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Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #4
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 4
    • INCOMPLETE. Pieces missing, interrupts art and story. 2" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached.
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    NOTE: Haunt of Fear continues from Gunfighter, and as such are numbered 15 (#1 1950), 16 (#2) and 17 (#3); then the numbering picks up with this series at #4. 1st Vault Keeper and Crypt Keeper appearances in HOF. Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The Hunchback!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man has a ghoulish undeveloped twin growing out of his back. The Tunnel of Terror!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Linda Cross takes her brother Paul south of the border for relaxation to forestall a nervous breakdown. The Living Mummy--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. Man From the Grave!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Gardner Fox, art by Wallace Wood. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 8
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3971814014
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    Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Hounded To Death!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man who keeps hounds starving for the foxhunt catches another guy making time with his wife; The wife tells him to pretend he's had a heart attack so the husband will dump his body down the road, but instead, since the husband is wise to them, he tosses the body into the dog kennel where it is ripped to shreds. The Very Strange Mummy!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Roussos; Explorers discover a vampire entombed as a mummy. Diminishing Returns!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein. The Irony of Death!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 10
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1239659007
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    • Cover oxidation. Water damage.
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    Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. The E.C. Artist of the Issue - Graham Ingels photo and bio. Grave Business!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; An undertaker who overcharges for his services becomes paralyzed in an auto accident and buried alive because his partner doesn't bother to embalm him and uses all the tricks he learned while working with the victim to bilk the estate for the funeral costs. The Vamp!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Johnny Craig, pencils by Johnny Craig (pages 1-4) and Jack Davis (pages 5-7), inks by Jack Davis; A man and wife go on vacation in Europe where he meets a vampire that falls in love with him; Once he learns what she is he rejects her in disgust and she angrily replies that she'll kill him before she lets him go back to his wife. My Uncle Ekar!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Bum Steer!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 13
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover detached. Brittle.
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. For the Love of Death!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man envious of the accolades showered upon the dead at their funerals resolves to slay the town's richest man so he can substitute for the corpse and enjoy the pomp and circumstance. Fed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, art by Johnny Craig; A sword-swallower marries a man who becomes obese over time by spending all the money she earns with her act on food. Minor Error!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Wolf Bait!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 15
    • Interior is complete. Heavy tearing, Cover and interior oxidation. Tape on interior cover and pages. Staples added (not manufacturing).
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. Chatter-Boxed!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A man subject to cataleptic fits worries that he may be buried alive during one of them so he instructs his undertaker to perform no embalming and has a telephone installed in the coffin; He gets into an auto accident while having a fit and it is mistakenly assumed the car crash killed him and so he is buried. All Washed Up!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A man doesn't have the money to marry his girl, so he kills his wealthier rival and dumps his body down an old well. Marriage Vows!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Death of Some Salesmen!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 17
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4424533007
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    • 1.5" cumulative spine split, heavy cover oxidation, cover coming loose at one staple, water damage.
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    • 3.5" cumulative spine split. Heavy cover oxidation, cover coming loose at staples.
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    • Interior is complete, but near brittle. Full length spine split (taped) with heavy splitting through several wraps.
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    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. Horror We? How's Bayou?--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels [as Ghastly]; A man in the Louisiana swamp diverts traffic from the road to his mansion in order to satisfy the cravings of his demented homicidal brother for victims to dismember. Gorilla My Dreams!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A brain surgeon transfers the brain of his victim into the body of a gorilla taken from a carnival. A Likely Story!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Garden Party--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 19
    • Interior is complete. Back cover missing. Centerfold detached at one staple.
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. Sucker Bait!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; After his father is killed by a vampire, a chemist comes up with a plan to sacrifice himself so that others may live. Lover, Come Hack to Me!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; Every generation, a madwoman is conceived on the night of her parent's wedding who follows the tradition of murdering her newly-wed husband with an ax in the same house. Double-Header!--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Foul Play!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 20
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4448172025
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. Thump Fun!--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A murderer thinks he is like the character in Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart", imagining he hears a heartbeat in the walls, but after police examine the area they find his older brother's corpse. Terror Train--The Vault-Keeper's E.C. Classic, script and art by Albert B. Feldstein; Gloria was in a cab, running away from her husband Ralph...heading toward the train station and the train that would take her away from this man whom she thought was trying to poison her. Bloody Sure--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall. Hyde and Go Shriek!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 21

    Cover art by Graham Ingels. An Off-Color Heir--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A modern telling of Bluebeard. Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A doctor transplants a cat's nine lives gland into a derelict in order to make money in death-defying stunts. Corker!--Haunt of Fear, script by Albert B. Feldstein, pencils by Jack Kamen, inks by Bill Elder. The High Cost of Dying!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 22
    • Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other, 2.5" cumulative spine split.
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    • 8" spine split from bottom. Cover and centerfold detached. Water damage. Cover oxidation.
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    • Interior is complete. 6" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. Wish You Were Here--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A couple in financial difficulty recall a time when they picked up a jade statue in Hong Kong; The wife reads the text at the base of the statue that says it grants three wishes and she wishes for money. Chess-Mate--The Vault of Horror!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; A marvel chess player in a small town shoots himself when they hold a parade and he is expected to remove his top hat to salute the flag. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen. Model Nephew--The Crypt of Terror, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 25
    • Cover and centerfold detached and re-adhered with glue.
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. The New Arrival--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; This story is told by a mansion; The occupant is a lunatic old woman who lost her mind when her husband was killed in WWI and kept her new born infant uneducated and in shackles for 40 years. Indisposed!--The Vault of Horror!, art by George Evans; A man uses his new garbage disposal to eliminate the remains of his wife's body, but his plumber friend who installed it doesn't have experience and connects it to the water intake. Out Cold--Haunt of Fear, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; The old witch tells us a story with two endings; The first ending relates what would have happened to the protagonist if he had pursued a relationship with a new office girl who turns out to be a ghoul using human meat to feed her mother's cats, but the old witch tells us that's not what actually happened. The Light In His Life!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 26
    • Restored: B1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.
    • Label #4419124004
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    • 2" cumulative spine split. Water damage. Cover and interior oxidation. Interior tearing.
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    • 2" cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staples added (not manufacturing).
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. Marriage Vow--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Otto Binder, art by Graham Ingels; A woman who was murdered by her husband for her money comes back from the dead to fulfill her wifely role in a zombified way. The Shadow Knows--The Vault of Horror!, script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; A man murders his wife making it look like a suicide in order to marry a wealthy woman. Spoiled--Haunt of Fear, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen. Comes The Dawn!--The Crypt of Terror, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Davis. 36 pages, full color. NOTE: Contains anti-censorship editorial, 'Are you a Red Dupe?' Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    Haunt of Fear (1950 E.C. Comics 2nd Series) 27
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4268060003
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    Cover art by Graham Ingels. About Face--The Witch's Cauldron!, script by Carl Wessler, art by Graham Ingels; A father thinks he has twins, a beautiful girl and a deformed girl. Game Washed Out!--The Vault of Horror!, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; A man in a Puritan colony kills his wife and dumps her body with a weight attached into a pond in order to solicit another man's wife to run away with him. Silent Treatment--The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale!, art by Jack Kamen. Swamped--The Crypt of Terror, art by Reed Crandall. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. NOTE: An editorial urges readers to write to the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, which had started investigating the comic industry. Cover price $0.10.