Haunt of Fear#21

Cover: Graham Ingels

Haunt of Fear #21

Sep 1953 · EC · 0.10 USD

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In "An Off-Color Heir," a haunting tale from Haunt of Fear #21 (1953), Laura’s life takes a chilling turn as memories of her past collide with unsettling secrets in her husband’s Louisiana plantation home. Written by Bill Gaines and Albert B. Feldstein, with stark, unforgettable art by Graham Ingels—both in story and on the cover—this story unfolds with a creeping dread, anchored in a single, disturbing discovery: a bottle of black ink, a locked room, and a husband whose beard has turned an unnatural blue.

Contains 4 stories

An Off-Color Heir

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Old Witch (host)Laura [Harber] RaisGilbert Rais (Laura's husband, in flashback)unnamed priestBaron Gilles de Rais [Bluebeard] (image only)Gilbert Rais [aka the new Bluebeard] (villain, Laura's husband, also in flashback)

Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)Ulric, the undying (death)Dr. Emil Manfred (death)Saxton

Corker!

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Old Witch (host)unnamed woman (death)a psychologist (villain)

The High Cost of Dying!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)Henri CourbetSuzette Courbet (Henri's wife, death)Courbet children [MariePierre]unnamed Commissioner of Health (death)M'sieu Le Ducart (doctor)M'sieu Greviard (undertaker)unnamed Police Officer

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $110

CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $6,996

CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $3,474

CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $2,566

CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $1,721

CGC 8.5 · 4 in census $1,164

CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $963

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CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $829

CGC 7.0 · 7 in census $715

CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $574

CGC 6.0 · 12 in census $481

CGC 5.5 · 14 in census $413

CGC 5.0 · 15 in census $338

CGC 4.5 · 10 in census $276

CGC 4.0 · 8 in census $254

CGC 3.5 · 9 in census $234

CGC 3.0 · 10 in census $209

CGC 2.5 · 8 in census $188

CGC 2.0 · 6 in census $141

CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $109

CGC 1.0 none in existence

CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $63

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Full credits

writer Bill Gaines

writer Albert B. Feldstein

artist, inker Graham Ingels

colorist Marie Severin

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Graham Ingels

Reprints

Reprinted in Haunt of Fear #21 (1953), Tales from the Crypt #[nn] (1964), EC Portfolio #2 (1972), Haunt of Fear #4 (1985), Gysertimen #4 (1987), Iskalde Grøss #6/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #8/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #2/1990 (1990), Iskalde Grøss #3/1993 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #3/1994 (1994), Haunt of Fear #21 (1997), Foul Play! The Art and Artists of the Notorious E.C. Comics! #[nn] (2005), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #7 (2014), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #15 (2016), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #37 (2024)

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