Tales From the Crypt #28 Feldstein c Davis Kamen a

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CLASSIC HORROR COMIC FELDSTEIN COVER AND ART ART BY DAVIS AND KAMEN After the War ended, comic sales started to drop. More specifically, superheroes as a genre began to drop. Publishers looked around for something to replace the long-johns. Under the guidance of Max Gaines, had a history of publishing books such as Picture Stories of the Bible and Pictures Stories of American History. In 1947 Max Gaines died in a boating accident and his son William came in to deal with the family business. William had a slightly different take on the comic industry. Within a year the titles published by EC had begun to move away from the standards established by Max. William was trying to keep a company afloat in a decreasing market. The title replaced The Crypt of Terror with issue #20. It is one of the most notorious titles in the history of comics. The contents of the title even caught the eye of the US Senate. the issue offered today features a disturbing cover as well the images of the classic characters The Crypt Keeper, The Old Witch and The Vault Keeper. The story Bargain in Death was inspired by the Ambrose Pierce story One Summer Night . The book also contains the timeless classic The Ventriloquist's Dummy . The book has been graded VG. The cover is a bit worn but it still has a bit of a has a nice reflective gloss. The spine has some read more

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