Heritage Auctions sold a near complete collection featuring every single EC Comic ever published. Listed below are the highlights.
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Tales From the Crypt #21
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $2,280 [$1,328 in Dec] +72%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $2,280 [$1,328 in Dec] +72%
Tales From the Crypt #33
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Origin of the Crypt Keeper
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $2,640 [$1,550 in 2022] +70%
Origin of the Crypt Keeper
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $2,640 [$1,550 in 2022] +70%
Weird Fantasy #8
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 2
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,560 [$917 in 2022] +70%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,560 [$917 in 2022] +70%
Weird Fantasy #13
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Premiere issue of a sci-fi/horror format, formerly titled A Moon, A Girl…Romance
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $2,040 [$1,215 in 2018] +68%
Premiere issue of a sci-fi/horror format, formerly titled A Moon, A Girl…Romance
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $2,040 [$1,215 in 2018] +68%
Modern Love #6
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Early artwork by Wally Wood whose first work for EC was Modern Love #5
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $660 [$405 in 2015] +63%
Early artwork by Wally Wood whose first work for EC was Modern Love #5
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $660 [$405 in 2015] +63%
Haunt of Fear #12
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $1,920 [$1,236 in 2023] +55%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $1,920 [$1,236 in 2023] +55%
Weird Fantasy #22
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 2
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $600 [$395 in 2023] +52%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $600 [$395 in 2023] +52%
Shock Suspenstories #6
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $4,080 [$2,700 in 2021] +51%
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $4,080 [$2,700 in 2021] +51%
Crime Patrol #12
EC
•
1949
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $960 [$660 in 2020] +45%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $960 [$660 in 2020] +45%
Crypt of Terror #17
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
First EC horror comic which, along with Vault of Horror #12, changed the course of the publisher and set into motion future censorship
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
9.2 sold for $15,600 [$10,800 in 2022] +44%
First EC horror comic which, along with Vault of Horror #12, changed the course of the publisher and set into motion future censorship
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
9.2 sold for $15,600 [$10,800 in 2022] +44%
Land of the Lost Comics #2
EC
•
1946
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $288 [$200 in 2015] +44%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $288 [$200 in 2015] +44%
Moon Girl and the Prince #3
EC
•
1949
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $720 [$500 in 2020] +44%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
4.0 sold for $720 [$500 in 2020] +44%
Tales From the Crypt #35
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,000 in 2021] +44%
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,440 [$1,000 in 2021] +44%
Vault of Horror #18
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,140 [$800 in 2018] +43%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,140 [$800 in 2018] +43%
Crime Illustrated #1
EC
•
1955
•
Vol. 1
One of publisher EC's ‘Picto-Fiction’ magazines, a short-lived and commercially unsuccessful format created to circumvent the newly-formed Comics Code requirements
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $552 [$390 in Apr] +42%
One of publisher EC's ‘Picto-Fiction’ magazines, a short-lived and commercially unsuccessful format created to circumvent the newly-formed Comics Code requirements
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $552 [$390 in Apr] +42%
Mad #1
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Premiere issue of the long-running satirical magazine that ceased new content publications in 2019
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $9,100 [$6,500 in 2023] +40%
Premiere issue of the long-running satirical magazine that ceased new content publications in 2019
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $9,100 [$6,500 in 2023] +40%
Weird Fantasy #16
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 2
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $900 [$650 in 2022] +38%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $900 [$650 in 2022] +38%
Weird Science #7
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $660 [$480 in Jan] +38%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $660 [$480 in Jan] +38%
Shock Suspenstories #2
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $720 [$526 in 2021] +37%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $720 [$526 in 2021] +37%
Vault of Horror #19
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,080 [$790 in 2022] +37%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,080 [$790 in 2022] +37%
Tales From the Crypt #28
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,320 [$1,000 in May] +32%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,320 [$1,000 in May] +32%
Weird Fantasy #21
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 2
Cover art by Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,140 [$868 in Mar] +31%
Cover art by Frank Frazetta and Al Williamson
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,140 [$868 in Mar] +31%
Weird Fantasy #14
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Cover art by Al Feldstein
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,560 [$1,200 in 2022] +30%
Cover art by Al Feldstein
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $1,560 [$1,200 in 2022] +30%
Shock Suspenstories #15
EC
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $504 [$390 in 2020] +29%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $504 [$390 in 2020] +29%
Vault of Horror #26
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $840 [$650 in 2023] +29%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $840 [$650 in 2023] +29%
Tales From the Crypt #22
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $2,880 [$2,300 in May] +25%
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $2,880 [$2,300 in May] +25%
Crime Suspenstories #9
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $720 [$576 in Apr] +25%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $720 [$576 in Apr] +25%
Crime Suspenstories #14
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $360 [$300 in Apr] +20%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $360 [$300 in Apr] +20%
Tales From the Crypt #27
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,200 [$1,000 in 2022] +20%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,200 [$1,000 in 2022] +20%
Moon Girl and the Prince #5
EC
•
1948
•
Vol. 1
First horror story published by EC Comics titled ‘Zombie Horror’
Tap cover and swipe to see the complete five-page story
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $3,840 [$3,215 in 2020] +19%
First horror story published by EC Comics titled ‘Zombie Horror’
Tap cover and swipe to see the complete five-page story
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $3,840 [$3,215 in 2020] +19%
Weird Fantasy #6
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 2
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $1,800 [$1,560 in Feb] +15%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $1,800 [$1,560 in Feb] +15%
Crime Suspenstories #26
EC
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $552 [$480 in 2022] +15%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $552 [$480 in 2022] +15%
Vault of Horror #15
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $960 [$840 in 2023] +14%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $960 [$840 in 2023] +14%
Crypt of Terror #18
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Second issue of EC's horror format
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,800 [$1,599 in 2022] +13%
Second issue of EC's horror format
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,800 [$1,599 in 2022] +13%
Tales From the Crypt #32
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $840 [$750 in 2023] +12%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
5.5 sold for $840 [$750 in 2023] +12%
Crime Suspenstories #6
EC
•
1951
•
Vol. 1
Hanging cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
9.0 sold for $1,140 [$1,020 in Mar] +12%
Hanging cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
9.0 sold for $1,140 [$1,020 in Mar] +12%
Crime Suspenstories #16
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $900 [$825 in 2022] +9%
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $900 [$825 in 2022] +9%
Haunt of Fear #18
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Cover art featuring The Old Witch
Interior biography of Ray Bradbury and story adaptation of 'The Black Ferris'
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $600 [$550 in 2022] +9%
Cover art featuring The Old Witch
Interior biography of Ray Bradbury and story adaptation of 'The Black Ferris'
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
4.5 sold for $600 [$550 in 2022] +9%
Tales From the Crypt #44
EC
•
1954
•
Vol. 1
Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,080 [$1,000 in 2022] +8%
Decapitation cover, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,080 [$1,000 in 2022] +8%
Crime Suspenstories #20
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $3,120 [$2,979 in 2022] +5%
Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $3,120 [$2,979 in 2022] +5%
Crime Patrol #15
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
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
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $28,800 [No Previous Data]
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
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.0 sold for $28,800 [No Previous Data]
Shock Illustrated #3
EC
•
1956
•
Vol. 1
Final EC comic published, with the exception of Mad Magazine
Considered the rarest EC publication, this issue had an extremely limited circulation of approximately 100 copies, most of which were distributed to staff and subscribers
Due to financial difficulties exacerbated by the widespread adoption of the Comics Code Authority, EC could not afford to bind (staple) the printed pages
As a result, nearly the entire print run of approximately 250,000 copies was destroyed
Although Shock Illustrated #4 was produced, it was never published until 2006, when all four issues (#1–#4) were released in a hardcover collection
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $10,800 [No Previous Data]
Final EC comic published, with the exception of Mad Magazine
Considered the rarest EC publication, this issue had an extremely limited circulation of approximately 100 copies, most of which were distributed to staff and subscribers
Due to financial difficulties exacerbated by the widespread adoption of the Comics Code Authority, EC could not afford to bind (staple) the printed pages
As a result, nearly the entire print run of approximately 250,000 copies was destroyed
Although Shock Illustrated #4 was produced, it was never published until 2006, when all four issues (#1–#4) were released in a hardcover collection
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $10,800 [No Previous Data]
Tales of Terror Annual #2
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Reprinted E.C. stories
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $6,600 [No Previous Data]
Reprinted E.C. stories
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.0 sold for $6,600 [No Previous Data]
Shock Suspenstories #12
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Drug abuse cover
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $3,840 [No Previous Data]
Drug abuse cover
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.5 sold for $3,840 [No Previous Data]
Crypt of Terror #19
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Final issue of Crypt of Terror before being renamed Tales from the Crypt
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
9.2 sold for $3,600 [No Previous Data]
Final issue of Crypt of Terror before being renamed Tales from the Crypt
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
9.2 sold for $3,600 [No Previous Data]
Two-Fisted Tales Annual #1
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $3,360 [No Previous Data]
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
8.5 sold for $3,360 [No Previous Data]
Weird Science #12
EC
•
1952
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $3,360 [No Previous Data]
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $3,360 [No Previous Data]
Haunt of Fear #4
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $2,400 [No Previous Data]
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $2,400 [No Previous Data]
Vault of Horror #30
EC
•
1953
•
Vol. 1
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,920 [No Previous Data]
Published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
7.0 sold for $1,920 [No Previous Data]
A Moon, A Girl...A Romance #12
EC
•
1950
•
Vol. 1
Non-Key
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,680 [No Previous Data]
Market News
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
6.5 sold for $1,680 [No Previous Data]
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