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Tales from the Crypt#21
Cover: Al Feldstein

Tales from the Crypt #21

Dec 1950 · EC · 0.10 USD
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"A Shocking Way to Die" is a chilling tale from Tales from the Crypt #21 (1950), a standout story written by Al Feldstein and William M. Gaines and illustrated with haunting precision by Graham Ingels, whose inks bring every grim detail to life. The story follows a man’s desperate bid for love and status, culminating in a fatal twist tied to a tuxedo he steals from his murdered rival. The cover, penciled and inked by Al Feldstein, perfectly captures the story’s macabre tone.

Contains 4 stories
A Shocking Way to Die
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)
Terror Ride!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
GeorgeRuthamusement park owner (villain, death)
House of Horror
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Death Suited Him
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Old Witch (host)John Baxter (death)Nancy Anderson (John's wife)Miss Glass (John's secretary)Lawrence Cabot (villain, death)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $123
CGC 9.8 · 3 in census $14,670
CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $7,865
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $3,906
CGC 9.2 · 4 in census $2,885
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $1,934
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $1,308
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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $1,083
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $932
CGC 7.0 · 9 in census $804
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $645
CGC 6.0 · 7 in census $541
CGC 5.5 · 6 in census $464
CGC 5.0 · 17 in census $380
CGC 4.5 · 8 in census $310
CGC 4.0 · 10 in census $285
CGC 3.5 · 7 in census $263
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $235
CGC 2.5 · 7 in census $211
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $158
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $122
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Full credits

artist, inker Graham Ingels
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks Al Feldstein

Reprints

↩ Reprints Haunt of Fear #15 [1] (1950)

Reprinted in Tales from the Crypt #21 (1951), Tales from the Crypt #1 (1979), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #5 (1991), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #6 (1991), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #7 (1991), Iskalde Grøss #3/1993 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #4/1993 (1993), Tales from the Crypt #5 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #2/1994 (1994), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #1 (2003), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #2 (2012), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #23 (2018), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #28 (2020), The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt #1 (2021), Tales from the Crypt #1 (2021), Phantastische Geschichten #3

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