The next morning, Jed is found mauled, as if by a wild animal, possibly a bear. And Billy? Well, after being hit, he can see just fine. There are no blind people in Heaven.
Reprinting
FlagVault of Horror #35 published February 1954
was Shoe-Button Eyes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Weird Science #15

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Weird Science
Reprinting
FlagWeird Science #15 published September 1952
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
The Martians!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Bill Gaines (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Weird Science
The first manned mission to Mars is a success! The crew disembarks and soon finds signs of intelligent life. They enter what appears to be a museum and chance upon an exhibit depicting a conflict between a blob monster and a human being. They're amazed the Martians so closely resembled Earthmen! Further investigation, though, leads them to discover that the "museum" is actually a movie theater; the exhibit was actually a movie poster depicting a heroic Martian versus a hideous monster. Unfortunately for the astronauts' sensibilities, "hideous monster" refers to the human being.
Reprinting
FlagWeird Science #15 published September 1952
was The Martians! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Captivity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Al Williamson
Al Williamson
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Bill Gaines (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Weird Science
Lou and Hank are in Arizona, searching for uranium deposits. However, the radioactivity combines with a mechanical malfunction to hurl them both into Earth's primordial past, complete with dinosaurs. After some exploration, they chance upon aliens herding human beings into a valley filled with dinosaurs. Why? Both dinosaurs and humans were transported to Earth from other planets. Earth is a zoo!
Reprinting
FlagWeird Science #15 published September 1952
was Captivity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Cunning!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Bill Gaines (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Weird Science
Reprinting
FlagWeird Science #15 published September 1952
was Cunning! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Miscalculation!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Jack Kamen
Jack Kamen
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Bill Gaines (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Weird Science
Melvin receives an unexpected package in the mail. It turns out it was actually meant for someone else, who lives 1000 years in the future! The package contains a dehydrated "Harem Kit"; just add a few simple ingredients and there'll be five beautiful women who will fall in love with the first man they see. Unfortunately, the measurements for the ingredients are in future units, so Melvin has to guess. Sequentially, the first four women turn out too fat, too thin, too short and too tall. The fifth turns out right, but ends up seeing the building superintendent first.
Reprinting
FlagWeird Science #15 published September 1952
was Miscalculation! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Bum Steer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Joe Orlando
Joe Orlando
Marie Severin
Jim Wroten
Bill Gaines (original editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Weird Science
Several men are abducted by an alien that resembles a centaur with the head of a skeletal horse. The alien assures them they won't be harmed, and that they are invited to the alien home planet. After being presented with a sumptuous feast, the men lose their suspicions and dig in. At the end of the voyage, a beautiful woman enters the room and asks the men to follow her through a door. But, one of the men, a rancher, realizes what's happening. On Earth, ranchers use a cow to lure bulls into the slaughterhouse. Yep, the men have been fattened up pretty good, too.
Reprinting
FlagWeird Science #15 published September 1952
was Bum Steer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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