Tales from the Crypt#24

Cover: Al Feldstein

Tales from the Crypt #24

Jun 1951 · EC · 0.10 USD

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In "Bats in My Belfry!", two doctors vie for the affection of the same woman, but tragedy strikes when her heart tumor proves fatal after Dr. Manning's surgery. Years later, Dr. Jerome saves Dr. Manning’s life through psychosomatic medicine, only for a car accident to leave him dead—yet preserved, frozen in time by a post-hypnotic suggestion. The twist? He won’t decay until he hears the word "Laurie," at which point he’ll dissolve into a grotesque, putrid mess. Written by Edgar Allan Poe, Bill Gaines, and Al Feldstein, with haunting art by Graham Ingels, this chilling tale from Tales from the Crypt #24 (1951) blends medical mystery and macabre suspense. The cover, by Al Feldstein, captures the story’s eerie dread in stark, unforgettable detail.

Contains 4 stories

Bats in My Belfry!

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)Joan Gordon (Harry's wife, death)John Bayne (actor)unnamed doctorJoan's lover (death)Harry Gordon (villain)

The Living Death!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Old Witch (host)Lester Jerome (psychosomatic doctor)Arnold Manning (surgeon)Laurie (death)

Midnight Snack!

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)Duncan Reynoldsunnamed restaurant cook

Scared to Death!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)FrankAlex Weatherby (Cora's uncle, death)Cora Weatherby Kearns (villain, Ralph's wife)Ralph Kearns (villain, death)

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Full credits

writer Edgar Allan Poe

writer Bill Gaines

writer Al Feldstein

artist, inker Graham Ingels

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Al Feldstein

Reprints

Reprinted in Tales from the Crypt #24 (1951), EC Portfolio #1 (1971), Tales from the Crypt #2 (1979), Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[1] (1983), EC Classics #11 (1988), Iskalde Grøss #7 [1988] (1988), Iskalde Grøss #8/1989 (1989), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #8 (1991), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #9 (1991), Tales from the Crypt #3 (1991), Tales from the Crypt #8 (1994), Iskalde Grøss #6/1994 (1994), Crime Suspenstories #27 (1999), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #2 (2003), Nemi #6 (2003), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #2 (2012), Jack Davis's Tales from the Crypt #[nn] (2012), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #4 (2013), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #17 (2016), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #23 (2018), Tales from the Crypt #2 (2021), The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt #2 (2022), Phantastische Geschichten #3, Phantastische Geschichten #4

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