Heritage Auctions sold a near complete collection featuring every single EC Comic ever published. Listed below are the highlights.

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$255
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$725
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$2.2K
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Cover art by George Evans, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

GAINES FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $26,400 [$1,554 in 2006] +1,599%

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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

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6.5 sold for $4,560 [$457 in 2006] +898%

Weird Science #17

EC 1953 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$90
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$265
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$885
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $3,600 [$385 in 2020] +835%

Tales From the Crypt #46

EC 1955 Vol. 1
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$260
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$780
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$2.6K
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $2,760 [$311 in 2011] +787%

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$75
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$220
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$730
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

GAINES FILE COPY 8.5 sold for $3,960 [$508 in 2010] +680%

Weird Science #15

EC 1952 Vol. 1
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$95
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$290
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$965
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $2,280 [$359 in 2014] +535%

War Against Crime #5

EC 1949 Vol. 1
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$50
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$145
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$480
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

4.0 sold for $360 [$57 in 2002] +532%

War Against Crime #4

EC 1948 Vol. 1
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$35
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$100
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$330
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

CANADIAN 6.5 sold for $504 [$92 in 2006] +448%

Weird Science #21

EC 1953 Vol. 1
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$50
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$150
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$505
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $2,280 [$432 in 2020] +428%

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$140
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$420
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$1.4K
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8.0 sold for $3,360 [$690 in 2019] +387%

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$80
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$240
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$800
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9.0 sold for $3,840 [$800 in 2021] +380%

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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'

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

GAINES FILE COPY 7.0 sold for $1,680 [$371 in 2003] +353%

Gunfighter #9

EC 1949 Vol. 1
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$100
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$300
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$1K
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $1,320 [$299 in 2006] +341%

Tales From the Crypt #37

EC 1953 Vol. 1
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$180
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$540
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$1.8K
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $2,640 [$638 in 2020] +314%

Saddle Romances #9

EC 1949 Vol. 1
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$75
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$220
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$730
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7.0 sold for $660 [$160 in 2014] +313%

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$300
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$1K
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$3K
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First interior colors by Marie Severin

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7.5 sold for $2,400 [$598 in 2006] +301%

Haunt of Fear #24

EC 1954 Vol. 1
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$55
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$160
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$535
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

GAINES FILE COPY 8.0 sold for $2,040 [$512 in 2006] +298%

Crime Patrol #14

EC 1949 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$65
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$190
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$640
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $528 [$134 in 2002] +294%

Vault of Horror #17

EC 1951 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$140
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$420
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$1.4K
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Werewolf cover art by Johnny Craig

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8.0 sold for $2,640 [$717 in 2014] +268%

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$1K
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$3K
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$10K
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New horror format

Briefly continues numbering with issue #15 from the Western series titled Gunfighter

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7.5 sold for $6,600 [$1,851 in 2019] +257%

International Comics #2

EC 1947 Vol. 1
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$130
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$390
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$1.3K
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6.0 sold for $552 [$155 in 2007] +256%

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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

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $660 [$160 in 2014] +313%

Tales From the Crypt #25

EC 1951 Vol. 1
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$100
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$300
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$1K
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7.5 sold for $2,640 [$780 in 2021] +238%

Haunt of Fear #25

EC 1954 Vol. 1
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$85
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$260
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$860
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

GAINES FILE COPY 9.2 sold for $3,360 [$1,002 in 2020] +235%

Saddle Justice #7

EC 1949 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$45
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$140
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$460
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6.0 sold for $432 [$130 in 2009] +232%

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$80
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$250
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$875
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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a man is severely beaten by the police while the real killer, a high-ranking cop, gets away with murder

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7.5 sold for $780 [$238 in 2015] +228%

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$180
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$600
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$1.8K
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First artwork for publisher EC by Graham Ingels

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $840 [$267 in 2006] +215%

Tales From the Crypt #26

EC 1951 Vol. 1
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$140
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$420
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$1.4K
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7.0 sold for $1,440 [$461 in 2019] +212%

Saddle Justice #4

EC 1948 Vol. 1
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$70
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$210
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$700
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $780 [$250 in 2006] +212%

Weird Science #5

EC 1951 Vol. 1
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$90
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$275
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$920
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $1,020 [$340 in 2019] +200%

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$150
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$500
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$1.5K
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Origin of the Old Witch

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8.0 sold for $2,640 [$992 in Mar] +166%

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$65
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$190
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$625
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $900 [$345 in Mar] +161%

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$450
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$1.5K
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$4.5K
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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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5.5 sold for $5,040 [$1,980 in 2022] +155%

Mad #5

EC 1953 Vol. 1
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$150
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$450
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$1.5K
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Cover art by Will Elder

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8.5 sold for $3,360 [$1,425 in 2019] +136%

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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

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7.5 sold for $1,980 [$841 in 2014] +135%

Weird Fantasy #9

EC 1951 Vol. 2
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$75
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$230
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$760
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6.0 sold for $576 [$245 in 2016] +135%

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$70
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$205
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$685
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7.0 sold for $1,680 [$750 in Sep] +124%

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$70
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$205
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$690
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

9.2 sold for $2,880 [$1,320 in 2021] +118%

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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

Tap cover and swipe to view excerpts from the testimony

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $19,200 [$8,875 in 2021] +116%

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$65
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$190
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$625
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9.0 sold for $3,360 [$1,560 in 2021] +115%

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$80
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$200
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$800
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First artwork for EC publisher by Al Williamson

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7.0 sold for $1,440 [$690 in Mar] +109%

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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

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7.5 sold for $3,600 [$1,800 in 2021] +100%

Vault of Horror #21

EC 1951 Vol. 1
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$85
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$250
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$830
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.0 sold for $780 [$400 in 2021] +95%

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$400
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$1.2K
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$2.5K
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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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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $2,520 [$1,300 in 2019] +94%

Weird Science #10

EC 1951 Vol. 1
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$100
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$300
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$1K
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Science-fiction cover art by Wally Wood

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8.0 sold for $2,880 [$1,500 in Dec] +92%

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$85
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$250
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$850
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Interior story about gender transition

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,800 [$945 in 2022] +90%

Shock Suspenstories #7

EC 1953 Vol. 1
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$95
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$280
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$930
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $1,920 [$1,051 in Jan] +83%

Tales From the Crypt #38

EC 1953 Vol. 1
Non-Key
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$110
Mid
$330
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$1.1K
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $720 [$405 in 2020] +78%

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$55
Mid
$170
High
$560
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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $360 [$204 in 2020] +76%

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$350
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$850
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$2.5K
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Iconic cover art by Frank Frazetta

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $2,640 [$1,500 in 2019] +76%

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