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Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 20

  • Issue #20
    Tales from the Crypt (1950 E.C. Comics) 20
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0009826-AA-001
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front of case
    • Centerfold detached.
    • Label #0008486-AA-007
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    • Moderate amateur restoration
    • Paper: Off white
    • Amateur Restoration Includes: Piece added to cover. Cover reinforced with glue. Moderate amount of tape on interior cover.
    • Label #22-161452B-002
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    First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.