Vault of Horror#37

Cover: Johnny Craig

Vault of Horror #37

Jun 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD

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"Surprise Party!" from Vault of Horror #37 (1954) delivers a chilling twist on vengeance and guilt, written by Carl Wessler and brought to life with bold, expressive art by Jack Davis, whose inks and Marie Severin’s colors heighten the story’s dread. The cover, by Johnny Craig, captures the story’s unsettling tone with a stark, haunting image. This issue stands out as a masterclass in psychological horror, where the true horror lies not in the execution, but in the twisted afterlife Heinrich has chosen.

Contains 4 stories

Surprise Party!

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)Drusilla (cameo)Jerry Adams

Chop Talk!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)Emil VoightAnnaHeinrich

Take Care

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)Jefferson Bates (trustee of estate, death)Albrecht Dench (caretaker of estate, death)Avery Ballusk (former owner of estate, death)Rudolph Dregg (Ballusk's butler)

Oh! Henry!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Old Witch (host)Lieutenant Lionel "Hard Hart" Hart (detective, death)unnamed shopkeeperHenry (old lady's husband, death)unnamed old lady (villain)

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Raw (Good) $104

CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $12,418

CGC 9.6 · 5 in census $6,657

CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $3,306

CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $2,442

CGC 9.0 none in existence

CGC 8.5 · 5 in census $1,107

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CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $917

CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $789

CGC 7.0 · 7 in census $681

CGC 6.5 · 7 in census $546

CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $458

CGC 5.5 · 9 in census $393

CGC 5.0 · 13 in census $321

CGC 4.5 · 11 in census $263

CGC 4.0 · 11 in census $242

CGC 3.5 · 9 in census $222

CGC 3.0 · 10 in census $204

CGC 2.5 · 12 in census $178

CGC 2.0 · 8 in census $134

CGC 1.5 · 13 in census $104

CGC 1.0 · 9 in census $79

CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $60

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Full credits

writer Carl Wessler

artist, inker Jack Davis

colorist Marie Severin

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

Reprints

Reprinted in The Vault of Horror #5 (1982), Iskalde Grøss #4 [1988] (1988), Iskalde Grøss #8/1990 (1990), Iskalde Grøss #4/1991 (1991), Iskalde Grøss #5/1994 (1994), Vault of Horror #26 (1999), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #3 (2013), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #29 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #33 (2023), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #37 (2024)

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