The Crypt of Terror
EC,
1950 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Publication Dates:
- April-May 1950 - August-September 1950
- Number of Issues Published:
- 3 (#17 - #19)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U. S.
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
- Publication Type:
- magazine
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- Cover and Main Story Overview
- Creator Checklist (via linked story records)
- Creator Name Checklist (via linked story records)
- Character List (via linked story records)
Publisher's Brands:
Indicia Publishers:
Tracking:
- numbering continues from Crime Patrol (EC, 1948 series) #16
- numbering continues with Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series) #20
Notes
In 1950, EC publisher Gaines and his editor Al Feldstein discovered they shared similar tastes in horror and began experimenting with horror tales in their crime titles. Tales from the Crypt traces its origin to a Feldstein story, "Return from the Grave!", in EC's Crime Patrol (#15, December 1949/January 1950) with the Crypt-Keeper making his debut as host. Issue #16 featured more horror tales than crime stories, and, with issue #17, the title changed from Crime Patrol to The Crypt of Terror. Due to an attempt to save money on second-class postage permits, the numbering did not change with the title and continued as The Crypt of Terror for the next two issues.
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