👻 EC Comics
Before the Crypt Keeper cackled on HBO, he leered from the newsstand. These are the legendary EC Comics horror titles that started it all — 174 issues of pre-Code terror — with covers & creators pulled from the Metron comic database.
About the issue numbers: EC famously carried numbering between titles, so each series’ first issue isn’t #1. Tales from the Crypt began at #20 (continuing from Crime Patrol → The Crypt of Terror), The Vault of Horror at #12, and The Haunt of Fear at #15. Those early numbers aren’t missing — they’re the real first issues published under each title.
The Crypt of Terror (3 issues)
Tales from the Crypt (27 issues)
#20
#21
#22
#23
#24
#25
#26
#27
#28
#29
#30
#31
#32
#33
#34
#35
#36
#37
#38
#39
#40
#41
#42
#43
#44
#45
#46
The Vault of Horror (29 issues)
#12
#13
#14
#15
#16
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
#23
#24
#25
#26
#27
#28
#29
#30
#31
#32
#33
#34
#35
#36
#37
#38
#39
#40
The Haunt of Fear (28 issues)
![The Haunt of Fear #1 [15] cover](https://cryptkeeperarchive.com/assets/img/comics/ec-104182.jpg)
#1 [15]
![The Haunt of Fear #2 [16] cover](https://cryptkeeperarchive.com/assets/img/comics/ec-104183.jpg)
#2 [16]
![The Haunt of Fear #3 [17] cover](https://cryptkeeperarchive.com/assets/img/comics/ec-104184.jpg)
#3 [17]
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#15
#13
#14
#16
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
#23
#24
#25
#26
#27
#28
Crime SuspenStories (27 issues)
Shock SuspenStories (18 issues)
Weird Science (18 issues)
Weird Fantasy (17 issues)
Weird Science-Fantasy (7 issues)
Covers, issues & creator credits via the Metron comic database. Tales From The Crypt, EC Comics & related titles © William M. Gaines Agent, Inc. / respective rights holders — used here under fair use for commentary & archival fandom.