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5January-February 1951
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Haunt of Fear #5

EC · January-February 1951 · on sale 1950-12-13

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Identification plate

Series
Haunt of Fear (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
January-February 1951
Key date
1951-01-00
On-sale date
1950-12-13
Indicia publisher
Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Jim Wroten; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset); Bruno; Thaddius Godkin
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2A Biting Finish!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); Bob (death); Ellen (Bruno's wife, death); Thaddius Godkin (death, in flashback); Mr. Lane; Mrs. Lane (death); Jim (member of the posse); Bruno (villain)
3-letters page0.75script: Al FeldsteinThe Old Witch
4-statement of ownership0.25script: Frank D. Lee
5Horror in the Freak Tent!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Henry Hastings (carnival manager, narrator); Fanny (carnival fat lady); Extal (carnival Indian rubber man); Corpus (carnival armless and legless boy); Zolto (carnival knife thrower); Mrs. Zolto; Louie Glantz (villain, carnival owner, death)
6Skeletontext story1script: Al Feldsteinunnamed homicide Police Captain; Weldon (ex-con, death)
7A Tasty Morsel!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); unnamed traveler (death); unnamed innkeeper (villain, a ghoul)
8Seeds of Death!comic story7script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Cliff (hired hand, death); Basil Woods (Connie's husband, farmer, death); Joe (trash truck employee); Connie Woods (villain, Basil's wife)

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