(1973)

East Coast Comix, 1973 Series
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Price
1.00 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1973-05-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
East Coast Comix Inc.
Brand
EC; an East Coast Comix Comic
Editing
Ron Barlow (editor); Bruce Hershenson (editor)

Issue Notes

Reprints Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series) #46 (February-March 1955) which was originally planned to be The Crypt of Terror #1, the fourth EC horror comic title. On sale date: Bruce Hershenson sent 100 copies to Bill Devine via Greyhound bus from New York City to Boston, Massachusetts for sale at a comic convention on Sunday, May 6, 1973.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Davis (signed as Jack Davis (in circle))
Inks
Jack Davis (signed as Jack Davis (in circle))
Colors
Marie Severin ? (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); werewolf
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Editorial / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Barlow; Bruce Hershenson
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We at East Coast Comics had intended
Characters
The Crypt-Keeper

Upon Reflection (Table of Contents: 2)

The Crypt of Terror / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Colors
Marie Severin ? (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The Legend of EC (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
historical

Indexer Notes

The story of EC Comics written in the style of a "Once upon a time" fairy tale.

Blind Alleys (Table of Contents: 4)

The Crypt of Terror / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
George Evans; Jack Davis (The Crypt-Keeper)
Inks
George Evans; Jack Davis (The Crypt-Keeper)
Colors
Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Crypt-Keeper's Corner / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Barlow; Bruce Hershenson
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the near future this page will serve as

Indexer Notes

An explanation of the title "Crypt of Terror." Credits appear at the bottom.

Success Story (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Joe Orlando (signed); Jack Davis (The Crypt-Keeper, inset)
Inks
Joe Orlando (signed); Jack Davis (The Crypt-Keeper, inset)
Colors
Marie Severin ? (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Tatter Up! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Witch's Cauldron! / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Graham Ingels (signed as Ghastly)
Inks
Graham Ingels (signed as Ghastly)
Colors
Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

4 Great Ones in Weird Science (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Weird Science / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Coming Soon! A Double-Dose of E.C. (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

EC Is Back! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Crypt-Keeper / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Colors
Marie Severin (colorist); Peggy Caulfield (separations)
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Crypt-Keeper

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["We at East Coast Comics had intended"]
    Editorial
  3. 2. Upon Reflection
    The Crypt of Terror
  4. 3. The Legend of EC
  5. 4. Blind Alleys
    The Crypt of Terror
  6. 5. ["In the near future this page will serve as"]
    The Crypt-Keeper's Corner
  7. 6. Success Story
  8. 7. Tatter Up!
    The Witch's Cauldron!
  9. 8. 4 Great Ones in Weird Science
    Weird Science
  10. 9. Coming Soon! A Double-Dose of E.C.
  11. 10. EC Is Back!
    The Crypt-Keeper
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