Vault of Evil #1

(February 1973)

The Thing that Grew! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harry Lazarus

Inks

Harry Lazarus

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

8793

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Joshua Borglum; Blakely

Synopsis

Professor Borglum creates a new life when his blood is accidently mixed with an experiment. When it continues to grow and kill people for their blood he tries to find a way to kill it.

Reprints

• from Adventures into Terror (Marvel, 1950 series) #7 (December 1951)

The Withered Hand (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

C-248 ?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

John Clay

Synopsis

While in Tibet John Clay steals a priceless ruby that a monk tells him contains a sinner's soul. While stealing it he also removes the monk's hand. With his dying breath the monk says that he will come for John when his (the monk's) hand turns to ashes. John escapes and sells the ruby and becomes rich. Now he has to try to keep the monk's hand from turning to ashes.

Reprints

• from Adventures into Terror (Marvel, 1950 series) #19 (May 1953)

Indexer Notes

job number nearly illegible

On Sale Now! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Rich Buckler ?

Inks

Klaus Janson ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Man-Thing

Indexer Notes

House ad for Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #12 (February 1973), featuring what appears to be new art on the Man-Thing illo.

The Man in the Box! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Benulis

Inks

Jack Abel

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

[F-374]

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

The story of a little (roughly inch tall) man who lives in a little green box and comes out every night to do a good deed. One day a burglar steals his box and asks the little man to tell him the secret of how to be as small as he is so that he can rob banks. Unfortunately, the little man is nice enough to show him how.

Reprints

• from Journey into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1950 series) #33 (February 1955)
• in Vampyr (Interpresse, 1972 series) #12

Indexer Notes

Index of the original story and atlastales.com indicate that the story was signed by the artists, but signatures were apparently removed from the reprint.

Poor Mister Watkins (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils

Werner Roth

Inks

Werner Roth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

C-188

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Harry Higgins; Cathy; Mr. Watkins; Mr. Grey

Synopsis

Henry Higgins is an obnoxious man who enjoys being mean to others and harrasses a young lady at the library. When she quits to get away from him he decides to pick on her replacement, Mr. Watkins. He enjoys bothering him at the library and even after hours when he leaves the library. When Harry goes to far he goes to Mr. Watkins house where he gets a big surprise.

Reprints

• from Menace (Marvel, 1953 series) #1 (March 1953)