EC Comics continue to push the standards of what they will show in a comic book, showing rotting flesh on a skull. In Tales from the Crypt #23 (January 1951), “Reflection of Death” is a well-written and creepy tale of two men driving on a dark, country road told in the second-person that turns into […]
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“Crypt of Terror” is renamed again to the name it will forever be remembered for with Tales from the Crypt #20 (June 1950). “Rx… Death!” is perhaps a cute little six page allegory about substance abuse. Gregg’s live-in sister Janet notices that Gregg spends all his evenings studying and working and stressing. Insisting he get […]
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Well, the era of EC horror comics finally begins in December 1949 with The Crypt of Terror #17. Prior to this issue, the comic was named “Crime Patrol” and before that it was International Comics. Remember? The Crypt-Keeper introduces the first story, but his debut appearance was actually two issues prior in Crime Patrol #15, […]
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EC Comics began to expand its lineup beyond educational comics in the late 1940s. In early 1947, EC launched the first set of “Entertaining Comics” including International Comics #1 (February 1947). International featured a series of adventure-type stories, including Van Manhattan, “America’s newest supersleuth”. Van Manhattan was joined by Igor the Archer, Juan Meatball, and […]
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