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24June-July 1951
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Tales from the Crypt #24

EC · June-July 1951 · on sale 1951-03-13

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Identification plate

Series
Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
June-July 1951
Key date
1951-06-00
On-sale date
1951-03-13
Indicia publisher
I. C. 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
0Tales From the Cryptcover1pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al FeldsteinThe Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset)
1Bats in My Belfry!comic story8script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Joan Gordon (Harry's wife, death); John Bayne (actor); unnamed doctor; Joan's lover (death); Harry Gordon (villain)
2The Living Death!comic story7script: Edgar Allan Poe, Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); Lester Jerome (psychosomatic doctor); Arnold Manning (surgeon); Laurie (death)
3Curse!text story1pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); colors: ? (see notes); letters: typeseta zombie; un-named jewel thief (villain, death, becomes a zombie)
4Midnight Snack!comic story6script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Duncan Reynolds; unnamed restaurant cook
5Scared to Death!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Frank; Alex Weatherby (Cora's uncle, death); Cora Weatherby Kearns (villain, Ralph's wife); Ralph Kearns (villain, death)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Tales from the Crypt #31991On eBay ›
Crime Suspenstories #271999On eBay ›
Tales from the Crypt #81994On eBay ›
Jack Davis's Tales from the Crypt #[nn]2012On eBay ›
Came the Dawn and Other Stories
ISBN 978-1-60699-546-4		2012On eBay ›
Tain't the Meat...It's the Humanity and Other Stories
ISBN 9781606995785		2013On eBay ›

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