Talk:Tales from the Crypt (comics)

2017 Run

Papercutz attempted another revival this year, 2017. It was canceled after two issues though, no reason given. sources are readily available I am just terrible at editing so I am not even going to try. Just throwing it out there for someone who knows what they are doing.

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Shuldn't there be some mention of the Comics code and demise of these titles? Seems intrinsic to understanding their social impact. --Ughmonster 02:46, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Wrong info on Papercutz version

I subscribe to the Papercutz version. These books aren't digest size, but normal comic size at 48 pages each, no ads. I don't know who was smoking what by stating that it's a digest size or whatever. Coffee4binky (talk) 10:39, 24 February 2009 (UTC)

I think that's pretty well covered in the article on EC Comics, which is probably where it belongs most since it affected almost all of the EC titles. --Snarky Boy 23:41, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

What was this story?

In the October 2006 issue of Wizard, they had an article talking about the fall of EC Comics. They reprinted the end of what I thought was a tale from The Vault of Horror, but now I think it was from The Crypt of Terror. What happened was this man was desperately trying to pull off this woman's "mask". After he'd torn it off, he found out that the woman had never worn a mask, that he'd just torn off the poor woman's face. Could someone please explain what was going on in the rest of the story? Evernut 20:29, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

This story, called 'Only Skin Deep' was published in Tales From the Crypt issue 38. It features a young man who goes to New Orleans and at a costume party meets a woman with a beautiful body, but an old lady's face. The two come and see each other at Mardi Gras every year for five years and fall in love. Eventually the man asks the woman to marry him and they do, with their masks still on. After getting married he keeps trying to get her to take off the mask, but she refuses. He has a dream about being in bed with her and she still has the mask on. He takes the mask off, only to find out that she has the identical face under the mask. He wakes up from the dream and finds that she's still wearing the mask. He starts grabbing at her face, trying to take it off and she screams at him not to but he does anyway. It ends up she never wore a mask, and he ends up tearing her face off. Definately one of the more gruesome stories to ever be in EC comics. Quiddity99 22:05, 25 March 2007 (UTC)Quiddity99

Thank you! Evernut 14:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

sypnopsis for issues?

Hi,I was wondering that since the E.C comics are so culturally significant,and since some comics-related articles on Wikipedia(ie. Johnny the Homicidal Maniac )have issue summaries(sometimes even whole articles of their own,like Carl Barks duck stories.),than surely the E.C 's deserve story analyses(very short,less than say,40 words.),I mean,surely it would be a shame to list ALL those stories without sypnopses of them,the Grand Comic book database does for Vault of Horror but those summaries.....in short...are BLEHHHHH!!!!!!!,I know this might violate the Wikipedia is not made of paper law,but I think I have a point,and I don't mean seperate articles for EACH stories,just quick sypnopses in the same box,I have a huge collection of CRYPT and VAULT and WEIRD FANTASY and SCIENCE(more of the latter) and will contribute myself,but anyone else is free to move in and contribute,please respond SOON. -Makluan God.

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Great idea! I second this! I have no clue why there aren't more comic book nerds reading this! This would be amazing to have online!

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