EC Comics · The Haunt of Fear #21 · October 1953 · $0.10 · 36 pages · Bi-Monthly
Grade: VG/F 5.0
Edited by Al Feldstein. Indicia publisher: Entertaining Comics.
Cover by Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Graham Ingels, and Jack Kamen with colors by Marie Severin and lettering by Johnny Craig.
This issue features the classic EC horror anthology format with the three ghoulish hosts. The issue opens with an “Introduction” (1 page) written and illustrated by Johnny Craig, featuring The Old Witch, The Vault-Keeper, and The Crypt-Keeper introducing the issue's tales of terror.
Additional stories include “Death's Door” (7 pages) written and illustrated by Johnny Craig, “The Grave Business” (6 pages) written by Al Feldstein and illustrated by Jack Davis, and “The Maestro's Hand” (8 pages) written by Al Feldstein and illustrated by Graham Ingels.
This issue represents EC's horror output during their peak pre-Comics Code period, featuring the distinctive artwork of Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, and Graham Ingels that defined the company's supernatural anthology titles.
EC Comics · The Haunt of Fear #21 · October 1953 · $0.10 · 36 pages · Bi-Monthly
Grade: VG/F 5.0
Edited by Al Feldstein. Indicia publisher: Entertaining Comics.
Cover by Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Graham Ingels, and Jack Kamen with colors by Marie Severin and lettering by Johnny Craig.
This issue features the classic EC horror anthology format with the three ghoulish hosts. The issue opens with an “Introduction” (1 page) written and illustrated by Johnny Craig, featuring The Old Witch, The Vault-Keeper, and The Crypt-Keeper introducing the issue's tales of terror.
Additional stories include “Death's Door” (7 pages) written and illustrated by Johnny Craig, “The Grave Business” (6 pages) written by Al Feldstein and illustrated by Jack Davis, and “The Maestro's Hand” (8 pages) written by Al Feldstein and illustrated by Graham Ingels.
This issue represents EC's horror output during their peak pre-Comics Code period, featuring the distinctive artwork of Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, and Graham Ingels that defined the company's supernatural anthology titles.
