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12April-May 1950
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Vault of Horror #12

EC · April-May 1950 · on sale 1950-01-09

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Identification plate

Series
Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
April-May 1950
Key date
1950-04-00
On-sale date
1950-01-09
Indicia publisher
L. L. 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
0Portrait in Waxcover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Ben Oda
1SuspenStory Fans!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig; inks: Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig
2Portrait in Wax!comic story8script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault Keeper (host); Robert [aka Jules Vendette] (artist, death); unnamed art buyer; Lord James Cherringwood; Henry (villain, Robert's friend, death)
3The Werewolf Legendcomic story7script: Gardner Fox, Harry Harrison; pencils: Harry Harrison; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Jim WrotenPobb's (a butler); Tom Faversham (death); Walter Mallory; Sir Gregory Mallory (villain, a werewolf); Edmund Mallory (villain, a werewolf, flashback); Dennis Mallory (villain, a werewolf, Baron of Munscrief, flashback); Arthur Mallory (villain, a werewolf, flashback)
4Fingers of Death!text story1script: William M. Gaines
5Horror in the Nightcomic story6script: Ivan Klapper; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Jim WrotenTom Hawkins; Jim; John Smith (in flashback, death); Emily Smith (John's wife, in flashback, death)
6-letters page1pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al FeldsteinThe Vault-Keeper (head shot)
7Tooth and Fang!text story1script: William M. Gaines
8Terror Traincomic story7script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein; letters: Jim WrotenGloria; Ralph

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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