Vault of Horror (1950 E.C. Comics) comic books 1952

Cover by Johnny Craig. Biography of artist "Ghastly" Graham Ingels, with photo. "A Stitch in Time!", script and art by Johnny Craig; The scene opens in an old-fashioned sweatshop, run by a Mr. Lasch, who makes the women work 14 hours a day, 6 days a week, for a salary of $6; The machinery is outdated and dangerous, and Lasch treats the women like slaves. "99 44/100% Pure Horror!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Life had been good to Ernie ever since he had become manager of the Hudson Soap Company, and his predecessor, Benny Anderson, had disappeared; He suddenly remembered a date he had with a showgirl. "Superstition!" text story by William M. Gaines. Dead Wait!, script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; In an isolated plantation home on a tropic isle, a shot rings out and 'Red' Buckley's former plantation boss lies dead at his feet. "Staired... in Horror!", art by Graham Ingels; Irma stared down at the grave of her late husband and smiled.... just as a gentleman came near to pay respects to his late wife; As the two conversed, Irma gleaned that this old boy must have money, so she struck up an on-going affair with this Mr. Hornsby, and plotted to have him murdered for his insurance. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Biography of artist Johnny Craig with a photo. "A Bloody Undertaking!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Gilbert is headed for his car after arriving by train, but notices a young woman coming out of the shadows and asking for a ride; the get married; the town thinks he is a vampire. "With All the Trappings!", art by Graham Ingels; People were starting to leave the town cemetery after the burial of Emile, and Pierre swore to Maria that he'd never be buried like that.... his body being left to the worms and crawling things. "Prescription" text story by William M. Gaines. "Impressed by a Nightmare!", art by Joe Orlando; As Fred poured himself a cup of coffee, Emma told him that she'd had a nightmare about cutting her finger, and she couldn't stand the sight of the blood. "The Death Wagon!", art by Jack Davis; Herman surveyed the beat-up car and told the man he wouldn't buy it, but when the man said he HAD to sell it, the price offered was a low $400; Once the deal was made, Herman, and his partner Amos Sink, took the car inside, rolled back the odometer, packed the transmission with sawdust and poured grease into the radiator, all to mask the auto's problems. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. "Seance!", script and art by Johnny Craig; John Chalmers hands over his check for $20,000 to several confidence men (unbeknownst to him); he dies and his widow conducts a séance. "Kickin' the Gong A Round!", art by Jack Davis; Marko had worked his way from the slums to a pro boxing career, and easily knocks out his last opponent before the championship match he'd waited to fight in; two visitors pull a gun on him and take him away to the training camp of the man he is to fight next: Jake Houseman. "Paradise!" text story by William M. Gaines. "Practical Yolk!", art by Jack Kamen; Fred Hamilton having visited the Belgian Congo for a hunting expedition, was now on his way home with B'uuna, his servant, to wed his finacee, Louise; Louise presented B'uuna with a present: an Easter egg with a scene of a rabbit and tiny eggs inside. "Collection Completed!", art by Graham Ingels; Anna had always loved animals and one day she saw a stray cat and brought it in to feed, but Jonah didn't approve; To get even with Anna, Jonah started his new hobby: taxidermy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for Weird Science and Weird Fantasy. "Two of a Kind!", script and art by Johnny Craig; The huge ocean liner pulled into the pier with many photographers waiting to snap a picture of camera-shy Willow Dree In the past, attempts were made to photograph her; the photos showed backdrops behind her, but she was never in any picture. "Graft in Concrete!", art by Jack Davis; Hornsby gruffly enters the Mayor's office planning to threaten the Mayor to get the road contract he was after, but the Mayor tells him the City Council will vote on that at the regular meeting; a member demands the new road also go through his town cemetery. "Joker!" text story by William M. Gaines. "Half-Way Horrible!", art by Sid Check; a voodoo witch doctor story. "Hook, Line, and Stinker!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; Bernice was tired of his Saturday fishing trips and all the fish-mounted trophies she had to care for; One Saturday morning, she followed him on one of his trips where she discovered that he was cheating on her. NOTE: This issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover and 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints # 10). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original, which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950's publication date. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD #1. "Silver Threads Among the Mold!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Cedric wants to marry a model named Christine; he makes a statue of her. "People Who Live in Brass Hearses," script by Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines, art by Jack Davis; The children ran up to the hearse as Mr. Byrd drove by, yelling things at him as he made his way to the general store; They couldn't understand why a man, who was NOT an undertaker, would drive such a contraption. "Treasure!" text story by William M. Gaines. "Strictly from Hunger!", art by George Evans; The posse stands before the mouth of the dark cave, where they had trailed a creature that had killed ten of their own, stripping their flesh from their bones. "A Grim Fairy Tale!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A tiny kingdom is overrun with rats. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Johnny Craig. Ad for MAD magazine. "Till Death...", script and art by Johnny Craig; Steve stands at the dock as the ship, carrying his bride-to-be, sails into port; After Donna disembarks, they hurry off into the interior jungle in Haiti and get married in a simple ceremony; she dies, and he wants to bring her back. "The Chips Are Down!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; a violent sawmill story. "The Defiler" text story by William M. Gaines. "For How the Bell Tolls!", script by Al Feldstein, art by George Evans; Long ago, in a far-away land, there was a castle which had a belfry and a large bell hanging in it. Every time there was a special occasion, the royal bell ringer plied his trade, never letting his apprentice ring it. "We Ain't Got No Body!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; The rotting corpse of Henry Bodwin confronts his brother Norton, and reminds him about when his two buddies and he conspired to kill him over the will in which Henry had made Norton his beneficiary. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.