Tales from the Crypt#32

Cover: Jack Davis

Tales from the Crypt #32

Oct 1952 · EC · 0.10 USD

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In "‘Taint the Meat...It's the Humanity!", a twisted tale from the classic EC horror anthology Tales from the Crypt #32, a circus elephant trainer’s dark secret unravels when his lover manipulates him into orchestrating a fatal accident during a performance—blaming the beast for his wife’s death. A year later, returning to the same town with his new bride and a fresh elephant, he’s haunted by a chilling truth: the past doesn’t stay buried. Written by Bill Gaines and Albert B. Feldstein, with haunting art by Graham Ingels and vibrant coloring by Marie Severin, this 1952 story pulses with dread and moral decay. The cover, a chillingly vivid illustration by Jack Davis, captures the moment of betrayal in stark, unforgettable detail.

Contains 4 stories

'Taint the Meat...It's the Humanity!

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)Mrs. VinkleMr. FuddyMrs. DickleborgMr. Snerd (death)Mr. Grundy (death)Mrs. Snerd (death)Mrs. Abacrombie (death)Mrs. GabberMr. VandercliffSarah Gristle (Zach's wife)Junior (Zack's son, death)Pete (Sheriff)Zack Gristle (villain, butcher, death)

Roped In!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)unnamed PolicemanMiss Ballentine (secretary)Donald Morgan (construction company co-owner)Ellis (villain, construction company co-owner, death)Buckley (villain, construction company co-owner, death)Wagner (villain, construction company co-owner, death?)

Cutting Cards!

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)Gus Forney (gambler)Lou Crebis (gambler)two un-named doctors

Squash...Anyone?

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Old Witch (host)Emma (circus elephant, death)Bessie (circus elephant)Rene (Milo's wife and assistant, death)Milo (villain, elephant trainer, death)Leeta (villain, Milo's lover, death)

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Raw (Good) $116

CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $13,827

CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $7,412

CGC 9.4 · 11 in census $3,681

CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $2,719

CGC 9.0 · 7 in census $1,823

CGC 8.5 · 8 in census $1,233

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CGC 8.0 · 7 in census $1,021

CGC 7.5 · 10 in census $878

CGC 7.0 · 11 in census $758

CGC 6.5 · 17 in census $608

CGC 6.0 · 16 in census $510

CGC 5.5 · 13 in census $438

CGC 5.0 · 20 in census $358

CGC 4.5 · 16 in census $292

CGC 4.0 · 10 in census $269

CGC 3.5 · 11 in census $247

CGC 3.0 · 6 in census $222

CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $199

CGC 2.0 · 6 in census $149

CGC 1.5 none in existence

CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $88

CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $67

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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 Jack Davis

Reprints

Reprinted in Tales from the Crypt #32 (1952), EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] (1970), Der beste Horror aller Zeiten #[nn] (1973), Den store skrækbog #[nn] (1974), Horreur - une anthologie en bandes dessinées #[nn] (1974), Tales from the Crypt #3 (1979), Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[1] (1983), EC Classics #1 (1985), Iskalde Grøss #2 [1988] (1988), Iskalde Grøss #6/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #2/1990 (1990), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #9 (1991), Tales from the Crypt #5 (1992), Skræk #2 (1994), Iskalde Grøss #6/1994 (1994), Tales from the Crypt #16 (1996), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #3 (2003), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #4 (2013), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #7 (2014), Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics #[nn] (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #30 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #31 (2021), Tales from the Crypt #3 (2022), The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt #3 (2024)

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