Haunt of Fear #6 Gaines File Pedigree 7/11 (EC, 1951) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....

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Sold: Nov 6, 2025

Haunt of Fear #6 Values

Publisher: EC, 1951

About Haunt of Fear #6

Contains hanging panels and a Ray Bradbury story adaptation. Johnny Craig hanging cover and art. Jack Kamen, George Roussos, and Graham Ingels art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset)

Pencils: Johnny Craig (signed)

Inks: Johnny Craig (signed)

Colors: Marie Severin

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: A Strange Undertaking...

Characters: The Old Witch (host); Ezra Deepley (undertaker, death); Clem Bookin (cemetery caretaker); Mrs. Bridgeman (voice only); John Bridgeman (Mrs. Bridgeman's husband, dentist, cameo, also in flashback, death); Fredrick Dunhill (town Mayor, cameo, also in flashback, death); Horace Streetwall (banker, cameo, also in flashback, death); Dr. Claude Fowler (cameo, also in flashback, death)

Synopsis: Ezra Deepley is an undertaker who feels he has suffered injustice at the hands of influential town citizens so when they die during an epidemic of disease, Ezra takes advantage of the situation to revenge himself upon their corpses. But soon, the five corpses rise and get their revenge on Ezra.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Ray Bradbury (story); Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script adaptation)

Pencils: Graham Ingels

Inks: Graham Ingels

Letters: Jim Wroten

Notes: E.C.'s first Bradbury swipe of "The Handler". Letterer credit by Craig Delich. Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Title: So They Finally Pinned You Down!

Characters: The Vault-Keeper (host); three unnamed girls (all die); Dr. Alex Farnsworth (mention only); girl vampire (villain); a drifter (villain, male vampire, death)

Synopsis: A drifter is "turned" by a vampire, but doesn't understand this strange new condition and powerful urges, so he attempts to track the woman down. He continually feels that he has found her at last only to realize his mistake when he has slaked his blood thirst upon his latest victim. Eventually the citizens discover his hiding place and pound a stake through his heart and he dies without ever fully comprehending what has happened to him.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils: Wally Wood

Inks: Wally Wood

Letters: Jim Wroten

Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich. Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Title: Marsh Sand

Characters: Paul Murdock (death); Richard Murdock (villain, Paul's heir)

Synopsis: Richard Murdock awakens suddenly from his slumber, wondering if someone was snooping around in this unused and closed off wing of the Murdock mansion, once exclusively used by Paul Murdock. He realized that when the insurance company ruled that Paul's disappearance was for good, he'd get the fortune left behind. Later, when the coroner and the servants found the body of Richard in the hallway outside his room, the cause of death was officially listed as fright!

Pages: 1.000

Script: Al Feldstein

Pencils: ? (masthead illustration)

Inks: ? (masthead illustration)

Letters: typeset

Title: A Grave Gag!!

Characters: The Old Witch (host); Samuel Westlake (Hiram's brotherdeath); Hiram Westlake (death); Robert Westlake (Hiram's brother); Ezra Westlake (Hiram's brother); Granny; unnamed minister; Lisa Westlake (Robert's wife, death); Jonah Westlake (a jokester, Hiram's brother, death)

Synopsis: An unpopular family member with a penchant for playing practical jokes on the occasion of family member's funerals outsmarts himself when he takes the place of his brother's dead wife in her coffin and the family refuse to view his screams as anything but another gag, thus burying him alive.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils: Jack Kamen

Inks: Jack Kamen

Letters: Jim Wroten

Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich. Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman. Cover story.

Title: Cheese, That's Horrible!

Characters: The Crypt-Keeper (host); Hendrick Villhem (cheese-maker, death); Prince's butler; Bradbury Prince (villain, cheese factory owner, death)

Synopsis: The owner of a cheese factory murders his partner, Hendrick Villhem, by shoving him into a cheese vat in order to avoid sharing the profits with him. He dreams of being pursued by glowing cat's eyes and crawls across a mouse trap baited with cheese from which dangle the hands of his partner---then the trap springs shut!

Pages: 7.000

Script: Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils: Jack Davis (signed)

Inks: Jack Davis (signed)

Letters: Jim Wroten

Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich per Al Feldstein. Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	1	0	5	3	3	4	6	4	3	4	3	7	7	1	3	1	0	4	6	4	0	0	69
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Restored	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Total	1	0	0	1	0	5	3	4	5	6	4	3	4	3	7	9	1	3	2	0	4	6	4	0	0	75

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