Vault of Horror #20 (1951) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Reluctant Vampire	cover	1	pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig	The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset)
2	About Face!	comic story	8	script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim Wroten	The Vault-Keeper (host); Lydia Armstrong (animal trainer); King (lion); Steve (villain, Lydia's chauffeur)
3	The Reluctant Vampire!	comic story	7	script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Jim Wroten	The Crypt-Keeper (host); Mr. Cross (blood bank director); Mr. Drink (villain, a vampire, death)
4	Deception	text story	2	script: William M. Gaines	Melton
5	-	letters page	1	pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig	The Vault-Keeper (head view)
6	Grandma's Ghost!!	comic story	6	script: Al Feldstein, Bill Gaines; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; letters: Jim Wroten	The Vault-Keeper (host); Peggy
7	Revenge is the Nuts!	comic story	7	script: William Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; letters: Jim Wroten	The Old Witch (host); Doctor Blackpool

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

Collection	Year
Vault of Horror #9	1994	On eBay ›
The Vault of Horror #2	1982	On eBay ›
Grave Business and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-827-4	2015	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 ›
Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics #[nn] ISBN 1-50671-584-2; 978-1-50671-584-1	2019	On eBay ›
The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror #2 ISBN 9781506721217	2022	On eBay ›

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