Dates
- Cover date
- December 1949-January 1950
- On sale
- September 20, 1949
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Petersinks: Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Petersletters: Jim Wrotenscript: Al Feldstein, Johnny Craig
Stories
- Buried Alive · The Vault of Horror · 8 pages
- The Man Death Wanted · 7 pages
- Methods of the Master! · 1 pages
- Perfect Murder · 6 pages
- Face to Face! · 1 pages
- The Idol's Revenge! · 7 pages
The story is told of Malnat, the shadow god of an old Samarkand temple, and how a young American stole its ruby eye, bringing it back to America. But the curse of Malnat seemed to follow him until one day he discovered that his friend, Ed, was using a flashlight with an image of Malnat on it to frighten Steve. It was then that Malnat exacted his revenge: not on Steve, but on Ed because Ed dared to imitate Malnat!
Reprinted in
War Against Crime (1993), War Against Crime (2000), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (2012)