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29February-March 1953
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Vault of Horror #29

EC · February-March 1953 · on sale 1952

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Identification plate

Series
Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
February-March 1953
Key date
1953-02-00
On-sale date
1952
Indicia publisher
L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mausoleumcover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny CraigThe Crypt-Keeper, The Old Witch, The Vault-Keeper
1Madpromo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Mausoleum!comic story8script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Howard Martin; Mr. Weatherby (owner of a castle, death); Nathan Weatherby (villain, Mr. Weatherby's nephew)
3Let's Play Poison!comic story7script: Ray Bradbury, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Mr. Howard
4Last Assignmenttext story2pencils: ? (spot illo); inks: ? (spot illo); letters: typesetBrian Conrad; Erica Williams
5-letters page0.5letters: typeset
6-statement of ownership0.5letters: typeset
7A Sock for Christmascomic story6script: Al Feldstein, William M. Gaines; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Tarby
8Pickled Pints!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Albert B. Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); several bowery derelicts [Jack; Tommy (death); others unnamed]; Herb (blood bank employee); a vampire (villain); Cal (villain, death); Warren (villain, death)

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