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Crime Patrol #7
EC ⋅ 1948
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Crime Patrol #7
 
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$75
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$225
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$830

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1st appearance of Captain Crime

War Against Crime! #10
EC ⋅ 1949
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War Against Crime! #10
 
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$730
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$2.3k
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$7.3k

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1st appearance of the Vault Keeper and the Vault of Horror

Crime Patrol #15
EC ⋅ 1950
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Crime Patrol #15
 
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$600
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$2k
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$6.5k

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1st appearance of the Crypt Keeper, the host of the book's anthology format of stories and inspiration behind the host of the HBO series Tales From The Crypt

War Against Crime! #11
EC ⋅ 1950
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War Against Crime! #11
 
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$250
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$900
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$2.5k

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First EC horror cover

2nd appearance of the Vault Keeper

Crime Patrol #16
EC ⋅ 1950
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Crime Patrol #16
 
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$300
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$900
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$3k

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2nd appearance of the Crypt Keeper

Vault of Horror #12
EC ⋅ 1950
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Vault of Horror #12
 
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$1k
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$3k
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$10k

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Retitled Vault of Terror, formerly War Against Crime

First EC Horror Comic, released simultaneously as Crypt of Terror #17

Crypt of Terror #17
EC ⋅ 1950
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Crypt of Terror #17
 
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$1k
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$3k
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$10k

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First EC horror comic which, along with Vault of Horror #12, changed the course of the publisher and set into motion future censorship

Weird Fantasy #13
EC ⋅ 1950
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Weird Fantasy #13
 
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$310
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$975
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$3.1k

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Premiere issue of a sci-fi/horror format- formerly titled A Moon, A Girl…Romance

Weird Science #12
EC ⋅ 1950
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Weird Science #12
 
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$200
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$600
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$2.6k

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New format, previously titled 'Saddle Romances'

Crypt of Terror #18
EC ⋅ 1950
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Crypt of Terror #18
 
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$215
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$850
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$2.1k

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Second issue of EC's horror format

Vault of Horror #13
EC ⋅ 1950
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Vault of Horror #13
 
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$180
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$675
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$1.8k

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Morphine story

Haunt of Fear #1 (15)
EC ⋅ 1950
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Haunt of Fear #1 (15)
 
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$850
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$3k
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$8.6k

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New horror format, numbering briefly continued from the western series titled Gunfighter

Haunt of Fear #2 (16)
EC ⋅ 1950
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Haunt of Fear #2 (16)
 
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$190
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$860
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$2.1k

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1st appearance of the Old Witch, the host of multiple horror anthology titles

Weird Fantasy #14
EC ⋅ 1950
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Weird Fantasy #14
 
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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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Cover art by Al Feldstein

Crypt of Terror #19
EC ⋅ 1950
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Crypt of Terror #19
 
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$175
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$625
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$1.8k

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Final issue of Crypt of Terror, title becomes Tales from the Crypt

Vault of Horror #14
EC ⋅ 1950
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Vault of Horror #14
 
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$85
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$255
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$1.1k

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Scarce

🥈 Runner-Up

Haunt of Fear #3 (17)
EC ⋅ 1950
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Haunt of Fear #3 (17)
 
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$450
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$1.5k
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$4.5k

Key Facts

Origin of Crypt of Terror, Vault of Horror and Haunt of Fear

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a character receives incompetent advice from a psychologist which leads to his death

Tales From the Crypt #20
EC ⋅ 1950
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Tales From the Crypt #20
 
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$500
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$1.5k
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$5k

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Retitled Tales from the Crypt, previously Crypt of Terror

Crime Suspenstories #1
EC ⋅ 1950
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Crime Suspenstories #1
 
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$300
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$900
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$3k

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Premiere issue of Golden Age horror series

Weird Fantasy #16
EC ⋅ 1950
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Weird Fantasy #16
 
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$80
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$230
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$990

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: Wertham condemns comics as being poorly written citing editorial comments from this issue, 'Greetings, humanoids! Drag over a cyclotron and crawl in! (if we'da known you were coming, we'da baked an isotope!)'

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

GAINES FILE COPY 9.6 sold for $4,320 [$3,107 in 2015] +39%

Crime Suspenstories #2
EC ⋅ 1950
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Crime Suspenstories #2
 
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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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Cover art by Johnny Craig

Tales of Terror Annual #1
EC ⋅ 1951
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Tales of Terror Annual #1
 
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$5.1k
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$14.5k
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$56k

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Cover art featuring EC horror hosts the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch and the Vault Keeper

Reprinted stories

Vault of Horror #17
EC ⋅ 1951
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Vault of Horror #17
 
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$70
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$210
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$890

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Werewolf cover art by Johnny Craig

Haunt of Fear #8
EC ⋅ 1951
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Haunt of Fear #8
 
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$85
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$290
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$915

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Cover art by Al Feldstein

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GAINES FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $3,840 [$2,500 in 2017] +54%

Tales of Terror Annual #2
EC ⋅ 1952
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Tales of Terror Annual #2
 
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$400
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$1.2k
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$4k

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Reprinted E.C. stories

Tales From the Crypt #28
EC ⋅ 1952
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Tales From the Crypt #28
 
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$150
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$500
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$1.5k

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Cover art by Al Feldstein, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Weird Fantasy #14
EC ⋅ 1952
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Weird Fantasy #14
 
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$50
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$150
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$640

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First collaboration of Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson on an EC comic

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $1,000 [$420 in 2018] +138%

Haunt of Fear #14
EC ⋅ 1952
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Haunt of Fear #14
 
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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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Origin of the Old Witch

📣 Signature Auction: New High [Previous High]

GAINES FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $4,080 [$2,013 in 2004] +103%

🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

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6.0 sold for $1,100 [$760 in 2022] +45%

Tales From the Crypt #33
EC ⋅ 1952
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Tales From the Crypt #33
 
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$180
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$765
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$1.8k

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Origin of the Crypt Keeper

Tales of Terror Annual #3
EC ⋅ 1953
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Tales of Terror Annual #3
 
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$300
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$1k
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$3k

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Reprinted EC stories

Crime Suspenstories #15
EC ⋅ 1953
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Crime Suspenstories #15
 
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$90
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$300
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$900

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Cover art by Johnny Craig

Weird Science-Fantasy Annual #2
EC ⋅ 1953
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Weird Science-Fantasy Annual #2
 
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$370
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$1.1k
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$3.7k

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EC Annual

Weird Fantasy #18
EC ⋅ 1953
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Weird Fantasy #18
 
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$45
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$310
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$980

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Classic story titled 'Judgement Day' that reveals the protagonist to be an African-American man which, at the time, was a risky move issued by the creators to insert the character into a position of power

Vault of Horror #30
EC ⋅ 1953
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Vault of Horror #30
 
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$130
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$445
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$1.3k

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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Weird Science #19
EC ⋅ 1953
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Weird Science #19
 
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$85
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$225
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$850

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority, a woman stabs her husband to death in his sleep after realizing he is an alien

Haunt of Fear #19
EC ⋅ 1953
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Haunt of Fear #19
 
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$180
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$600
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$1.8k

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a gruesome baseball game played with dismembered body parts including the catcher's chest plate appearing to be naked breasts

Crime Suspenstories #17
EC ⋅ 1953
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Crime Suspenstories #17
 
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$250
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$850
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$2.5k

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Violent cover art by Johnny Craig

Vault of Horror #32
EC ⋅ 1953
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Vault of Horror #32
 
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$30
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$300
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$900

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Cover art by Johnny Craig

The cover art of this publication was censored from the original image illustrated of the cadaver with a cleaver lodged in his head

The original cover can be viewed by tapping the cover image and swiping

Tales From the Crypt #37
EC ⋅ 1953
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Tales From the Crypt #37
 
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$150
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$500
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$1.5k

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Cover art by Jack Davis

Crime Suspenstories #18
EC ⋅ 1953
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Crime Suspenstories #18
 
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$90
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$300
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$900

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Cover art by Johnny Craig

Weird Fantasy #21
EC ⋅ 1953
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Weird Fantasy #21
 
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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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Cover art by Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson

Crime Suspenstories #19
EC ⋅ 1953
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Crime Suspenstories #19
 
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$160
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$525
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$1.6k

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a man pours the poison used to kill his wife down the drain and avoids being charged for murder

Crime Suspenstories #20
EC ⋅ 1953
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Crime Suspenstories #20
 
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$600
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$1.8k
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$6k

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Haunt of Fear #23
EC ⋅ 1954
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Haunt of Fear #23
 
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$100
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$300
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$900

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Incorrectly categorized by sources as an issue cited in 'Seduction of the Innocence'

Vault of Horror #35
EC ⋅ 1954
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Vault of Horror #35
 
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$310
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$1.1k
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$3.1k

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Christmas horror story adapted for a 1972 Tales from the Crypt film

Three Dimensional Tales From the Crypt of Terror #2
EC ⋅ 1954
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Three Dimensional Tales From the Crypt of Terror #2
 
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$90
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$270
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$1k

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Formerly Three Dimensional EC Classics, includes 2 pairs of 3-D glasses

Crime Suspenstories #22
EC ⋅ 1954
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Crime Suspenstories #22
 
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$2.8k
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$9.1k
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$28k

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One of the comic books used during the cross-examination of EC publisher William Gaines during hearings in front of the Senate Committee

In 2023 all-time high sales were established in grades 9.4 / 9.2 / 9.0 / 8.5 / 6.0 / 5.5 / 3.5 / 3.0 / 2.0 / 1.5 / 0.5

Tales From the Crypt #42
EC ⋅ 1954
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Tales From the Crypt #42
 
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$180
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$575
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$2.3k

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Cover art by Jack Davis

Vault of Horror #37
EC ⋅ 1954
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Vault of Horror #37
 
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$120
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$400
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$1.2k

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1st appearance of Drusilla, female host of the anthology title

Hanging cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Vault of Horror #39
EC ⋅ 1954
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Vault of Horror #39
 
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$145
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$420
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$1.4k

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Cover art by Johnny Craig

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