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Issue: Vault of Horror #2
Publication Date: November 1991
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Issues: #2 of 5 Issues (7 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
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Publisher: FlagRuss Cochran
Brand: EC An Entertaining ComicView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Russ Cochran, Publisher
On Sale Date: 1991
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07098932901011
Price: $2.50 CAD
$2.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #33 published October 1953
was Let the Punishment Fit the Crime [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Kenn Bashaw, Johyn Everly, David Lindsay.
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Together They Lie!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror
Synopsis: Alex is heartbroken when his wife, Sylvia, dies in a fire. It looks like an accident, but it was a deliberate murder committed by Alex's housekeeper, Agnes, and her lover, Mitch. Agnes convinces Alex that Sylvia had been cheating on him and he commits suicide, leaving his entire estate to Agnes. But, while Agnes and Mitch make themselves comfortable in their new home, Alex is definitely not resting in peace.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #33 published October 1953
was Together They Lie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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Let the Punishment Fit the Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror
Synopsis: The whole town comes out to watch when a group of kids solemnly carries a coffin down the street. At first, amusement is the prevailing emotion. But then, some of the adults begin comparing notes. It seems the kids wanted to know about the details of funerals. They also wanted to know about crime and punishment, particularly capital punishment. They also wanted to know about how an electric chair works. Uneasiness begins to grow. Then, the mother of another child runs up, inquiring after her son. She hasn't seen him all day, and she knows the other kids were mad at him for a small theft.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #33 published October 1953
was Let the Punishment Fit the Crime! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Wrecker!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #33 published October 1953
was Wrecker! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Slight Case of Murder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror
Synopsis: Doc Swanson returns to his hometown to investigate a series of murders. He stops by the sheriff's office and announces that he knows the identity of the killer, but the sheriff protests that whatever killed several women couldn't have been human. Swanson's theory is that the killer murdered the women when he tried to woo them and they recoiled from his true nature. The doctor then accuses the sheriff of being the killer and several townsmen seize the sheriff. In the ensuing struggle, the sheriff is revealed to be a life-size robot containing his true form: an infant-sized twisted wreck.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #33 published October 1953
was A Slight Case of Murder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.
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Strung Along!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: Tony was a skilled puppeteer and Nora, his wife, was part of his act. They made a good living, but Tony decided to retire due to poor health. Nora becomes bored and begins to hate Tony for the loss of her career. To give him a bad shock, she declares that she never loved him. Tony begs her to recant, but she laughs him off. Tony collapses and is soon near death, his puppets ranged about his bedroom. That night, Nora joins him in bed, and after some tender moments, Tony dies peacefully. The next morning, a dead Nora is revealed to have strings running from her body to several puppets overhead.
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From Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #33 published October 1953
was Strung Along! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Loathsome!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Weird Science
Synopsis: Eddie was a witness to an atomic explosion during the war, which led to him fathering a deformed baby girl. Unable to care for her, he sends her to a children's asylum where the nurses would raise her. As the girl grew older, unloved, she became more and more unruly. Then she overhears the nurses deciding to cancel her 10th birthday party. Soon, they catch her placing notes in the crook of a tree and they confront her. But, she runs off, still clutching a note. They chase her and she ends up impaled on an iron fence. The contents of the note states: "To whoever finds this note...I love you."
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From Content Item: FlagWeird Science #20 published July 1953
was The Loathsome! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Surprise Package

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Weird Science
Synopsis: Martha is growing very suspicious of her boyfriend Leonard. Something about him seems different, but she can't put her finger on it. She knows he's been seeing other women, but he's often seen them at the same time he was with her! Finally, puzzled and enraged she shoots Leonard, revealing him to be a robot. It turns out that there are six robotic Leonards womanizing around town, while the real Leonard is at home, taking it easy and relaxing. However, the robot declares that Martha was his one true love, then crumbles into pieces. Horrified, Martha takes her own life.
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From Content Item: FlagWeird Science #20 published July 1953
was Surprise Package [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Progress!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Weird Science
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWeird Science #20 published July 1953
was Progress [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Reformers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Weird Science
Synopsis: The Reformers are a group of self-proclaimed evangelists who travel from planet to planet, criticizing the societal wrongs they encounter. Their latest planet poses a problem, though. There are no wrongs to criticize. No crime, no ills, just happiness. So, unwilling to give up, they plan to induce a few problems of their own: a few drunkards, some crime, etc. Just then they receive a transmission from their leader, Lucifer. He tells them not to bother with their plan; it won't work. They've landed on Heaven!
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From Content Item: FlagWeird Science #20 published July 1953
was The Reformers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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50 Girls 50

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Weird Science
Synopsis: An unmanned ship has been sent out from Earth on a 100 year voyage to another planet, bearing a load of colonists in cryogenic sleep. But Sid set his pod to awaken him after just one year. He wants to have another colonist, Wendy, all to himself. After reviving, enjoying, then murdering another woman as an "appetizer", Sid awakens Wendy. She seems amenable to the plan, but soon turns the tables on Sid, shooting him and planning on choosing her own mate. But Wendy didn't realize they were only a couple of years out, and Sid's first action was killing every other man on board.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWeird Science #20 published July 1953
was 50 Girls 50 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
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Pages: 7

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