Bill Gaines

Albert B. Feldstein

Johnny Craig

William M. Gaines

Jack Oleck

Milton Subotsky

A Novel

Tales from the Crypt

John Carpenter

EC Comics (Entertaining Comics) were all published from the late 1940s until around 1956, when the Comics Code Authority whitewashed all comic books to remove all themes of horror and violence. Psychiatrist Fredric Wertham and Senator Estes Kefauver's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency attacked horror comics as causes of the rise in juvenile delinquency and crimes by minors. These comic books were accused of having no redeeming value to society and were effectively banned by the actions of these groups in creating the Comics Code. EC Comics were superior to other comics of the 1950s because of a higher quality of writing and artwork, and they were widely imitated by other comics publishers. The subject matter for EC Comics were horror, science fiction/fantasy, crime stories, war stories and stories with a social message that generally had a twist or "shock" ending. This volume reprints the first six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book Tales From the Crypt, originally published in 1950, and features classic horror stories of vampires, werewolves, ghouls and monsters in the vein of hte early Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf Man movies. This title was EC's best seller, and was the inspiration of several feature films and the HBO series of the same name.

Wallace Wood

"Collects tales from iconic writers and artists including Al Feldstein, William Gaines, Jack Kamen, George Roussos, Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, and Max Elkan"--

The EC Archives

Originally published in 1952 and 1953, this volume of Gemstone's ECArchives series reprints issues #13-18 of Tales from the Crypt! Creatorsinclude writers Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, and artists Jack Davis, JackKamen, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Joe Orlando, and GeorgeEvans.

Joe Orlando

Jack Davis

Jack Kamen

George Roussos

Graham Ingels

Howard Larsen

EC Comics are widely credited for causing the dissolution of the morals of kids and teens in the 1950s, thus playing a large part in the public outcry over comics that led to Senate hearings condemning the sex and violence within their pages. Dark Horse brings their usual high quality design and production to the creation of collector's editions of these seminal comics.

EC Archives Tales from the Crypt Vol 2

Ray Bradbury

Zero Hour and Other Stories

J. Oleck

"Collects Weird science-fantasy #27-29 and Incredible science fiction #30-33, originally published between January 1955 and February 1956 by I.C. Publishing Co., Inc"--Copyright page.

EC Archives Incredible Science Fiction

"This third volume of the EC Comics horror classic The Haunt of Fear collects even more unforgettable scares! Featuring art from the timeless talents of Graham Ingels, Johnny Craig, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, George Evans, and Sid Check, with a foreword by Cullen Bunn"--Provided by publisher"--

Albert B. Feldstein

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