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PDF EPUB} the EC Horror Library of the 1950'S by Ron Barlow EC Horror Library of the 1950'S HC (1971 Nostalgia Press) Comic Books Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The EC Horror Library of the 1950's by Ron Barlow EC Horror Library of the 1950's HC (1971 Nostalgia Press) comic books. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. 1st printing. Collects material from Haunt of Fear (1950-1954 E.C. Comics) #17, 19, 25, and 27, Shock SuspenStories (1952-1954) #9, 13, and 16-17, Tales from the Crypt (1950-1955 E.C. Comics) #28, 31-32, 35, and 37, Vault of Horror (1950-1955 E.C. Comics) #32 and 34-36, Weird Science (1950-1953 E.C.) #16. Impact (1955 EC) #1, Weird Fantasy (1950-1953 E.C. Comics) #21. Art by George Evans, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Wallace Wood, Bernard Krigstein, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, William Elder, Jack Kamen, Frank Frazetta, and Angelo Torres. Hardcover, 220 pages, full color. This item is not in stock. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. No Dust Jacket - 1st printing. Collects material from Haunt of Fear (1950-1954 E.C. Comics) #17, 19, 25, and 27, Shock SuspenStories (1952- 1954) #9, 13, and 16-17, Tales from the Crypt (1950-1955 E.C. Comics) #28, 31-32, 35, and 37, Vault of Horror (1950-1955 E.C. Comics) #32 and 34-36, Weird Science (1950-1953 E.C.) #16. Impact (1955 EC) #1, Weird Fantasy (1950-1953 E.C. Comics) #21. Art by George Evans, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Wallace Wood, Bernard Krigstein, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, William Elder, Jack Kamen, Frank Frazetta, and Angelo Torres. Hardcover, 220 pages, full color. Customer Testimonials Our customers have some nice things to say about us: Customer Testimonials Mailing List Join our Mailing List for news and sales. We’ve been selling comics since 1961 (our first sale: Fantastic Four #1 at $0.25, see one of our first ads) and on the web since 1996. Copyright © 1996 - 2021 Lone Star Comics Inc. Character images copyright © their respective owners. ⓘ The Vault of Horror (comics) The Vault of Horror was an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series published by EC Comics in the early 1950s. Along with Tales from the Crypt and The Haunt of Fear, it formed a trifecta of popular EC horror anthologies. The Vault of Horror hit newsstands with its April/May 1950 issue and ceased publication with its December/January 1955 issue, producing a total of 29 issues. 1. Origin. Horror comics emerged as a distinct comic book genre after World War II when young adult males lost interest in caped crimebusters and returning GIs wanted more potent themes in their reading. One-shot Eerie 1947 is generally considered the first true horror comic with its cover depicting a dagger-wielding, red-eyed ghoul threatening a rope-bound, scantily clad, voluptuous young woman beneath a full moon. In 1948, Adventures Into the Unknown became the first regularly published horror title, enjoying a nearly two decade lifespan. In 1950, William Gaines and his editor Al Feldstein discovered they shared similar tastes in horror and began experimenting with such stories in ECs crime comic War Against Crime and its companion title, Crime Patrol. With issue #12 the War Against Crime title was replaced with The Vault of Horror. The Vault-Keeper became the titles sardonic host and commentator, occasionally sharing duties with the Old Witch and the Crypt-Keeper. Due to an attempt to save money on second-class postage permits, characteristic of comics publishing of the era, the numbering did not change with the title; the first issue of The Vault of Horror was thus labelled "No. 12". There is, however, evidence of an intention to reset the series numbering with the fourth issue #15, was done with The Haunt of Fear the numbering of which was reset, yet also "continued" by Two- Fisted Tales: a few copies survive of the first issue of Crime SuspenStories with a different indicia on the inside front cover. As the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide explains: "#15 formerly The Vault of Horror" printed and blackened out on inside front cover with "Vol.1, No.1" printed over it. Evidently, several of No.15 were printed before a decision was made not to drop the Vault of Horror and Haunt of Fear series. The print run was stopped on No.15 and continued on No.1. All of the No.15 issues were changed as described above. 2. Artists and writers. Like its horror companion titles, Tales from the Crypt and The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror had its own distinctive qualities and atmosphere - in this case, created by its main artist, Johnny Craig. Craig illustrated all the covers for the entire run and was responsible for the lead story of all but issues #13 and #33. He also wrote all his own stories save two in Vault, something rarely done at EC, and became editor with issue #35 February, 1954. Gaines and Feldstein wrote almost every other story until late 1953/early 1954 when outside writers Carl Wessler and Jack Oleck were brought in. Other contributing artists to The Vault of Horror were Feldstein, George Evans, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, Graham Ingels, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Sid Check, Al Williamson, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Bernard Krigstein, Harry Harrison and Howard Larsen. 3. Influences and adaptations. As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines reading a large number of horror stories and using them to develop "springboards" from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories. Specific story influences that have been identified include the following: "Island of Death" issue 13 – Richard Connells "The Most Dangerous Game" "The Monster in the Ice" issue 22 – Christian Nybys The Thing from Another World "Terror on the Moors" issue 17 – Clark Ashton Smiths "The Nameless Offspring" "Daddy Lost His Head" issue 19 – Robert Blochs "Sweets to the Sweet" "Star Light, Star Bright" issue 34 – Carl Theodor Dreyers Vampyr "Portrait in Wax" issue 12 – Michael Curtizs The Mystery of the Wax Museum "Fitting Punishment" issue 16 – H. P. Lovecrafts "In the Vault" "Voodoo Horror" issue 17 – Oscar Wildes The Picture of Dorian Gray "Baby Its Cold Inside" issue 17 – H. P. Lovecrafts "Cool Air" "What the Dog Dragged In" issue 22 – Ray Bradburys "The Emissary" "We Aint Got No Body" issue 28 – Clark Ashton Smiths "The Return of the Sorcerer" "The Jellyfish" issue 19 – Ray Bradburys "Skeleton" "Grandmas Ghost" issue 20 – Stephen Grendons "Mr. George" After their unauthorized adaptation of one of Ray Bradburys stories in another magazine, Bradbury contacted EC about their plagiarism of his work. They reached an agreement for EC to do authorized versions of Bradburys short fiction. These official adaptations include: "Lets Play Poison" issue 29 "The Lake" issue 31. 4. The Vault-Keeper. Although ECs horror stable consisted of three separate magazines, there was little beyond their titles to distinguish them. Each magazine had its titular host, but the hosting duties for any one issue were typically shared with the hosts of the other two. Thus, a single issue of The Vault of Horror would contain two stories told by the Vault-Keeper, one by the Crypt-Keeper of Tales from the Crypt and one by the Old Witch of The Haunt of Fear. The professional rivalry between these three GhoulLunatics was often played for comic effect. The Vault-Keeper was the primary host of The Vault of Horror. He was introduced to the public in War against Crime #10, and he continued in that magazine through its change in title and format. He was a frightening presence in those early issues, an ancient inquisitor, hooded and robed, presiding over the empty dungeon of his bloody past. But he soon evolved into a more comedic horror host, delivering an irreverent and pun-filled commentary to lighten the horrific tone of the stories he introduced. Although The Vault-Keeper was originally designed by Feldstein, Craig is the artist most associated with the character, having drawn all his lead stories in The Vault of Horror with the exception of two. Craig also drew the Vault-Keeper in his guest appearances in the other comics, although another artist frequently drew the rest of the story. For the final four issues of The Vault of Horror, The Vault-Keeper was joined by Drusilla, a beautiful but silent co-host in the Vampira mode. 5. Demise. In 1954, Gaines and Feldstein intended to add a fourth book to their horror publications by reactivating an earlier title, The Crypt of Terror. They were stopped dead in their tracks, however. American horror and other violent comics had come under scrutiny by moralizing parents, schoolteachers, clergymen, psychologists, and others who viewed the material as dangerous to the well-being of children and a significant contributor to the juvenile delinquency crisis in America Matters came to a head in April and June 1954 with a highly publicized Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. Hearings targeted violent comic books - which fared poorly in the proceedings. While the committee stopped short of blaming the comics industry for juvenile delinquency, they did suggest it tone down the product. Publishers were left reeling. The industry avoided outside censorship by creating the self-regulatory Comics Magazine Association of America CMAA and a Comics Code Authority CCA that placed severe restrictions on violent comic book genres.
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