Gcd covers tales from the crypt grand comics database. Tales from the crypt comic cover art poster1979 ec comics no. Tales from the crypt vol 1 32 ec comics wiki fandom. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue. Tales from the crypt comic book blog talking comics. Tales from the crypt 1950 comic read tales from the crypt. Tales from the crypt cover portfolio cochran comic books. In 1989, the book was adapted into the hbo tv series tales from the crypt, which features john kassir as the cryptkeeper and included comic book covers designed to look like the original 1950s covers by mike vosburg with at least one drawn by shawn mcmanus. Choose from hard or soft cases featuring superbright, highquality prints that wont fade. The crypt keeper tells the tale of a traveling carnival and its two star attractions, a twoheaded man and a female mummy who fall in love and give birth to a famous story teller. As the resident cryptkeeper here at talking comics, it is only fitting that ive been selected during this halloween season to take you on a trip back in time to the 1950s, and a spot of graverobbing at the tomb of the late, lamented entertaining comics. A butcher during the war gets around rationing points by selling steak to the wealthy customers who will pay cash for it and horsemeat, then stale meat and finally tainted meat to everyone else.
Additional sections give us short bios on all the major ec artists including wally wood, jack. Tales from the crypt data east 1993 classic animating alternate backglass i have never been a fan of the original backglass for the tales from the crypt data east table. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Comics series of comic books may be thrown off by the photograph on the cover of this tales from the crypt history, thinking that it deals only with the television show. Get the entire tales from the crypt series for over 10% off the individual book cover price. For the 16th in our series of 31 posts for the 31 days of halloween, check out these gruesome covers from classic horror comics like tales from the crypt, eerie and witches tales, and travel back to a simpler time, a time when you could walk to the local comics rack and buy images of. The first three issues of the series were titled the crypt of terror. Check out the takemewithyou guide to monster magazines, written by the owner of this website.
They say that money is the root of all evil and these stories prove the old adage true. The haunt of fear was an american bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics, starting in 1950. The thing from the sea, script and art by al feldstein. When i met with bill teitler, who was the production head of the series, comic book covers were never discussed. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data. Dec 15, 2012 decades later, even with buckets of blood in every horror flick we see, these comics still deliver a wtf vibe. Sexy tales from the crypt scary comics, ec comics, horror comics, book cover.
Tales from the crypt comic books ec comics comic book artists, comic. Theyre durable enough to prevent breakage, yet slim and lightweight. Ec comics portfolio from the 1970s which reproduced various ec comic book covers. George evans, bernie krigstein, available at sunday internet comics auction. The official archives is a genuinely gorgeous book, which features reproductions of all the comic book covers for tales from the crypt and the other horrific offerings in the ec stable. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your. Tales from the crypt 1964, the vault of horror 1965, tales of the incredible.
The cryptkeeper tells the tale of a traveling carnival and its two star attractions, a twoheaded man and a female mummy who fall in love and give birth to a famous story teller. The new colouring compliments the vintage art work, the hard cover and the heavy stock paper will far outlast the original newsprint editions. The haunt of fear was sold at newsstands beginning with its mayjune 1950 issue. Tales from the crypt 1950 comic read tales from the. Tales from the crypt was a bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics from 19501955, producing a total of 27 issues. 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. Tales from the crypt data east 1993 classic animating alternate backglass. Gaines, publisher ec comics russ cochran single issue lot and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
It ceased publication with its novemberdecember 1954 issue, compiling a total of 28. Along with tales from the crypt and the vault of horror, it formed a trifecta of popular ec horror anthologies. Ec horror comics covers serving the sci fi comicshorror comicshorror artvintage comic booksvintage comics. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection.
Tales from the crypt comic book cover photos, scans, pictures. Top 20 tales from the crypt covers the theatre of terror. Index status cover scan status 27 covers for 27 issues available. The best underwater comic book covers a collection of some of the top underwater comic book covers ever created. Top websites about tales from the crypt ec comicsa0. If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Partly because the artwork was made from images covers from the hbo tv series and not the original ec tales from the crypt comic book that i have collected for years. This is the page for the tales from the crypt complete set which collects all the tftc graphic novels and offers the books at a 10% discount. Tales from the crypt hit newsstands with its aprilmay 1950 issue and ceased publication with its februarymarch 1955 issue, producing a total of 30. The worst from mad smaller series return to comiccovers.
Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. His wife learns of his scheme, but he refuses to be talked out of it. The new colouring compliments the vintage art work. Tales from the crypt, of terror ec comics cover poster portfolio complete set 30. Any and all fan fiction and fan works related to tftc go here. A man and his wife are flying in a small plane when a thick fog arises and. Concerto for violin and werewolf, script by carl wessler, art by jack davis. Mar 30, 2016 tales from the crypt formerly the crypt of terror, 27 issues. Dec 31, 2018 tales from the crypt october november 1950 comic book cover poster. Along with its sister titles, the haunt of fear and the vault. In the early 50s, pulp comic book publisher entertaining comics pumped out stories of horror and suspense in lurid pulp titles like the vault of horror, the haunt of fear and tales from the crypt.
Nine years after bill gaines was forced to shelve ec comics horror, crime, and scifi titles due to creative restrictions enforced by the comics code authority, ballantine reprinted a number of the original tales in five volumes published between 1964 and 1966. Tales from the crypt was one of the most famous comic books ever, and not just for the highquality tales of horror and incredibly detailed artwork. Tales from the crypt comic books issue 3 mycomicshop. Tales from the crypt comic book cover photos, scans. The vault of horror, the haunt of fear, and shock suspenstories. The books were littered with black and white drawings of severed heads, rotting corpses and axewielding. Tales from the crypt shirt, vintage comic book, grimms fairy tales comic, vintage comic book lot, ec horror comics, tales from the crypt trading cards, comic book lot silver age batman comics, tales to astonish 1 collectable comics, comic book lot silver age flash comics, ec. Ec comics was a comic book publishing company in the forties and fifties that published titles such as tales from the crypt and weird science. In 1989, the book was adapted into the hbo tv series tales from the crypt, which features john kassir as the cryptkeeper and included comic book covers.
Tales from the crypt was a bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics from 1950 to 1955, producing 27 issues. Mournin mess, script by bill gaines coplot and albert b. This the best way to collect these classic tales of american comic book history. Well, youre in for a frightfully good surprise, because more than half of the book centers on the comics series itself. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a. See more ideas about tales from the crypt, crypt, ec comics.
The title is based on the 1950s ec comics series of the same name and most of the content originated in that comic or the four other ec comics of the time haunt of. The controversy over the effect these stories have on children obscured just what the comic book did, and thats effectively combine horror and comedy, almost singlehandedly popularizing the. During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom has the reputation of being haunted. Tales from the crypt volume 1 this the best way to collect these classic tales of american comic book history. I have never been a fans of the original backglass for the tales from the crypt data east table. The classic comic returns from the dead with a trio of tales that carry on the grand ec tradition. This page contains a list of all the comics included in tales from the crypt covers. A real treat for you today in our horror comic cover series with the 20 best covers from tales of the crypt. Vintage ec comics tales from the crypt 38 horror comic book. Feldstein coplot, script, art by graham ingels as ghastly.
Share your own original tftcrelated stories, artwork, costumes, merchandise, videos, etc. Tales from the crypt, sometimes titled hbos tales from the crypt, is an american horror anthology television series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the premium cable channel hbo. Without a doubt the most popular of the ec horror titles, and lots of great covers. What tales from the crypt taught us about illustrating war. Tales from the crypt comics tales from the crypt wiki. Comic book covers for movies that could have been tftc by gljbradley feb 29, 2020 23.
Tales from the crypt data east 1993 classic animating. In the early 90s, a reboot of twofisted tales was carried out by harvey kurtzman, bearing the ec logo. Vintage ec comics tales from the crypt 38 horror comic. May 28, 2011 howard demurred, but passed the job onto me. First issue of the series continues from the crypt of terror. Thus began a fabulous run on hbos tales from the crypt, a job that introduced me to hollywood and the magic of moviemaking. Oct 23, 2010 tales from the crypt is a bimonthly horror comic anthology series that, together with its horror siblings the haunt of fear and the vault of horror were published by ec comics in the early 1950s. Why there is a big image of whoopi goldberg on the right side of the backglass remains a mystery to me. High quality tales from the crypt inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world.