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COVER DETAILS
Title:
That's A 'Croc'
Characters:
The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset)
Pencils:
Johnny Craig (signed)
Inks:
Johnny Craig (signed)
Notes:
The cover title comes from the 2nd story in the issue, on which the cover is based.
STORY DETAILS
Title:
One Last Fling!
Characters:
The Vault-Keeper (host); Olga (villain, Harry's wife, a vampire, death); Harry (knife thrower, death)
Synopsis:
A knife-throwing act in Hungary was extremely popular. Harry woke up the next day and couldn't rouse Olga, whom he thought was dead. He made burial arrangements, then discovered that Olga was a vampire. Harry decided the act would change and go to the U.S. where Harry became her victim. She continued to feed on him, until one night, at the end of the knife-throwing act, he announced he was going to commit a murder, then threw a wooden stake at his wife's heart before collapsing in death on the stage!
Pages:
8.000
Script:
Johnny Craig (signed)
Pencils:
Johnny Craig (signed)
Inks:
Johnny Craig (signed)
Letters:
Jim Wroten
Notes:
Colorist and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
Title:
That's a 'Croc'!
Characters:
The Old Witch (host); "Crazy" Coogan (zoo-keeper)
Synopsis:
At the local zoo, people crowd around the newest attraction: a pit with four crocodiles in it, and along comes Mr. Coogan, the zoo keeper and lover of these ferocious animals, to feed them their daily ration of meat. But when a young boy reminds him that these animals are MAN eaters and maybe they don't like being fed other types of meat, it makes him stop and think. That evening, he heads to town and kills someone and feeds them to his charges. Meanwhile, at the home of Norman Simms, family members discover him to be missing and they begin to backtrack his steps to locate him, without success. Back at the zoo, "Crazy" Coogan is over-seeing the cleaning of the crocodile pit when one of the men, Lou, discovers a ring on the floor and pockets it secretly. Later, in town, Lou stops in for a drink and sits down next to Norman Simm's relative, who has just learned others have disappeared in town mysteriously....then he sees Simm's ring on the finger of Lou, who tells him where he got it. Two and two are added together, and the angry men in the bar head for the zoo to confront Coogan. When Coogan sees them coming, he jumps into the crocodile pit, thinking these creatures will protect him.....instead, they devour him!
Pages:
7.000
Script:
Al Feldstein (co-plot, script); Bill Gaines (co-plot)
Pencils:
Howard Larsen [as Larsen] (signed)
Inks:
Howard Larsen [as Larsen] (signed)
Letters:
Jim Wroten
Notes:
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
Title:
Now or Never!
Characters:
Lt. Edward Cragg
Synopsis:
His submarine, "The Dolphin," was stuck in the muck 40 fathoms underneath the sea after completing gunnery practice. But Lt. Edward Cragg was determined to survive this situation, even if the others aboard didn't. There was just enough compressed gas to fire the torpedo tube once more, and he ordered his crew to fire him through the tube to the surface to get help. They did as he requested, but his speed slacked off to get to the surface.....and as he looked back, he discovered to his horror that the blast had freed his sub and it was rising to the surface. And the last thing saw through the glass into the ship were his men, in formation, saluting him!
Pages:
2.000
Script:
William M. Gaines
Pencils:
? (spot illo)
Inks:
? (spot illo)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
This text story was printed on the inner halves of the two pages, with EC house ads to either side. One side promoted Weird Fantasy #9 [with a cover by Al Feldstein], while the other side promoted the Picture Stories From the Bible line: the Complete Old & New Testaments, the Old Testament #1-2 and the New Testament #1 [all with covers].
Characters:
The Vault-Keeper [cameo]
Synopsis:
In this issue's column, VK first pushes the photos of the three GhouLunatics for 25 cents, then provides results of reader's voting on the last issue's stories. Then letters from Laurence Finley, Joan Shaffer and Al Munchen are printed, followed by a plea NOT to buy other company's imitation mags.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Johnny Craig (spot illo)
Inks:
Johnny Craig (spot illo)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Child's Play
Characters:
The Vault-Keeper (host); Milton Collins; Emma Collins
Synopsis:
As a group of boys were playing football in front of Mr. Collin's house, they were rudely told by him to get away from the front of his home or he'd call the Police. So they moved down the street, but when the football accidently fell into his yard, he wouldn't give it back. Later. Collin's wife, Emma, gave it back to the boys when Milton was asleep.....but he found out and slapped his wife around. The next day, as the boys were passing by the Collin's home, they yearned for some apples off his tree, but when they attempted to get a few, he came out, took his belt off and was going to hit them when his wife came out to put a stop to it.....and Collin's struck her instead. The next day, feeling sorry for Emma Collins, the boys waited until Milton left and then went to the door to surprise her with some candy.....but they were told she was dead. The next day, they watched the funeral and interment from a distance....and then plotted to scare the pants off Mr. Collins. That night, as Collins was resting on his backporch, he glimpsed movement in the darkness and an eerie voice, purporting to be that of his wife, began calling to him. As he walked out into the yard, a ghostly apparition suddenly appeared, asking him why he had killed her. He apologized for doing it, then pitched forward....stone dead!
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Al Feldstein (co-plot, script); Bill Gaines (co-plot)
Pencils:
Jack Kamen (signed)
Inks:
Jack Kamen (signed)
Letters:
Jim Wroten
Notes:
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
Title:
Trapped!
Characters:
The Crypt-Keeper (host); Bud Harrison (hobo, death); Marty (villain)
Synopsis:
Inside a moving railroad boxcar, Marty encounters an old hobo, who informs Marty that the Smoky Mountain area is haunted. Soon a railroad policeman forces them to jump off the train, and the hobo dies. Marty makes his way to a farmhouse inhabited by an old man, whom Marty kills and buries. A mysterious, screaming fly follows Marty back to the house, so he decides the place is cursed, grabs his bag of swag, and runs out, getting caught in the sticky earth of the grave.....just like a fly gets stuck on flypaper!
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:
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
Colorist credit by Craig Delich.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
NG
PG
CVR
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
2
3
1
2
0
6
8
8
6
5
5
3
3
5
2
5
0
3
2
5
5
0
0
80
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
0
0
0
Signature Series
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
0
0
0
CGCxJSA
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
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
Total
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
1
2
2
7
8
9
6
5
5
3
3
5
2
5
0
3
2
5
5
0
0
85
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