With wendy gaines bucci, john carpenter, russ cochran, jack davis. Stine, discuss how ecs horror comics inspired their work. Tales from the crypt series using stories from the comics. The books were littered with black and white drawings of severed heads, rotting corpses and axewielding.
Along with its sister titles, the haunt of fear and the vault. What is your tales from the crypt comic book worth. Ec comics entertaining comics were all published from the late 19. Tales from the crypt was a bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics from. The first three issues of the series were titled the crypt of terror. Tales from the crypt comic books 1991 series all regular issues are out of stock. Nov 30, 2016 the classic comic returns from the dead with a trio of tales that carry on the grand ec tradition. Sep 10, 2014 very creepshow and tales from the crypt style. First you can check around in local comic book shops.
Tales from the crypt article pdf available in forum for modern language studies 442 april 2008 with 449 reads how we measure reads. Great scripts with the perfect blend of horror and dark humor. The first issue was published in june 2007, with a cover drawn by kyle baker. Check out our little collection of the tales from the crypt comic books. I never thought the tales from the crypt comics were as good as the suspenstories, which i always thought of as being the best of e. Tales from the crypt the comic book price guide for. And if mickey means amiable family entertainment, the crypt keeper signifies a particular kind of horror tale. These allnew tales are done in the grand tradition of the original ec classic horror comics, right down to the ec symbol on the cover. Ghost comics no 6 pulp fiction comic book cover image shows a hunchback monster chaining the helpless blonde. Neighbor lady would always pass the reprints to these comics under that shared door every pair of rooms had when her daughter was done reading them. I found out they were based on the ec comics series and when i got into comics a couple years ago i started looking for a decent current run of those types of stories. As the resident cryptkeeper here at talking comics, it is only fitting that ive been selected during this halloween season to take you on a trip back in time to the 1950s, and a spot of graverobbing at the tomb of the late, lamented entertaining comics. A mere comic book in 1950, today tales from the crypt and its crypt keeper are trademarks whose value exceeds their initial medium, much as disneys mickey mouse surpasses the value of his cartoons. Tales from the crypt is the bestknown of ecs horror titlesindeed, its one of the most famous horror titles of all time.
Main menu crypt downloads crypt links crypt comic books demon knight bordello of blood crypt episodes apply for my award view my awards send us an email. The vault of horror hit newsstands with its aprilmay 1950 issue and ceased publication with its decemberjanuary 1955 issue, producing a total of. Exceptionally gifted hand to hand and armed combatant. Click here to view issues, supersize cover images and values in 9 grades. The amazingly terrifying art comes from the creative team of antonia bifulco art and marco lesko colors. It arrived, wrapped in plastic, and there it sat, wrapped in plastic. These comic books were accused of having no redeeming value to society and were effectively banned by the actions of these groups in creating the comics. As announced during the diamond retailer lunch at comiccon 20, the publishing maverick dark horse comics, known for the best in both new and original material as well as archiving comics most important works, announced one of its biggest undertakings yet. Dark horse teams with legendary publisher russ cochran to publish the ec comics library allnew editions to begin rolling out this fall, beginning with. In 1990, gladstone obtained the rights to republish many of the old ec comics from the fifties. Feldstein coplot, script, art by graham ingels as ghastly. From 1950 to 1955, ec comics published 27 issues of tales from the crypt. The amazingly terrifying art comes from the creative team.
Jan 11, 2014 welcome to this little site where you can download all of the eerie publications comics i was able to find on the internet plus plenty of my own scans and scans done by friends to the best of my knowledge those comics are abandonware and should therefore be legal to share. Subscribe to comicsalliance dare you enter the crypt to learn more about ec comics horror classic. Along with tales from the crypt and the haunt of fear, it formed a trifecta of popular ec horror anthologies. This documentary tells the story of these famous, controversial and influential comic books.
The new version was announced at the years new york comic con. Horror legend bernie wrightson contributes two lost classics to our mix of nightmarish novellas. Tales from the crypt from comic books video this is actually a two disc set a full 4 hours of material about the famous horror comics of the 1950s, the controversy that brought them down, and how they were resurrected in later popular culture. Top rated lists for crypt 100 items the multiversal secret society legion of supervillain masters of evil doom 99 items the society of bad guys page 4. Other places to look for tales from the crypt comic books are amazon and ebay. Welcome to this little site where you can download all of the eerie publications comics i was able to find on the internet plus plenty of my own scans and scans done by friends to the best of my knowledge those comics are abandonware and should therefore be legal to share. From comic books to television posted on october 12, 2015 by robbinsrealm on april 22, 1954, in new york city, william m. Get tales from the crypt comics and graphic novels. There are a number of places to find what youre looking for. In the true tales from the crypt tradition, youll witness the most loathsome people doing the most vile, evil, and gruesome things to their victims, only. Tales from the crypt was the most famous of the horror and crime comics that were. Looking for books like tales from the crypt as a kid i used to love the creepshow movies and tales from the crypt shows. Tales from the crypt volume 4 as announced during the diamond retailer lunch at comiccon 20, the publishing maverick dark horse comics, known for the best in both new and original material. Nov 20, 2016 tales from the crypt series using stories from the comics.
Tales from the crypt volume 5 various, campbell, bruce on. When a new reboot of tales from the crypt was announced, the word was. Tales from the crypt, and its host, the crypt keeper, became pop culture icons. Gaines, publisher of entertaining comics, testified before the u. Two magnificent comics in this series and highly collectible. This first volume of tales from the crypt comics is absolutely fantastic. The first name in horror comics returns with a second issue of ghastly graphics and terrifying tales. Gladstones tales from the crypt were a set of doublesized issues that reprinted both a tales from the crypt and a crime suspenstories issue in their entirety. I believe its a full 8 12 x 11, which i think is the size of the original ec comics themselves. Here is a website to a comic book shop locator you can use. Seduction of the innocents and the attack on comic books. In an alternate future the being known as prophet became corrupt and evil and gave birth to the evil that is crypt. What tales from the crypt taught us about illustrating war. Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency, which was chaired by tennessee senator, estes kefauver.
In the true tales from the crypt tradition, youll witness the most loathsome people doing the most vile, evil, and gruesome things to their victims, only to eventually have the tables turned on them in shock endings thats will actually. Definitions of tales from the crypt comics, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of tales from the crypt comics, analogical dictionary of tales from the crypt comics english. Tales from the crypt series will use stories from the comics. Tales from the crypt graphic novels series by don mcgregor. The size of the book is also larger than i expected. Tales from the crypt comics tales from the crypt wiki fandom. In addition, several authors and film directors, including john carpenter, george a.
Tales from the crypt from comic books film a must have for comic book or horror fans. In 2007, papercutz, an independent comics publisher managed by former marvel comics editor jim salicrup, began running a new series of original tales from the crypt comics. Tales from the crypt gladstone comic books from gladstone. And dont forget that mad was born as a 10cent ec comic in 1952 before. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers. In the early 50s, pulp comic book publisher entertaining comics pumped out stories of horror and suspense in lurid pulp titles like the vault of horror, the haunt of fear and tales from the crypt. Tales from the crypt 1950 comic read tales from the crypt. Comics appreciation talking comics tales from the crypt. Tales from the crypt was an american bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics from 1950 to 1955, producing 27 issues the first issue. The art reproduction, the recoloring everything is perfect. Tells the story of ec comics, the controversy that led to the end of mainstream horror comics, and the hbo anthology series tales from the crypt. Mournin mess, script by bill gaines coplot and albert b. The vault of horror was an american bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics in the early 1950s. When a new reboot of tales from the crypt was announced, the word was itd be influenced more by william gaines and al.
Tales from the crypt was a bimonthly horror comic anthology series published by ec comics from 1950 to 1955, producing 27 issues. The classic comic returns from the dead with a trio of tales that carry on the grand ec tradition. Tales from the crypt 1950 comic read comics online in. The big difference, of course, is the supernatural element of almost ever crypt story, i. In stake out, an unfortunate intruder gets more than he bargained for when he sets out to slay a vampire.
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