Crypt of Shadows #21 [British]
(November 1975)

Marvel, 1973 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.09 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
7 times a year
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel All-Colour Comics
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor); Irene Vartanoff (reprint editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #21.

[Help!] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Wilson ?
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Possible Wilson pencils per Nick Caputo, January 2011. Al Milgrom confirms 2006 that he did not ink this cover.

Cover title taken from interior story.

Help! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
Pencils
Don Heck; Arvell Jones (see notes)
Inks
Don Heck; ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[V-258]
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. The writer goes to the address, and finds the typewriter's former owner trapped in a dangerous car accident.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

New splash page drawn for reprint penciled by Arvell Jones and confirmed by the artist. Info per Jason Schachter.

First panel on page two slightly revised to include info that appeared in the original three panel splash page.

Incorrectly credited on the splash page as being reprinted from Astonishing Tales #22.

Ashes to Ashes! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Eadeh
Inks
Al Eadeh
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[B-779]
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
A woman burns her uncle to death before learning that the directions to his fortune are tattooed in a map upon his back.
Reprints

Morgan's Magic Picture! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Bill Benulis (signed)
Inks
Bill Benulis (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[H-404]
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
When a man paints objects onto the canvas of a picture containing a model who loves him, the objects magically appear. He cares only for wealth, not her, and so she leaves him and he finds that he cannot make objects appear without her.
Reprints

The Cry of the Sorcerers! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Werner Roth
Inks
Werner Roth
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Stan Lee (original story)

Job Number
[J-139]
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
A city slicker tries to take advantage of stories concerning sorcerers living in swamp caves, but he outruns the local folks to escape the cave when it turns out there really are wailing sorcerers living deep in the caves.
Reprints

A Gargantuan Gallery of Garulous Goings-On Guaranteed to Garner Your Gratitude! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Incredible Hulk and the Twins of Evil! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Help!]
  2. 1. Help!
  3. 2. Ashes to Ashes!
  4. 3. Morgan's Magic Picture!
  5. 4. The Cry of the Sorcerers!
  6. 5. A Gargantuan Gallery of Garulous Goings-On Guaranteed to Garner Your Gratitude!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  7. 6. The Incredible Hulk and the Twins of Evil!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
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