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Vault of Horror#13
Cover: Johnny Craig

Vault of Horror #13

Jun 1950 · EC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Dead Will Return!", a chilling tale from EC's Vault of Horror #13 (1950), a couple’s desperate attempt to hide a murder spirals into terror when the body of Florence’s husband keeps washing back ashore—no matter how far they try to bury it. Written, drawn, and inked by Al Feldstein with lettering by Jim Wroten, the story unfolds in a claustrophobic lighthouse setting, where dread builds with each return of the drowned corpse. The cover by Johnny Craig captures the eerie tension, perfectly framing a tale that turns the sea into a relentless, vengeful force.

Contains 4 stories
The Dead Will Return!
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Vault Keeper [cameos]
The Curse of Harkley Heath
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Sybil Harkley (death)Hagers (Clayton Harkley's lawyer)Charles Harkley (villain, death)Edgar Harkley (villain, death)
Doctor of Horror
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Dr. Finch (retiring school Dean, new school Governor)Dr. Cranshaw (death)Professor (later Dean) Alfred LeMonet (villain, death)
Island of Death
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Stephen CraneAlecCount Alvar Cabeza (villain, death)

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $79
CGC 9.8 · 6 in census $9,388
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $5,033
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,846
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,238
CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $837
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $693
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $596
CGC 7.0 · 6 in census $515
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $413
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $346
CGC 5.5 · 9 in census $297
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $243
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $199
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $183
CGC 3.5 · 10 in census $168
CGC 3.0 · 5 in census $151
CGC 2.5 · 5 in census $135
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $101
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $78
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $60
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $45
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Al Feldstein
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

Reprints

Reprinted in Weird Fantasy #13 (1950), Vault of Horror #13 (1950), Weird Fantasy #15 (1950), Weird Fantasy #17 (1951), The Vault of Horror #1 (1982), Kalla kårar #4/1990 (1990), Kalla kårar #5/1990 (1990), Iskalde Grøss #8/1990 (1990), The Vault of Horror #3 (1990), Vault of Horror #2 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #4/1994 (1994), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #6 (2003), EC Archives: The Vault of Horror #1 (2007), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #2 (2012), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #23 (2018), Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics #[nn] (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #27 (2020), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #28 (2020), The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror #1 (2021), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024)

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