Tales from the Crypt#28

Cover: Al Feldstein

Tales from the Crypt #28

Feb 1952 · EC · 0.10 USD

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In "Bargain In Death!", a chilling tale from Tales from the Crypt #28 (1952), a hypnotist's deadly experiment takes a twisted turn when his wife, trapped in a trance, becomes the unwitting pawn in a murder plot. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with art by Joe Orlando and inks by Joe Orlando, the story unfolds with a haunting twist that turns a secret command into a fatal curse. The cover, drawn by Al Feldstein, captures the story’s eerie tone, making this a standout issue in EC’s legendary horror lineup.

Contains 4 stories

Bargain In Death!

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)Mel (medical college student)Sid (medical college student)George's unnamed landladyClem (medical college handyman)Zeke (gravedigger)Hank (gravedigger)Fogerty (Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Company representative)Alex Lawrence (villain, death)George Arkman (villain, death)

Ants in Her Trance!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)

A-Corny Story

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)

The Ventriloquist's Dummy!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Old Witch (host)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $123

CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $14,670

CGC 9.6 · 7 in census $7,865

CGC 9.4 · 4 in census $3,906

CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $2,885

CGC 9.0 · 6 in census $1,934

CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $1,308

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CGC 8.0 · 10 in census $1,083

CGC 7.5 · 8 in census $932

CGC 7.0 · 13 in census $804

CGC 6.5 · 14 in census $645

CGC 6.0 · 15 in census $541

CGC 5.5 · 11 in census $464

CGC 5.0 · 14 in census $380

CGC 4.5 · 8 in census $310

CGC 4.0 · 9 in census $285

CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $263

CGC 3.0 · 9 in census $235

CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $211

CGC 2.0 · 5 in census $158

CGC 1.5 none in existence

CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $93

CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $71

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Full credits

writer Bill Gaines

writer Al Feldstein

artist, inker Joe Orlando

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Al Feldstein

Reprints

Reprinted in EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] (1970), Tales from the Crypt #2 (1979), Iskalde Grøss #8/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #1/1990 (1990), Iskalde Grøss #2/1991 (1991), Iskalde Grøss #4/1994 (1994), Tales from the Crypt #12 (1995), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #2 (2003), Nemi #22 (2005), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #4 (2013), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #13 (2015), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #19 (2017), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #20 (2017), Tales from the Crypt #2 (2021), The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt #2 (2022), Phantastische Geschichten #4, Tales from the Crypt #28

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