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1st appearance of Captain Crime
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First horror story published by EC Comics titled ‘Zombie Horror’
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First horror story published by EC Comics titled ‘Zombie Horror’
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1st appearance of the Vault Keeper and the Vault of Horror
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1st appearance of the Vault Keeper and the Vault of Horror
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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
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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
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2nd appearance of the Vault Keeper
First supernatural horror cover art published by EC
Final issue as War Against Crime, reformatted to Vault of Horror #12
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2nd appearance of the Vault Keeper
First supernatural horror cover art published by EC
Final issue as War Against Crime, reformatted to Vault of Horror #12
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2nd appearance of the Crypt Keeper
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Retitled Vault of Terror, formerly War Against Crime
First EC Horror Comic, released at the same time as Crypt of Terror #17
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Retitled Vault of Terror, formerly War Against Crime
First EC Horror Comic, released at the same time as Crypt of Terror #17
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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
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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
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Premiere issue of a sci-fi/horror format, formerly titled A Moon, A Girl…Romance
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Premiere issue of a sci-fi/horror format, formerly titled A Moon, A Girl…Romance
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New format, previously titled 'Saddle Romances'
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New format, previously titled 'Saddle Romances'
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Morphine story
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Second issue of EC's horror format
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New horror format
Briefly continues numbering with issue #15 from the Western series titled Gunfighter
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New horror format
Briefly continues numbering with issue #15 from the Western series titled Gunfighter
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Cover art by Al Feldstein
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1st appearance of the Old Witch, the host of multiple horror anthology titles
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1st appearance of the Old Witch, the host of multiple horror anthology titles
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Final issue of Crypt of Terror before being renamed Tales from the Crypt
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Final issue of Crypt of Terror before being renamed Tales from the Crypt
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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
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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
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Retitled Tales from the Crypt, previously Crypt of Terror
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Retitled Tales from the Crypt, previously Crypt of Terror
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Premiere issue of Golden Age horror series
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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!)'
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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!)'
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Cover art featuring EC horror hosts the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch and the Vault Keeper
Reprinted stories
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Cover art featuring EC horror hosts the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch and the Vault Keeper
Reprinted stories
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Werewolf cover art by Johnny Craig
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Cover art by Al Feldstein
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Reprinted E.C. stories
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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%
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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%
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Origin of the Old Witch
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Origin of the Crypt Keeper
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Reprinted EC stories
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EC Annual
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Cover art by Johnny Craig
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Classic story titled 'Judgement Day' that reveals the protagonist to be an African-American man which, at the time was uncommon for creators to depict a black man in a leadership role
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Classic story titled 'Judgement Day' that reveals the protagonist to be an African-American man which, at the time was uncommon for creators to depict a black man in a leadership role
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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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
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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
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Cover art by Johnny Craig
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson
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Cover art by Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson
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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
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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
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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Incorrectly categorized by sources as an issue cited in 'Seduction of the Innocence'
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Incorrectly categorized by sources as an issue cited in 'Seduction of the Innocence'
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Christmas horror story adapted for a 1972 Tales from the Crypt film
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Christmas horror story adapted for a 1972 Tales from the Crypt film
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Formerly titled Three Dimensional EC Classics
Includes 2 pairs of 3-D glasses
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Formerly titled Three Dimensional EC Classics
Includes 2 pairs of 3-D glasses
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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
Tap cover and swipe to view excerpts from the testimony
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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
Tap cover and swipe to view excerpts from the testimony
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Sources incorrectly state this book was pictured in Seduction of the Innocent but it was used in the Senate investigation hearings on juvenile delinquency
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Sources incorrectly state this book was pictured in Seduction of the Innocent but it was used in the Senate investigation hearings on juvenile delinquency
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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
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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
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