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Issue: Vault of Horror #39
Publication Date: October 1954
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Issues: #39 of 29 Issues
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Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror!
Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset); The Old Witch (inset)
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #6/1993 published January 1993
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #28 published July 1999
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Proof...of 8 Brands Tested, Panic is Best Imitation of Mad

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Panic
Synopsis: House ad for Panic Comics.
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside front cover.
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Deadly Beloved!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror!
Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (host); Drusilla (cameo); Edward Leeds; Eloise Fontagne
First Line: Heh, heh! How y'all, li'l ol' harpies and hobgoblins?
Synopsis: Edward's car overheats and is forced to stop and seek out help. He spots a stately mansion in the bayou, and enters, finding it burnt out inside. A lass named Eloise welcomes him and begins telling him of the home's history, and said her entire family had died in the fire, then shows him around. Edward encounters several near-fatal accidents while on this journey, then comes under her spell and discovers that she wants him dead in order to join her, since she was already dead. He flees the home, but the longing becomes too great and he heads back to the mansion, where she awaits him!
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #6/1991 published January 1991
as En kjærlighet hinsides alt! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #28 published July 1999
as Deadly Beloved! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Top Billing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror
Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper (host); Blye; Nash; Winton
First Line: Heh, heh. Slosh right down the sloppy aisle...
Synopsis: Three actors find themselves at the stage entrance of mysterious Woltam Theatre. A rehearsal of Hamlet stops when a vital prop turns up missing. Winton offers his acting services and is accepted, leaving the other two jealous. Blye kills both of his partners, and the director has no choice but to give Blye the role. But while preparing for the role, Blye discovers that the skulls used for the Yorick scene end up disappearing. Needing a prop, the director and star behead him so they can use his head for the scene. You see this theater is an insane asylum for actors!
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #6/1991 published January 1991
as Å være eller ikke være [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #28 published July 1999
as Top Billing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Show Stopper!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ? (spot illo)
Inker(s): ? (spot illo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Grendat the Clown
First Line: This carney, the man in the comic baggy pants thought to himself...
Synopsis: Grendat thought that no one would notice him pick-pocketing the crowd at the carnival, and soon he spotted an old man entering a darkened alley. He followed, but the man saw the clown and began to yell, which was suddenly stilled with the clown's knife. He then slipped away into the crowd to establish an alibi once the body was found. He spotted the flying rings and grabbed one and began to perform, drawing a crowd. Hanging upside down, he failed to see a brick wall drawing nearer and suddenly he hit it full force. As he lay dying, he heard someone in the crowd saying the act was "terrif!"
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #28 published July 1999
as Show Stopper! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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E.C. Went to Sea in Search of Another New Trend...

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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Piracy
Character(s): Bill Gaines (likeness); EC artists (likenesses)
Synopsis: House ad for Piracy Comics.
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: VK begins his column trying to convince readers that he is a man, then presents several gory poems sent in by Mrs. R. Kindler and Sheldon Hack, then a limerick from Jim Seff, and "Horror Hit Parade" tune titles from Don Donaldson, Robert Versandi, John Speight, Judy Louther, Richard Fragola, Betty Farkas and Bonnie Brady. The column concludes w/a letter from Joanne Schmidt and a subscription plug.
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
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Pages: 1
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The Purge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror!
Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (host); Sir Benjamin; King Horace; Alicia
First Line: Ah! Fire and brimstone!
Synopsis: King Horace is called to the cell of a lovely lady and he asks her why she wants to see him. Alicia tells him that she was controlled by the devil and wanted to be purged of him. So the King goes to see his court wizard who says he can do the difficult task, but he has much difficulty, and is given seven days to succeed or lose his head. Eventually he's able to purge the devil from her. King Horace becomes smitten with the woman and weds her. On the wedding night he reveals to her that he is a werewolf.
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #28 published July 1999
as The Purge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Vault Keeper mistakenly refers to himself as the host of the next story rather than the Old Witch.
Cover story.
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All for Gnawt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Witch's Cauldron!
Character(s): The Old Witch (host); Charlie Mumford (Millie's late husband, death); Lydia Tuttle (Alvin's 1st wife, cameo as a skeleton, death); Alvin Tuttle (villain); Millie Mumford (villain, Millie's 5th husband, death)
First Line: Hee, hee! So you devlish demons have finally arrived...
Synopsis: Millie is drinking herself into a stupor, lamenting that her previous four husbands she had poisoned had not left her the funds she craved, but to find another husband would be difficult considering her looks and weight. Spotting an ad in the lonely hearts magazine from an elderly gentleman wanting a woman who would learn to love him, she goes to his home and learns the old geezer is worth $400,000, but his house is overrun with rats. After she forces him to show her where he keeps the money, he traps her and has the rats feed on her; something he did to his previous four wives.
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In Issue: FlagThe Vault of Horror #5 published January 1982
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #8/1991 published January 1991
as En rotten skjebne! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #28 published July 1999
as All For Gnawt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7

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