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Issue: Haunt of Fear #7
Publication Date: May 1951
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Issues: #7 of 28 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/04/1951
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Haunt of Fear
Character(s): The Old Witch (inset); The Vault-Keeper (inset); The Crypt-Keeper (inset)
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In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published June 1951
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin, but it is unlikely that Severin had begun coloring at EC when this issue was colored (Cassell 2012, 33–34 and 171).
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Reference:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.
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Room for One More!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Witch's Cauldron!
Character(s): The Old Witch (host)
First Line: Hee, hee! Yep! It's me again!
Synopsis: Young Rodney Whitman loses his parents in an automobile accident and goes to live with relatives. When he reaches twenty he realizes there is only one spot left in the family crypt and wishes to secure it for himself, thus he murders his three living relatives and disposes of their bodies in the swamp, lake, and cellar. The zombies return, dismember Rodney, and claim the remaining casket for themselves.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #7/1992 published January 1992
as Plass til en til! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as Room For One More! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Story was inspired by one chapter in Bennett Cerf's book, "Try and Stop Me: A Collection of Anecdotes and Stories, Mostly Humorous," titled "Trail of the Tingling Spine."

Cover story.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).
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The Basket!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Crypt of Terror
Character(s): The Crypt-Keeper (host); Vincent Cabez (death); Martha (Vincent's mid-wife); George (town market owner); group of children; Doc Hawkins (cameo)
First Line: Now that you've tasted the sickly brew of that ugly crone...
Synopsis: A man born with two heads carries a basket around on his shoulder to prevent others from knowing of his condition. One of the heads is homicidal and when it begins to seize control, the good head opts for suicide.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Vault of Horror #[nn] published August 1965
as The Basket [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #2/1989 published January 1989
as Kurven [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as The Basket! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
Based on the story "The Mannikin" by Robert Bloch.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).
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The Damaged Goddess

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: A man steals a figurine of a goddess from a temple. When he accidentally damages it, he becomes maimed in a work accident with the same wounds as the damage on the figurine.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Cynthia Satterfield, George Shapiro, Dave Kennelly.
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Horror in the School Room

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): The Old Witch (host)
First Line: Here's a touching tale of...
Synopsis: Andy's friend Magog devours Andy's teacher after he hits Andy with a switch.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #7/1992 published January 1992
as Skoleskrekk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as Horror in the School Room [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Although hosted by the Old Witch, there is no feature on this sequence.
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
Based on the story "Thus I Refute Beelzy" by John Collier.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).
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The Howling Banshee!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Vault of Horror!
Character(s): The Vault-Keeper (host); Pat Brady; Tim O'Shea (Brady's father's friend); Noreen O'Shea Brady (Tim's daughter, death); Nick (villain); Ernie (villain)
First Line: Pfah! Now that you've finished that wishy-washy pot of gook...
Synopsis: A man with a gangster past flees to Ireland and engages a woman who claims a Banshee wails when one of her kin is about to die. The gangsters catch up with him, but he survives several attempts on his life until his wedding night when he lunges out into thick fog in an effort to kill the gangsters but ends up accidentally shooting his new bride. He can now hear the wail of the Banshee as he realizes he is about to die, either as a victim of the gangsters or for the murder of his wife.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #2/1994 published January 1994
as Den hylende banshee! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Fear #7 published May 1994
as The Howling Banshee! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).

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