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Crypt of Shadows (1973) comic books 1970-1985

  • Issue #1
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4248058012
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    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: Midnight on Black Mountain, art by Mort Lawrence; A woman with a terminal illness meets a man who tricks her into becoming a witch. Where Monsters Dwell, art by Basil Wolverton; A scientist finds a way to exile his enemies to another dimension, but one manages to escape and change places with the scientist. Don't Look!, art by Jay Scott Pike. The Scarecrow, art by Russ Heath. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    $55 Crypt of Shadows #1 CGC 5.5 (Marvel Comics January 1973)
    $95 Crypt of Shadows 1973 #1 CGC 8.5 White Pages Marvel 1973 Gil Kane Tom Palmer cvr
    $135 Crypt of Shadows 1973 #1 CGC 9.2 White Pages Marvel 1973 Gil Kane Tom Palmer cvr

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  • Issue #2
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 2

    Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Bill Everett. All reprints: The Death of Danny!, art by Harry Anderson; A man's television programs come through in 3-D which he takes advantage of to acquire possessions until he takes a woman from "The Monster Takes a Bride" and the monster comes out and kills him. The Man Who Couldn't Move, script by Stan Lee, art by George Tuska; A woman hires a man to kill her paralyzed husband making it look like a car accident, but he gets his sleeve caught in the door and goes over the cliff with the car. Innocent Bystander, art by Dick Briefer; A woman buys an antique statue that murders her in her sleep. Going... Down!, art by Joe Maneely. Thru the Door, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    $180 1973 Crypt of Shadows 2 CGC 8.5 Winnipeg Pedigree Horror

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  • Issue #3
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 3

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    Cover art by John Romita. All reprints: The Devil and Donald Webster, script by Stan Lee, art by Paul Reinman; A man makes a deal with Satan to murder his shrew wife, but Satan frames him for the crime and he is sentenced to the electric chair. The Strange Game, art by Marty Elkin; A man stumbles over a card game where four strange characters are playing for body parts. Darkness, art by Jim Mooney. Walking Ghost, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bill Walton. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    $125 Crypt Of Shadows 3 CGC Graded 9.2 NM- Marvel Comics 1973

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  • Issue #4
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 4

    Cover pencils by John Romita. All reprints: Locked Up!, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Carmine Infantino; A man keeps his father locked up in the cellar because his father is a gorilla. The Big Story!; Newpaperman Will Karp is desperate for a big story so he arranges a deadly train wreck so that he can cover it, but he didn't know that his son was on the train. The Screaming Man; Two writers rent a spooky house. One ends up a skeleton and the other goes mad. Joe..., pencils by Hy Rosen. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #5
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 5

    All reprints: I Die Too Often, script by Carl Wessler, pencils by Gil Kane; A convicted killer has a repeating dream of dying in the electric chair. The Man Who Steals Gravestones!, art by Sol Brodsky; a man who steals gravestones in order to grind them down and resell them is thwarted when one of the corpses wants it back. Red as a Lobster, art by Jim Mooney; Lobsters get their revenge on a diver who likes to boil them alive in order to observe their suffering by herding him into a hot spring. Half Man, Half...?, art by Robert Q. Sale. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    $80 CRYPT OF SHADOWS 5 CGC 8.5 OWW PAGES MARVEL 1973
    $122 Crypt of Shadows # 5-CGC Universal slab-9.2 NM- grade..1973 comic book-ef

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  • Issue #6
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 6
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3777375006
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    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Ernie Chan. All reprints: Don't Bury Me Deep!, art by Bill Everett; An undertaker desperate to sell an expensive coffin panics when the corpse turns out not to be dead, and kills the man again, which accidentally leads to his own death. Every Dog Has His Day!; An old miser who is mean to the boys at a neighboring orphanage gets what's coming to him when he poisons one of the orphans' dogs. A Thousand Years, art by Paul Reinman. Fast Freight; A man escapes from prison and manages to hop onto a passing train, not knowing that the train is carrying freight right back to the prison. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #7
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 7
    • Paper: White
    • Label #3913680013
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    Cover inks by Herb Trimpe. All reprints: The Haunting of Bluebeard!, art by Tony Di Preta; A man who calls himself Bluebeard murders and robs the guests of his inn, but when a thief carrying a bottle of Nitro becomes his latest victim, Bluebeard decides to dispose of the bottle outside. Death and Tommy Norton, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita; A boy's toy soldier shoots his aunt when she attempts to murder him. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow, art by Joe Sinnott. The Twin!; In eighteenth-century France, twin brothers are always competing with each other but the one who was born first always thinks of ideas slightly before the other. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #8
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 8

    Cover art by Russ Heath. All reprints: Look Homeward, Werewolf!, art by Mort Lawrence; A werewolf hires a boatman to get him across the river but warns the man that water causes a violent reaction among his kind and if a single drop touch him, his life is forfeit. Ask Me No Questions, art by Sheldon Moldoff; A father thinks his son asks him silly questions and so he gives him silly answers which annoys his mother. Smile, Blast Ya, Smile, art by Bob McCarthy. Deep Grave. Cold Grave!, art by Paul Hodge. 32 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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    $110 Crypt of Shadows 8 CGC 8.0 VF Bronze Age Marvel Horror FREE SHIPPING

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  • Issue #9
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 9

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    Last 20-cent issue. Cover art by Russ Heath and Mike Esposito (alterations). All reprints: The Haunting of Sleepy Hollow! (from Uncanny Tales 22), pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache; A man tries to get rid of his rival by frightening him as the Headless Horseman, but the other guy has the same idea and succeeds in getting his rival committed to an asylum. Tomorrow! (from Marvel Tales 138); A man is offered a job by a strange organization that gives him glasses that can see 24 hours into the future, and he must report all accidents he sees so that they can be averted. Beyond Death! (from Mystic 30), art by Chuck Winter. 36 pgs. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #10
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 10

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    First 25-cent issue. Cover inks by Ernie Chan. All reprints: The Man in the Tank! (from Mystery Tales 15), art by Everett Raymond Kinstler; A killer hides in a water tank and when the train takes on engine water and drains the tank to halfway, the man can no longer latch on to the lid, eventually tires treading water and drowns. You Can't Touch Bottom (from Marvel Tales 129), pencils by Russ Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia; A mysterious jacket has a spell on it that compels any who wear to stuff objects into the bottomless right pocket. Devil's Island (from Uncanny Tales 12), art by Paul Reinman; A man takes his unfaithful lover in the dark to the largest pearl she has ever seen. It's still inside the giant clam which closes on her. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #11
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 11

    Cover inks by Mike Esposito. All reprints: Ghouls in the Graveyard, art by Bernie Krigstein; A man makes a deal with ghouls in order to be spared. The Hands of Murder (from Adventures in Terror 4), pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Christopher Rule; A young woman fears that her late sister has come back from the grave to kill her. Vampire Brats, pencils by Allen Bellman. The Brain! (also from Adventures in Terror 4), art by Russ Heath. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #12
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 12

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    Cover inks by Mike Esposito. All reprints: Behind the Locked Door! (from Uncanny Tales 38), art by Bob Powell; A man thinks himself a failure until he walks along a strange corridor in an abandoned house which shows him the positive consequences of his charitable acts. Dance, You Fool, art by Don Heck; An unsuccessful dancer overhears the old man in the room next to him saying that his old pair of dancing shoes can make anyone a great dancer. There Grows a Rose (from Mystic 37), art by Gene Colan. The Thing in the Water (from Adventures in Terror 4); A fish enthusiast encounters a menacing "water monster" from Atlantis when he brings home a new breed of guppies. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #13
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 13
    • Paper: White
    • Label #1482267017
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    Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: The Ghost Comes Back! (from Mystic 12), pencils by Dick Ayers; A woman fools a criminal into thinking that her returning husband is a member of the undead. Fangs of the Bear (from Astonishing 9), art by Doug Wildey; A crook builds a robotic teddy bear to rob the homes of the people who buy it, before returning to him. Man of Iron! (from Tales to Astonish 31), script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko. Hate! (from Mystery Tales 25), art by Vince Colletta. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #14
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 14

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    Cover pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: The Terror That Creeps (from Marvel Tales 96), art by Werner Roth; A man tries in vain to convince the world that the Sphinx is slowly crawling to the edge of the desert where it will regain its full power to fly and commit atrocities in the name of the evil god Set. The Voices! (from Mystery Tales 33), art by Bill Everett; Three men think they are playing a trick on an old man by broadcasting radio messages that he picks up and believes to be from another planet. Those in a Trance (from Adventures into Mystery 4), art by Bob Powell. The Crooked Stick! (from Marvel Tales 29), art by John Forte. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #15
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 15

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    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Klaus Janson. All reprints: My Coffin Is Crowded (from Suspense 16); A convict makes a deal with a man that, in exchange for half the stolen loot, he will dig him up if he climbs into a marked coffin with a recently deceased inmate. I Know the Power of...the Genie! (from Tales of Suspense 7), art by Don Heck; A little girl summons a genie to punish adults after she is spanked. The Swami's Secret! (from Tales of Suspense 25), art by Bob Bean. The Man Who Sold His Soul! (also from Tales of Suspense 25), art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #16
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 16

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    All reprints: He Lurks in the Shadows (from Uncanny Tales 6), art by Sam Kweskin; A killer wants to give up his gruesome trade but he loves his wife and wants to continue to give her expensive presents. The Little Man Who Was There (from Strange Tales 5), art by Jim Mooney; Dennis Ames keeps seeing a strange little man just before some disaster happens that he narrowly escapes, and he eventually comes to realize that he can't escape forever, because the little man is Death. Love Affair (from Mystical Tales 11), pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Christopher Rule. He Died Screaming (from Uncanny Tales 3), art by Jack Keller. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #17
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 17

    Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Tom Palmer. All reprints: The Menace of Shandu! (from Strange Tales 83), art by Don Heck; A boy finds a magic book in a used bookstore and accidentally summons a genie, which vows to torture him after granting his one wish. My Brother Harry (from Strange Tales 5), art by Tony Di Preta; A man's brother claims to be able to talk to their dead mother which annoys the man, so he beats his brother; His wife is tired of his cruelty and poisons him. Inside the Furnace! (from Astonishing 57), art by Robert Q. Sale. They Lurk in the Cave! (also from Astonishing 57), art by Werner Roth. Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Spider-Man, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #18
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 18

    Cover inks by Vince Colletta. All reprints: The 13th Floor (from Tales to Astonish 30), art by Don Heck; An oddly cheerful elevator operator is held at gunpoint with a passer-by by a spy planning to blow up the hotel. Reign of Fear (from Astonishing 11), art by Sy Grudko; A man that has a handsome face on one side of his skull and an ugly face on the opposite side shows the ugly face to his robbery victims and his handsome face to the nearby apprehending police in order to be released. I Dared to Look into the Beyond! (from Astonishing 11), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. The Hog! (from Journey Into Mystery 21), art by Joe Kubert. Hostess Twinkies ad with Captain Marvel, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #19
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 19

    Cover inks by Frank Giacoia. All reprints: I Fought the Colossus! (from Strange Tales 72), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An advanced supercomputer turns Earth into a utopia, but suspicion remains, only to be inflamed when it is found to be building a giant robot. The Hidden Martians (from Uncanny Tales 14), art by Dick Ayers; A man charged with detecting hidden Martians is unaware that his girlfriend is one of them. Earth Will Be Destroyed! (from Tales of Suspense 9), art by Steve Ditko. He Never Reached the Ground! (from World of Fantasy 11), art by Alfonso Greene. Stan Lee talks about MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz #1. Small obituary for Artie Simek. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #20
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 20

    All reprints: The Martian Who Stole a City! (from Tales of Suspense 29), script by Larry Lieber (script, plot) and Stan Lee (plot), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A Martian steals a city piece by piece, until a young boy figures out that it is vulnerable to light. The Screaming Beasts! (from Tales to Astound You 1), art by George Tuska; An unscrupulous hunter learns that even he is not above the law of the jungle. The Absent-Minded Professor!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #21
    Crypt of Shadows (1973) 21
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #4408082001

    Final issue of the series. All reprints: Help! (from Astonishing 22), art by Don Heck; A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. Ashes to Ashes! (from Mystery Tales 9); A woman burns her uncle to death before learning that the directions to his fortune are tattooed in a map upon his back. Morgan's Magic Picture! (from Uncanny Tales 38), art by Bill Benulis; When a man paints objects onto the canvas of a picture containing a model who loves him, the objects magically appear. The Cry of the Sorcerers! (from Fantasy 1), art by Werner Roth. Hostess Fruit Pies ad with Hulk, art by John Romita. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.