The Crypt of Terror#17

Cover: Johnny Craig

The Crypt of Terror #17

Apr 1950 · EC · 0.10 USD

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In "Death Must Come!", Ralph is consumed by fear after a mysterious scratch from the Wolfsbane plant and a string of gruesome murders in his town, pushing him to the edge of madness. Written, drawn, and inked by Johnny Craig—whose distinctive style defines the eerie tone—this 1950 EC horror classic blends psychological dread with supernatural unease. The cover, also by Craig, captures the creeping tension of a man haunted by his own mind.

Contains 4 stories

Death Must Come!

8 pp · Horror-Suspense

The Crypt Keeper (host)Frederick CastonHenry

The Man Who Was Death

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

Edgar BowmanGeorge FloodBetty BatesCasper JonesArthur Boway

The Corpse Nobody Knew

6 pp · Horror-Suspense

Jack WalkerMinnie WalkerPaul Winslow (corpse)Bill RikerCaptain Hall

Curse of the Full Moon!

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

Ralph (death)George (villain, a werewolf)

Ralph, haunted by a scratch from the Wolfsbane plant and the brutal murders plaguing his town, begins to fear he’s become a werewolf — but when George, a man with a dark secret, starts acting strangely, the line between madness and monster blurs.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $612

CGC 9.8 · 3 in census $29,283*

CGC 9.6 · 4 in census $25,377

CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $15,207*

CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $10,117*

CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $7,246

CGC 8.5 none in existence

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CGC 8.0 none in existence

CGC 7.5 · 7 in census $4,614

CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $4,614

CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $4,614

CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $2,033

CGC 5.5 · 8 in census $2,033*

CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $2,033*

CGC 4.5 · 12 in census $2,033

CGC 4.0 · 8 in census $2,033

CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $2,033

CGC 3.0 · 5 in census $2,033

CGC 2.5 · 5 in census $726*

CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $618*

CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $475*

CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $397*

CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $311*

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Johnny Craig

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Johnny Craig

Reprints

Reprinted in Tales from the Crypt #1 (1979), De vloek van de volle maan #[nn] (1981), Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[1] (1983), Kalla kårar #4/1990 (1990), Kalla kårar #5/1990 (1990), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #4 (1991), I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore #5 (1991), Tales from the Crypt #1 (1992), Iskalde Grøss #1/1993 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #5/1993 (1993), Biblioteca Grandes del Cómic: Clásicos del Terror de EC #1 (2003), Tales from the Crypt #1 (2006), EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt #1 (2007), EC Sampler - Free Comic Book Day #[nn] (2008), The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt #1 (2015), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #25 (2019), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #28 (2020), The EC Archives: Tales from the Crypt #1 (2021), Tales from the Crypt #1 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #35 (2024), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #36 (2024), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024), Phantastische Geschichten #2, Tales from the Crypt #1

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