The Haunt of Fear #1

(May 1991)

Introducing the Haunt of Fear (Table of Contents: 1)

The Haunt of Fear / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Horror We? How's Bayou? (Table of Contents: 2)

The Witch's Cauldron! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Graham Ingels

Inks

Graham Ingels

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editing

Al Feldstein (original editor)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Old Witch (host); Dr. Max Forman (death); unnamed woman (death, in flashback); Anthony Jackson (salesman, death, in flashback); Everett (villain); Sidney (villain, Everett's brother)

Synopsis

Sidney and Everett live in a shack by a swamp. Every so often, Sidney switches a nearby road sign to lure people into the swamp, where dimwitted Everett amuses himself with dismembering the unfortunate drivers. Finally, though, the swamp gives up its dead. All the victims, with mismatched parts, climb from the swamp and give Sidney a taste of the same treatment they received. Everett is puzzled by the fact that his still-living brother's limbs now protrude from odd parts of his torso.

Reprints

• from Haunt of Fear (EC, 1950 series) #17 (January-February 1953)

Keywords

Louisiana

Gorilla My Dreams! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Vault of Horror! / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

George Evans

Inks

George Evans

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editing

Al Feldstein (original editor)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Vault-Keeper (host)

Synopsis

Philip is having a bad day: he's abducted by a mad scientist and has his brain transplanted into the body of a gorilla. When Philip breaks free of his restraints, the scientist is killed by a heart attack, and Philip has no way of returning to his own body. After resigning himself to his fate, Philip returns to the zoo where the gorilla came from to spend his life in a cage, playing the role of a beast. People come from miles around to see the gorilla that "killed" Philip. Philip's own family visits the zoo, regarding him with hatred for taking their husband and father away from them.

Reprints

• from Haunt of Fear (EC, 1950 series) #17 (January-February 1953)

A Likely Story! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Old Witch's Grim Fairy Tale! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Jack Kamen

Inks

Jack Kamen

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editing

Al Feldstein (original editor)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Old Witch (host)

Synopsis

The Queen is never satisfied with the work of her servants. The seamstress, decorator, and painter constantly endure her complaints and threats, and all three fantasize about how they'd like to kill her in their own unique ways. One day, they decide to go through with their murderous thoughts. The seamstress sews a canvas to a picture frame designed by the decorator. Then, the painter mounts the Queen's head in the frame. Voila! A perfect likeness!

Reprints

• from Haunt of Fear (EC, 1950 series) #17 (January-February 1953)

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

The Old Witch's Niche / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Moshe Benyamini, Laramie Carlsen, Dolan Kelly, Keith Drawbaugh, Philip Poggiali, Larami Carlsen (again), Liam Yates, Wendy Robinson, Bethany & Damon Brazzell, Ben Anderson, Charlie Nealey, Chris McCormick, Jana Duncan, Willis Malcolm, Brooks Peterson.

Garden Party! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Jack Davis

Inks

Jack Davis

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editing

Al Feldstein (original editor)

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Crypt-Keeper (host)

Synopsis

Louella loves her gardens. I mean, she REALLY loves her gardens. Her husband, Godefrey, can't walk three steps without having her screech at him about stepping on one flower or another. Godefrey suggests they invite some of their friends to the house for dinner and so they can admire her flowers. What Louella doesn't know is that a vindictive Godfrey is planning a big backyard barbecue. After the party, Louella's prized gardens are a shambles, and she's devastated. As Godefrey continues to gloat over his joke, Louella decides the barbecue isn't quite over, yet...

Reprints

• from Haunt of Fear (EC, 1950 series) #17 (January-February 1953)

Weird Science-Fantasy #28 (Table of Contents: 7)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Al Feldstein

Inks

Al Feldstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from Weird Science-Fantasy (EC, 1954 series) #28 (March-April 1955)

The Inferiors (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editing

Al Feldstein (original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

An expedition to find inhabited worlds finds nothing but destruction on planet after planet. The populations of all these worlds were of the same space-faring race, but the populations are now extinct, and the explorers don't know why. Then, they find an old recording that explains that the aliens had achieved their evolutionary peak and were now slowly devolving into violent beasts. Rather than allow that to happen, most of them chose death. However, a small group wanted to live, so they were left on a distant planet: Earth. There, they devolved into the "violent beasts". Us.

Reprints

• from Weird Science-Fantasy (EC, 1954 series) #28 (March-April 1955)

Lost In Space (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Williamson

Inks

Al Williamson

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editing

Al Feldstein (original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Myra constantly pines for her lost love, Jim. She's convinced her father is trying to keep them apart, taking her from Earth to Mars. But, Myra can't take it any more. She steals a spaceship and tries to fly to Earth, but she gets lost in space. Her father easily finds her, though. After all, she's done this before. Myra's father never had a problem with Jim; Jim was killed when the Earth was destroyed. However, Myra can't accept that reality and she continues to beg her father to let her go to Earth. To Jim.

Reprints

• from Weird Science-Fantasy (EC, 1954 series) #28 (March-April 1955)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Cosmic Correspondence / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from T. M. Walters, Bruce A. Goodman, Brad Baker, Paul Adams, Robert J. La Tremouille, Tim Davis, Andrew Lipsky, T. M. Walters (again).

Round Trip (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Jack Kamen

Inks

Jack Kamen

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editing

Al Feldstein (original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Henry always wanted to be an astronaut and travel to faraway worlds. But, life continued to get in the way and, now, he's old man. He continues to dream, but he knows he'll never leave the planet. He's stuck on Mars for good.

Reprints

• from Weird Science-Fantasy (EC, 1954 series) #28 (March-April 1955)

The Trial of Adam Link (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder (original story); Al Feldstein (adaptation)

Pencils

Joe Orlando

Inks

Joe Orlando

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editing

Al Feldstein (original editor)

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Tom just inherited his uncle's estate, along with the robot, Adam Link. Despite the fact he is reasonable and polite, Adam continues to face persecution from humans. He even saves the lives of people trapped in a burning building, but nobody sees him do it. Finally, he is brought to "trial" to decide if he should be allowed to exist. The trial is a sham, though, and the verdict seems a foregone conclusion. While waiting outside to learn his fate, Adam saves a child from being killed by a car, causing onlookers to question their hatred of Adam. Then, the verdict comes: death by electric chair.

Reprints

• from Weird Science-Fantasy (EC, 1954 series) #28 (March-April 1955)

Indexer Notes

This story was actually written as a sequel to "I, Robot".