Vault of Horror#17

Cover: Johnny Craig

Vault of Horror #17

Feb 1951 · EC · 0.10 USD

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"Terror on the Moors!" in Vault of Horror #17 (1951) delivers a chilling tale of vanity and consequence, anchored in a haunting premise: a man commissions a voodoo bust of himself, only to find it aging while he remains unchanged. Written by Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines, with moody art by Jack Kamen and lettering by Jim Wroten, the story unfolds with a slow-burning dread as the bust’s unnatural decay mirrors the unraveling of George Baker’s life. The cover by Johnny Craig captures the story’s eerie tension, a stark image of a man frozen in horror—perfect for fans of EC’s classic horror anthology style.

Contains 4 stories

Terror on the Moors!

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)Jim Ryan (American tourist)Andrew Clymore (estate owner, death)Evers (Clymore's servant, death)Clymore's child/beast (villain, death)

Baby -- It's Cold Inside!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Old Witch (cameo)Barton Gordon (new building superintendent)Mr. Font (tenant)Marcus Kingsley (landlord, death)Kingsley's unnamed friend

The Beast of the Full Moon!

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (cameo)Andrew KelloggTom KelloggJune (villain, Andrew's fiance)

Voodoo Horror!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (cameo)George Barker

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $79

CGC 9.8 · 3 in census $9,388

CGC 9.6 · 5 in census $5,033

CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $2,499

CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $1,846

CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,238

CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $837

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CGC 8.0 · 4 in census $693

CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $596

CGC 7.0 · 7 in census $515

CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $413

CGC 6.0 · 10 in census $346

CGC 5.5 · 9 in census $297

CGC 5.0 · 8 in census $243

CGC 4.5 · 9 in census $199

CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $183

CGC 3.5 · 5 in census $168

CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $151

CGC 2.5 · 6 in census $135

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Full credits

writer Al Feldstein

writer Bill Gaines

artist, inker Jack Kamen

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

Reprints

Reprinted in Vault of Horror #17 (1951), The Vault of Horror #1 (1982), Iskalde Grøss #1/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #8/1991 (1991), Iskalde Grøss #1/1992 (1992), Vault of Horror #6 (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 #16 (2016), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #17 (2016), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #20 (2017), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #23 (2018), The EC Archives: The Vault of Horror #1 (2021), The Wolfman #[nn] (2024)

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