eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 6s0005 TALES FROM THE CRYPT #21 comic book December 1950 cover by Feldstein, Wood, Ingels, Kurtzman! Date Sold 6/9/2024Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Comic Book (measures approximately 7 1/8" x 10 1/4") (Learn More) Tales from the Crypt was a bi-monthly horror comic anthology series from 1950 to 1955. This was published by Bill Gaines (William Gaines) through his company, EC Comics (E.C. Comics), which he inherited from his father in 1947. It traces its origin to a horror story from EC's Crime Patrol #15 comic book. The next issue of Crime Patrol featured even more horror stories, and the title was changed to The Crypt of Terror for #17. After another title change, Tales From the Crypt debuted with issue #20. Along with its sister titles, The Haunt of Fear and The Vault of Horror, Tales from the Crypt was popular, but in the late 1940s and early 1950s comic books came under attack from parents, clergymen, schoolteachers and others who believed the books contributed to illiteracy and juvenile delinquency. With the subsequent imposition of a highly restrictive Comics Code, E.C. Comics publisher Bill Gaines cancelled Tales from the Crypt and its two companion horror titles in September 1954. At the beginning of 1955, Bill Gaines was going to add a fourth horror title, and he decided to name it "The Crypt of Terror" (the original name of Tales From the Crypt; see above), and the first issue was all set for publication. But this was at the time of the Senate investigation, and Gaines realized he could not publish a new title, so he instead published the comic as the last issue of Tales From the Crypt (#46). 18 years later, Ron Barlow and Bruce Hershenson published the issue as their first East Coast Comics reprint, and the original title was restored, so it finally saw publication as was intended in 1955! All E.C. titles have been reprinted at various times since their demise, and stories from the horror series have been adapted for television and film. Artist: Al Feldstein Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this comic book! Included with the comic is a 1993 Cardz trading card of this cover, signed by Al Feldstein! Contents: Cover by Al Feldstein. "A Shocking Way To Die," script and art by Al Feldstein; A scientist revives a man sent to the electric chair who then pursues revenge against the jury and judge that convicted him. "Terror Ride!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A lunatic owner of a 'tunnel of love' ride replaces the wax figures in his lurid displays of violence with the more realistic-looking bodies of his victims so his customers will no longer laugh at the exhibits of his genius. "Burial" text story. "House of Horror," script by Al Feldstein, art by Harvey Kurtzman; Three college freshmen disappear one night as part of a frat hazing at a local haunted house. "Death Suited Him," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; The rivalry between two college boys for the love a woman ends when the poorer of the two murders the other, making it look like an accident, to gain his wife and money. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10. Please note that we don't use a "comic guide" grading system, and OUR grading scale is completely different from standard comic book grading. Our "very good" is completely different from a comic book graded "very good". Note that this comic book will be sent to the winning bidder in a brand new Mylite4 protective sleeve and a full-back 100% acid-free backing board. Note: We have 21 images of this comic book, but due to a space limitation, only TEN of the 21 images are displayed above. However, there is a "supersize" link to the right of those images that lets you see the other 11. Note that due to the greater interest in this comic we have pictured EVERY single page of this comic, which means that you can see EVERY defect the comic has, AND get a good sense of its condition. While we gave the comic an overall condition grade (and sometimes describe the defects in words) please rely on the actual images of the comic to help you decide what YOU think its condition is, and then bid or not bid based on what you are seeing in the images. And if you have ANY doubt as to what the condition of the comic is, or whether you want it in the condition it is is, then please do not bid, as we do not want any retracted bids or returns if at all possible. If in doubt, do not bid!. Condition: fair, with old restoration. The person who owned this comic owned a cover-less copy, and they located a copy with missing pages, and they removed that cover and attached it to the cover-less comic. The cover-less comic had tears at the staples on every page and someone had put tape on those tears, and there is also tape on the inside of the spine and some on the inside of the cover, to "restore" the tears. There were many creases, tears, and small paper loss down the right side of the cover, and someone used paper, tape, and touch up to "restore" those areas. Learn More about condition grades
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