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Tales from the Crypt#23
Cover: Al Feldstein

Tales from the Crypt #23

Apr 1951 · EC · 0.10 USD
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In "Reflection of Death!", a chilling tale from Tales from the Crypt #23 (1951), Al’s desperate journey down a desolate road unfolds in a haunting spiral of dread and unease. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with art and inks by Feldstein and lettering by Jim Wroten, the story blurs the line between nightmare and reality as a single, terrifying sequence repeats—each time more real than the last. The cover, also by Al Feldstein, captures the story’s eerie tension with its stark, shadowed imagery.

Contains 4 stories
Reflection of Death!
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)CarlAl (death)

In "Reflection of Death!", the Crypt-Keeper introduces a chilling tale of dread and deception as Al, stranded after a mysterious crash, stumbles through a night of escalating terror—each encounter revealing a deeper, more unsettling truth. Haunted by visions of his own decay and a friend whose eyes are missing, Al’s desperate search for safety leads him to a mirror that reflects a horror too real to ignore.

Last Respects!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Old Witch (host)Anna Cooper (Anthony's girl, death)Mr. Cooper (Anna's Uncle), death)Anthony Colton (villain, Cooper's chauffeur, death)

In "Last Respects!", the Old Witch presides over a chilling tale of forbidden love and twisted devotion. When Anthony Colton, the chauffeur, secretly marries the young Anna Cooper, her uncle’s wrath sets off a chain of tragic events—leading to Anna’s death, a murder, and a macabre fate that traps Anthony in her mausoleum with a carnival prize and a corpse.

Seance!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Crypt-Keeper (host)Alan Bitsby (owner of Bitsby and Company)Martha Bitsby (Alan's wife, death)Walton Farnum (Bitsby and Company accountant)Agnes Farnum (Walton's wife)Mrs. DoberPaul Dober (death)Doctor Podos (medium)Harvey Hatch

In "Seance!", the Crypt-Keeper introduces a chilling tale of deception and dread, where Alan Bitsby, owner of Bitsby and Company, challenges a medium to conjure the spirit of his late wife—only to discover, too late, that the woman he believed dead is very much alive. As the seance unfolds and the medium enters a trance, the line between truth and illusion blurs, setting off a chain of events that leaves the living haunted by the dead.

Voodoo Death!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Vault-Keeper (host)Bill (tourist, death)Jay (villain, tourist, zombie, death)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $229
CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $17,616*
CGC 9.6 · 8 in census $7,435
CGC 9.4 · 6 in census $5,533
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $4,069
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $3,073*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $2,146*
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CGC 8.0 · 6 in census $1,683
CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $1,295
CGC 7.0 · 9 in census $1,157
CGC 6.5 · 12 in census $1,157
CGC 6.0 · 10 in census $815*
CGC 5.5 · 11 in census $616
CGC 5.0 · 7 in census $616*
CGC 4.5 · 9 in census $556*
CGC 4.0 · 5 in census $483*
CGC 3.5 · 3 in census $430*
CGC 3.0 · 5 in census $382
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $309*
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $263*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $169*
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $132*
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Al Feldstein
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks Al Feldstein

Reprints

Reprinted in Weird Fantasy #6 (1951), Tales from the Crypt #23 (1951), Tales from the Crypt #[nn] (1964), The Vault of Horror #[nn] (1965), EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] (1970), Der beste Horror aller Zeiten #[nn] (1973), Horreur - une anthologie en bandes dessinées #[nn] (1974), Tales from the Crypt #2 (1979), Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[1] (1983), EC Classics #11 (1988), Iskalde Grøss #1/1990 (1990), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #7 (1991), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #8 (1991), Iskalde Grøss #6/1991 (1991), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #10 (1991), Tales from the Crypt #7 (1992), Iskalde Grøss #2/1993 (1993), Tales from the Crypt #7 (1994), Iskalde Grøss #5/1994 (1994), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #2 (2003), Foul Play! The Art and Artists of the Notorious E.C. Comics! #[nn] (2005), Nemi #33 (2006), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #4 (2013), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #17 (2016) + 5 more

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