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31June-July 1953
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Vault of Horror #31

EC · June-July 1953 · on sale 1953

First appearance: Ray Bradbury
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Identification plate

Series
Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
June-July 1953
Key date
1953-06-00
On-sale date
1953
Indicia publisher
L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Ray Bradbury - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Vault of Horrorcover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny CraigThe Crypt-Keeper, The Old Witch, The Vault-Keeper
1Ray Bradburyin-house column1pencils: ? (photograph); inks: ? (photograph); letters: typesetRay Bradbury First
2Easel Kill Ya!comic story8script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault Keeper (host); young artist; artist's fiancee (death); art enthusiast; unnamed doctor (death)
3A Peach of a Plot!comic story7script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Michael Lane; Lt. Phil Dolan
4One Shottext story2pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); letters: typesetMetcalf
5-letters page1letters: typeset
6The Lakecomic story6script: Ray Bradbury, Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); a little boy; Margaret (the grown-up little boy's wife); lifeguard; Tally (death, in flashback)
7One Good Turn...comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Albert B. Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); Edwin (Jennifer's husband, death); Bert (Jennifer's old friend, death); Grace (Jennifer's acquaintance, death); Sidney (a small boy, death); a blind man (death); Thelma (an old woman, death); two detectives [Steve; other unnamed]; Jennifer (villain)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Autumn People #U21411965On eBay ›
Vault of Horror #201997On eBay ›
The Vault of Horror #41982On eBay ›
Fall Guy for Murder and Other Stories
ISBN 978-1-60699-658-4		2013On eBay ›
Sucker Bait and Other Stories
ISBN 978-1-60699-689-8		2014On eBay ›
The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror #4
ISBN 978-1-61655-519-1		2015On eBay ›
The Thing from the Grave and Other Stories
ISBN 9781683960317		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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