Vault of Horror#40

Cover: Johnny Craig

Vault of Horror #40

Dec 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD

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"Old Man Mose!" in Vault of Horror #40 (1954) delivers a chilling tale of dread and deception, where a shipwrecked crew's desperate refuge on a mysterious island spirals into horror. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated with eerie precision by Joe Orlando, with colors by Marie Severin and letters by Jim Wroten, the story unfolds through the harrowing testimony of survivor Kip Fowler. The cover by Johnny Craig captures the tale’s gothic dread, setting the stage for a classic EC horror twist that lingers long after the final panel.

Contains 4 stories

Old Man Mose!

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)Drusilla (cameo)MoseNed Rogers

An Harrow Escape!

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt-Keeper (host)Captain GradyLt. MortonKip Fowler

The Pit!

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Vault-Keeper (host)Felix JohnsonLila JohnsonAaron ScottBeatrice Scott

Ashes to Ashes!

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Old Witch (host)Emil Frankenstein (son of Victor Frankenstein)Victor Frankenstein (death)young child (created by the Frankensteins)Louisa Koening (death)Karl RikerMr. Koening (Louisa's 'father')Heinrich (Louisa's fiancee)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $88

CGC 9.8 · 4 in census $10,424

CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $5,588

CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $2,775

CGC 9.2 none in existence

CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $1,374

CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $930

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CGC 8.0 · 6 in census $769

CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $662

CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $571

CGC 6.5 · 6 in census $471

CGC 6.0 · 11 in census $384

CGC 5.5 · 10 in census $330

CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $270

CGC 4.5 · 10 in census $220

CGC 4.0 · 9 in census $203

CGC 3.5 · 12 in census $187

CGC 3.0 · 13 in census $167

CGC 2.5 · 10 in census $136

CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $112

CGC 1.5 none in existence

CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $66

CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $50

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Full credits

writer Carl Wessler

artist, inker Joe Orlando

colorist Marie Severin

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

Reprints

Reprinted in Squa Tront #6 (1975), The Vault of Horror #5 (1982), Iskalde Grøss #1 uke 46 [1987] (1987), Iskalde Grøss #8/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #6/1990 (1990), Vault of Horror #29 (1999), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #19 (2017), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #21 (2018), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #29 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #33 (2023), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #39 (2026)

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