(February 2001)

Gemstone, 2000 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD; 4.00 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gemstone Publishing
Brand
An Entertaining EC Comic
Editing
Bill Gaines (original); ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Johnny Craig (signed)
Inks
Johnny Craig (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

The Mummy's Curse! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Vault of Horror! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Feldstein (signed as Feldstein)
Inks
Al Feldstein (signed as Feldstein)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Reprints

A Bed of Murder! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Harrison ?
Pencils
Harry Harrison
Inks
Harry Harrison
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

John Alton is credited in this reprint, but, in an interview from Graphic Story Magazine number 15 (Summer 1973), Harry Harrison said he did this story with Wally Wood. Most online sources don't credit Wood with doing anything in this particular story (though Harrison and Wood did a lot of work together). It is included in Harry Harrison: An Annotated Bibliography, which credits Harrison with the art and tentatively credits him with the script.

Bury Me Not... (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustrated title.

My Story (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Chris Rock
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

This is the only editorial comment signed by Chris Rock, who otherwise worked anonymously on the Russ Cochran/Gemstone EC reprints, principally on the letters pages. In an e-mail (30 Aug 2016) to Chris Boyko (myself), he made his case for credit on the reprints. Unfortunately, he mis-remembered the nom de plume he used as "Ed Rock" (I do not actually know his real name) and I did not have this issue of War Against Crime at the time, so I entered his name as "Ed Rock" in all of the Russ Cochran/Gemstone reprints I edited. This needs to be fixed but that will take time, as there are so many entries.

Demons of Death (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

Eye-Witness (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Crypt-Keeper's Corner / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Rock (credited as The Crypt Keeper)
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Ron Silay, Paul Dale Roberts, John Bruni, Francis Xavier Mattson III; fan art by Robert Andres, Francis Xavier Mattson III.

Madman! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Johnny Craig (signed)
Inks
Johnny Craig (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Mummy's Curse!
    The Vault of Horror!
  3. 2. A Bed of Murder!
  4. 3. Bury Me Not...
  5. 4. My Story
  6. 5. Demons of Death
  7. 6. Eye-Witness
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    The Crypt-Keeper's Corner
  9. 8. Madman!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Mark Semich
  • Jim Van Dore