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Issue: Haunt of Fear #6
Publication Date: March 1951
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Issues: #6 of 28 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: 02/09/1951
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Inker(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Haunt of Fear
Character(s): The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset)
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In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #6 published April 1951
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #6 published February 1994
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Strange Undertaking...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Bradbury (story); Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script adaptation)
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!
Character(s): The Old Witch (host); Ezra Deepley (undertaker, death); Clem Bookin (cemetery caretaker); Mrs. Bridgeman (voice only); John Bridgeman (Mrs. Bridgeman's husband, dentist, cameo, also in flashback, death); Fredrick Dunhill (town Mayor, cameo, also in flashback, death); Horace Streetwall (banker, cameo, also in flashback, death); Dr. Claude Fowler (cameo, also in flashback, death)
Synopsis: Ezra Deepley is an undertaker who feels he has suffered injustice at the hands of influential town citizens so when they die during an epidemic of disease, Ezra takes advantage of the situation to revenge himself upon their corpses. But soon, the five corpses rise and get their revenge on Ezra.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #5/1992 published January 1992
as Graverende omstendigheter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #6 published February 1994
as A Strange Undertaking... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: E.C.'s first Bradbury swipe of "The Handler".

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
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So They Finally Pinned You Down!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror!
Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (host); three unnamed girls (all die); Dr. Alex Farnsworth (mention only); girl vampire (villain); a drifter (villain, male vampire, death)
Synopsis: A drifter is "turned" by a vampire, but doesn't understand this strange new condition and powerful urges, so he attempts to track the woman down. He continually feels that he has found her at last only to realize his mistake when he has slaked his blood thirst upon his latest victim. Eventually the citizens discover his hiding place and pound a stake through his heart and he dies without ever fully comprehending what has happened to him.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #7/1992 published January 1992
as Sitter som spikret! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #6 published February 1994
as So They Finally Pinned You Down! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #2 published August 2012
as So They Finally Pinned You Down! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black-and-white reprint
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
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Marsh Sand

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein
Penciller(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Inker(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Paul Murdock (death); Richard Murdock (villain, Paul's heir)
Synopsis: Richard Murdock awakens suddenly from his slumber, wondering if someone was snooping around in this unused and closed off wing of the Murdock mansion, once exclusively used by Paul Murdock. He realized that when the insurance company ruled that Paul's disappearance was for good, he'd get the fortune left behind. Later, when the coroner and the servants found the body of Richard in the hallway outside his room, the cause of death was officially listed as fright!
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Pages: 1
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein
Penciller(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Inker(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Old Witch's Niche
Character(s): The Old Witch
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In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #6 published February 1994
as [untitled] [Letters Page on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Grave Gag!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen
Inker(s): Jack Kamen
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Haunt of Fear
Character(s): The Old Witch (host); Samuel Westlake (Hiram's brotherdeath); Hiram Westlake (death); Robert Westlake (Hiram's brother); Ezra Westlake (Hiram's brother); Granny; unnamed minister; Lisa Westlake (Robert's wife, death); Jonah Westlake (a jokester, Hiram's brother, death)
Synopsis: An unpopular family member with a penchant for playing practical jokes on the occasion of family member's funerals outsmarts himself when he takes the place of his brother's dead wife in her coffin and the family refuse to view his screams as anything but another gag, thus burying him alive.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss album #2 published May 1990
as Gravalvor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #6 published February 1994
as A Grave Gag!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Cover story.
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Cheese, That's Horrible!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
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); Hendrick Villhem (cheese-maker, death); Prince's butler; Bradbury Prince (villain, cheese factory owner, death)
Synopsis: The owner of a cheese factory murders his partner, Hendrick Villhem, by shoving him into a cheese vat in order to avoid sharing the profits with him. He dreams of being pursued by glowing cat's eyes and crawls across a mouse trap baited with cheese from which dangle the hands of his partner---then the trap springs shut!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #1/1991 published January 1991
as En (r)ystende historie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #6 published February 1994
as Cheese, That's Horrible! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich per Al Feldstein.

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

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