Vault of Horror #18 (1951) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Sink-hole!	cover	1	pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig	The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset); Aldous Barstow (corpse); Shirley Barstow; Rick Hudson
2	Sink-Hole!	comic story	8	script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim Wroten	The Vault-Keeper (host); Aldous Barstow; Rick Hudson (health inspector); Shirley Barstow (villain, wife of Aldous, death)
3	Lend Me a Hand!	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Jim Wroten	The Crypt-Keeper (cameo); Dr. Brown (Dr. Johnstone's assistant); Dr. Brown's nurse (cameo); a drunk (death); Dr. Harold Johnstone (villain, death)
4	Trap	text story	2	script: William M. Gaines	Inspector Mattern
5	untitled	letters page	1	pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig	The Vault-Keeper (cameo)
6	The Mask of Horror	comic story	6	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; letters: Jim Wroten	The Vault-Keeper (cameo); Ken Anders; Ander's fiancée; unnamed costume shop owner; unnamed woman vampire (villain, vampire, death)
7	Dying to Lose Weight!	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; letters: Jim Wroten	The Old Witch (cameo); Mrs. Van Klege (wealthy woman, death); Pierre (dress fitter); Tom Adkins (hen-pecked husband, death); Leena Adkins (Tom's wife); Sally Bates (death); Sally's mother; Charlie Street (death); Dr. Perdo (villain, death)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
Vault of Horror #5	1992	On eBay ›
Vault of Horror #7	1994	On eBay ›
The Vault of Horror #2	1982	On eBay ›
The Living Mummy and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-929-5	2016	On eBay ›
Voodoo Vengeance and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-965-3	2016	On eBay ›
Daddy Lost His Head and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-68396-050-8	2017	On eBay ›
Doctor of Horror and Other Stories ISBN 9781683961383	2018	On eBay ›

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