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Haunt of Fear#25
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Haunt of Fear #25

May 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD
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In "The New Arrival," a chilling tale from Haunt of Fear #25 (1954), a man’s fascination with a striking new office girl spirals into a deadly mistake—though not the one you might expect. Written by Carl Wessler and brought to life with eerie precision by Jack Kamen on art and inks, with Marie Severin’s haunting colors and Jim Wroten’s sharp lettering, the story unfolds through the Old Witch’s unsettling narration. The cover by Ghastly captures the dread with a perfectly framed, unsettling image that hints at the horror within.

Contains 4 stories
The New Arrival
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Old Witch (host)an old mansion (story relator)Edgar Lockwood (traveler)Mr. Ackroyd (image only)"Dumpling" (Ackroyd baby, death)Cynthia Ackroyd (villain, aged woman)

Told from the perspective of a decaying mansion, "The New Arrival" follows a deranged old woman whose mind shattered after her husband’s death in WWI, leaving her to imprison her newborn child in chains and ignorance for four decades. When the girl finally lies dying, a passing traveler is knocked unconscious and awakens to find himself bound in her place—now the new "baby" in her twisted, timeless captivity.

Indisposed!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Vault-Keeper (host)Henry's card playing friends [GeorgeBillother two unnamed]Rita (Henry's wife, death, in flashback)Henry (villain)

In "Indisposed!", a man’s desperate attempt to hide his wife’s murder takes a horrifying turn when his newly installed garbage disposal is wired to the water supply. When a friend reaches for a drink, the pipes unleash a gruesome surprise—what was meant to vanish now flows through the tap.

Out Cold
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Old Witch (host)

In "Out Cold," a chilling tale from Haunt of Fear #25, the Old Witch spins a tale of desire and dread: a man drawn to a stunning new office girl, only to learn her beauty hides a monstrous secret—her mother’s cats feed on human flesh. But the Witch warns the story isn’t over yet, and the real ending is far more abrupt, far more final.

The Light In His Life!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $134
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $5,743*
CGC 9.4 none in existence
CGC 9.2 · 5 in census $2,860
CGC 9.0 · 4 in census $1,165
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $1,143*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $785
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CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 4 in census $598*
CGC 6.5 · 9 in census $499
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $434*
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $365*
CGC 5.0 · 13 in census $347*
CGC 4.5 · 7 in census $276
CGC 4.0 · 14 in census $202
CGC 3.5 · 10 in census $202*
CGC 3.0 · 7 in census $187
CGC 2.5 · 7 in census $164
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $140*
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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Kamen
colorist Marie Severin
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks Ghastly

Reprints

Reprinted in EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] (1970), Haunt of Fear #5 (1985), Iskalde Grøss #1 [1988] (1988), Iskalde Grøss #1/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #6/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #8/1989 (1989), Iskalde Grøss #8/1992 (1992), Skræk #1 (1994), Haunt of Fear #25 (1998), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #29 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #30 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #37 (2024)

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