The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #5
In "One Last Fling!", two con artists take their scam too far when they target the seemingly empty home of a reclusive man named Mr. Kingman, only to stumble upon a hidden underground complex teeming with zombies, vampires, werewolves, and mummies. Written by Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines and illustrated with sharp, dynamic flair by Jack Davis—whose inks bring every grotesque detail to life—this story is a masterclass in classic EC horror satire. The cover, a chillingly detailed portrait by Johnny Craig, perfectly captures the tale’s darkly comedic dread.
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John & Frank had been working their little travel agency scam for almost a year. They would book trips for wealthy clients, then clean out their homes of valuables while they were away. This time they scheduled a little trip for a Mr. Kingman, who lived alone in the suburbs, and when his plane for Ecuador took off, they went over to clean out his house. The place was a run-dwon wreck, with nothing of value they could see. They went down the cellar steps and found a metal door warning them not to enter, signed "T.C.K." They broke in and entered a library and founded a secret passage, which they entered, and came upon a group of zombies. They fled down another passage and ran into a room of vampires, then headed down yet another hall and ran into werewolves and then into another with mummies! By the time John and Frank reached the front door entrance, they were stark raving mad......and never noticed that the owner had just returned: the Crypt-Keeper!
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