the ec archives tales from the crypt volume 3

Most of the early stories in this volume were simply not up to EC's standards of juvenile corrupting excellence. This title was EC's best seller, and was the inspiration of several feature films and the HBO series of the same name.Īs a devoted fan of EC Archives, it's with no small measure of sadness that I confess my nut-shrinking disappointment with the sad sack stories in the first half of this collection. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. It is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.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. This page contains original content that is unique to EC Comics Wiki.

Do we really have to say any more? The other two stories are so scary, it's best we don't divulge their gruesome contents here either you wouldn't be able to continue reading this creepy catalogue of ghastly comics! So he figures he can deal his way out of Hell. But rather than honor his original agreement, Dexter has begun to buy into his own publicity and believe that it was his street-smarts and brilliant mind that got him to where he is today. What's his dark secret? How did he become so obscenely wealthy? Simple! He just made a deal with the Devil.

Remove this message when finished.Ī trio of terror-tales brought to you by the GhouLunatics - The Crypt-Keeper, The Old Witch, and The Vault-Keeper - begins with the story of Dexter, one of the greatest deal-makers ever on Wall Street. Please follow the guidelines in the Help section and complete this article to the highest level of quality. This page seems to be missing something! This comic issue page is in need of a summary.

The ec archives tales from the crypt volume 3