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Issue: Vault of Evil #1
Publication Date: February 1973
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Issues: #1 of 23 Issues (24 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/07/1972
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Come Midnight -- Come Monster!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Firsts: The 1970s #1 published January 2011
as Vault of Evil #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Thing that Grew!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Joshua Borglum; Blakely
Synopsis: Professor Borglum creates a new life when his blood is accidently mixed with an experiment. When it continues to grow and kill people for their blood he tries to find a way to kill it.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventures into Terror #7 published December 1951
was The Thing That Grew! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: 8793
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The Withered Hand

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): John Clay
Synopsis: While in Tibet John Clay steals a priceless ruby that a monk tells him contains a sinner's soul. While stealing it he also removes the monk's hand. With his dying breath the monk says that he will come for John when his (the monk's) hand turns to ashes. John escapes and sells the ruby and becomes rich. Now he has to try to keep the monk's hand from turning to ashes.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventures into Terror #19 published May 1953
was The Withered Hand [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: C-248 ?
Disclose Notes: job number nearly illegible
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On Sale Now!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Feature(s): Fear
Character(s): Man-Thing
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #12 (February 1973), featuring what appears to be new art on the Man-Thing illo.
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The Man in the Box!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: The story of a little (roughly inch tall) man who lives in a little green box and comes out every night to do a good deed. One day a burglar steals his box and asks the little man to tell him the secret of how to be as small as he is so that he can rob banks. Unfortunately, the little man is nice enough to show him how.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJourney into Unknown Worlds #33 published February 1955
was The Man in the Box! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: [F-374]
Disclose Notes: Index of the original story and atlastales.com indicate that the story was signed by the artists, but signatures were apparently removed from the reprint.
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Poor Mister Watkins

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Harry Higgins; Cathy; Mr. Watkins; Mr. Grey
Synopsis: Henry Higgins is an obnoxious man who enjoys being mean to others and harrasses a young lady at the library. When she quits to get away from him he decides to pick on her replacement, Mr. Watkins. He enjoys bothering him at the library and even after hours when he leaves the library. When Harry goes to far he goes to Mr. Watkins house where he gets a big surprise.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFrankenstein #3/[1973] published June 1973
as Stackars mister Watkins [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagMenace #1 published March 1953
was Poor Mr. Watkins [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: C-188

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