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36April-May 1954
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Vault of Horror #36

EC · April-May 1954

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Identification plate

Series
Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
April-May 1954
Key date
1954-04-10
Indicia publisher
L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Two-Timedcover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny CraigThe Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset)
2Twin Bill!comic story8script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Larry Bannister
3Witch Witch's Witch!comic story7script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Crypt-Keeper (host); Eric Holbein; Helena
4Coolertext story1pencils: ? (spot illo); inks: ? (spot illo); letters: typesetScott
5-letters page1letters: typeset
6Pipe Dreamcomic story6script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bernie Krigstein; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Vault-Keeper (host); Chen Chu Yang; Yang's wife (death); Yang's son (death); Yang's daughter (death); Yang's daughter's husband (death)
7Two-Timed!comic story7script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); Dickie [later called Tom]; Constable Phyfe

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CollectionYear
EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn]1970On eBay ›
Vault of Horror #251998On eBay ›
B. Krigstein Comics #[nn]
ISBN 1-56097-573-3
2004On eBay ›
The Vault of Horror #51982On eBay ›

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