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43August-September 1954
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Tales from the Crypt #43

EC · August-September 1954

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Series
Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#43
Publication date
August-September 1954
Key date
1954-08-10
Indicia publisher
I. C. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
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Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack DavisThe Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset)
1Are You a Red Dupe?text article1script: Lyle Stuart, Bill Gaines; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack DavisMelvin Blizunken
2Four-Way Splitcomic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Buck Gordon (pilot in WW2, death); Roy Dixon (villain, bombardier in WW2, death)
3Cold Warcomic story7script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Norman King (Maria's lover, death); Maria Holt [Maria Harmon] (Paul's wife); Mr. Harmon (Maria's father); Mrs. Harmon (Maria's mother); Paul Holt (villain, Maria's husband, a zombie)
4Inside Storytext story1pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); letters: typesettwo unnamed policemen; Fitch (villain, death)
5-letters page1script: Al Feldstein
6Clots My Linecomic story6script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Pierce Draynor (guest, death); Anton Chatfield (villain, master of ceremonies, a vampire); Ralph Peters (villain, night watchman, a vampire); Celia Pronick (villain, movie cashier, a vampire); Paul Dunkel (villain, maintenance man, a vampire)
7Accidents and Old Lacecomic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); Mrs. Janet Carter (rooming house matron); Grace Salsbury (villain, roomer); Emma Lou Salsbury (villain, roomer); Charlotte Salsbury (villain, roomer); Eric Holbien (villain, art dealer, death)

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