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45-529: Gladstone Publishing (a subsidiary of Another Rainbow) published a full-color version, The Carl Barks Library in Color , in a series of 141 comic book albums between 1992 and 1998. Fantagraphics Books is currently collecting all of Barks' work as a hardcover collection, The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library . This Disney comics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gladstone Publishing Gladstone Publishing

90-661: A GhouLunatic. The Old Witch was the primary host of The Haunt of Fear . Hosting duties for any one magazine were typically shared with the hosts of the other two. For example, a single issue of The Haunt of Fear would contain two stories told by the Old Witch, one by the Crypt-Keeper (of Tales from the Crypt ) and one by the Vault-Keeper (of The Vault of Horror ). The professional rivalry among these three GhouLunatics

135-401: A hand in the garbage at the city dump, a hand that belonged to an abusive man who murdered his wife's hired farmhand. (The Vault-Keeper) Ezra, a vengeful caretaker decides to get back at his enemies when they die and are brought to his cemetery by desecrating their bodies and refusing to bury them until spring... but not if the dead have anything to say about it. (The Old Witch) A man moves to

180-563: A letter column, "The Old Witch's Niche." Thereafter, the Old Witch presided over the magazine as its comedic horror host , delivering an irreverent and pun-filled commentary to lighten the horrific tone of the stories she introduced. In spite of her late start, the Old Witch would prove to be the most visible of the GhoulLunatics in their initial run. Not only did she appear in virtually every issue of The Haunt of Fear , Tales From The Crypt , and The Vault of Horror , she also appeared in

225-441: A mausoleum with just one more coffin, which Rodney is saving for himself at any cost. (The Old Witch) A town is full of curiosity at a strange man who always carries a basket on his shoulder. The townspeople get the answers they have been searching for when they break into his house. (The Crypt-Keeper) A young boy's teacher does not believe the stories he comes up with about traveling with an imaginary monster named Magog, even when

270-429: A mummy back to life actually revive it, only to learn the true horror of the pharaoh's curse. (The Old Witch) Jon Wayland, a painter, returns from the grave to keep on painting for all of eternity after committing a crime against his friend. (The Crypt-Keeper) A jealous man murders another man over a girl and buries him in an old graveyard. His secret soon comes out, and he is forced to hide in an old Civil War tunnel,

315-444: A native tribe. When they are caught stealing, they learn a startling punishment. (No host) Ernest Parker grows tired of his nagging wife, Nan, and meets a younger woman named Faye. Together, they plan going away and getting married, but they have to get Nan out of the picture, so Ernest coughs up a plan to fake his death. (No host) Over a thousand years ago, a jealous pharaoh had one of his servants mummified after he fell in love with

360-509: A new town, meets a beautiful girl, and moves in with her. After being "drugged" by her and having severe blackouts, he sets out to get revenge. However, whenever he blackouts, a woman ends up dead. (The Vault-Keeper) Jonah Westlake, the black sheep of the Westlake family, gets his kicks by playing practical jokes on his own kin, especially at funerals, but his latest joke may be his last. (The Old Witch) Bradbury Prince assists Henrick Villhem,

405-495: A pair of young boys who have gone to a graveyard to test out an old wives' remedy for removing warts—but is it just magic or can the boys really believe their eyes? (The Old Witch) A man and his secretary are marooned on a deserted island following a plane crash. They ignore a warning not to eat any fruit from the trees growing on the island, with consequences neither of them could have foreseen. (The Vault-Keeper) Gold-digging Harriet plans to ditch her elderly husband to move in with

450-426: A projected five) was released in 2012. Dark Horse Comics took over publication of the remainder of the series from 2015 to 2018. The complete five-volume series was later republished as over-sized trade paperbacks from 2021 to 2025. Gaines and Feldstein were responsible for writing all the stories until the end of 1953. An unauthorized adaptation of Ray Bradbury 's work in another of EC's comics eventually led to

495-423: A series of authorized Bradbury adaptations. Features included "Grim Fairy Tales", horror-based parodies of well-known fairy tales such as " Sleeping Beauty " and " Hansel and Gretel ". The parodies began appearing in issue #15 (September/October 1952). Artist Graham Ingels took over the art duties of The Haunt of Fear starting with issue #4 (November/December 1950). He became the Old Witch's primary artist for

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540-448: A series of paperback anthologies from 1964 to 1966. The magazine was fully collected in a series of five black-and-white hardbacks by publisher Russ Cochran as part of The Complete EC Library in 1985. Cochran also reprinted several issues in a standard comic book format during the early 1990s in association with Gladstone Publishing . He eventually reprinted the entire series with Gemstone Publishing from 1992 to 1998. This complete run

585-492: A tale of a group of scientists that fed an amoeba that ate everything in its path to two boaters. It is just a myth... right? (No host) A doctor insists that the body he examined was killed by a vampire, but no one in town will believe him. So, he goes to the mansion where the body came from and finds that there is a vampire, but who is the vampire? (No host) A shopkeeper tells a customer a story about his quest with his assistant to Africa to collect some real shrunken heads from

630-489: A total of 28 issues before ceasing publication with issue #28 (November/December 1954). Along with its sister titles, Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror , The Haunt of Fear was popular, but in the late 1940s and early 1950s comic books came under attack from parents, clergymen, schoolteachers, and others who believed the magazines contributed to illiteracy and juvenile delinquency . In April and June 1954, highly publicized congressional subcommittee hearings on

675-441: A tunnel that leads him straight to a "biting finish". (The Old Witch) A crude, malicious circus owner mistreats and sabotages his circus freaks and employees until he blinds one of his famed attractions, then the tables are turned... (The Crypt-Keeper) You are a traveler seeking shelter in a commodious inn owned by an old, ugly man and find out he has a little secret that is just dying to come out. (The Old Witch) A hobo finds

720-460: A turn for the worse when he damages the corpse's brain and has to make a last-minute substitution. (No host) The story of how Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein met the Crypt-Keeper, Vault-Keeper, and Old Witch in a sewer and were "persuaded" into giving them a publishing deal. (The Old Witch) Roger Compton goes to a small town to visit his old college friend, Peter, but finds that his old pal

765-408: A younger lover, but her husband has one final surprise for her before she goes. (The Old Witch) A man acquires a gorilla's mummified paw and discovers it can grant him anything he wishes. Unfortunately, he does not always think before he wishes aloud. (The Crypt-Keeper) A greedy undertaker extorts money from the families of the dead by charging them for the most overpriced funerals possible. He finds

810-408: Is all in the mind but can you tell when your nightmares will begin to spill over into reality? (No host) An arrogant reporter does a story on a famous haunted house and learns the hard way that some things should just be left alone. (No host) Dr. Ravenscar, a disgraced surgeon, retreats to his family castle to plan his comeback. He wants to prove he can bring a man back from the dead, but things take

855-414: Is now a feared recluse with a peculiar hump on his back and an even more peculiar taste for human flesh. (The Old Witch) A young woman takes her alcoholic, partying brother to Mexico for a relaxing vacation. When he disappears into an underground club and numerous bodies are found partially eaten, she decides to find him on her own. (The Vault-Keeper) A group of scientists working on an experiment to raise

900-541: The Crypt kept Crime SuspenStories for its double sized horror. Subsequently, Cochran and the EC reprints moved to Diamond Comics -CEO Steven A Geppi's Gemstone Publishers , which naturally reprinted the Gladstone-printed issues as part of their EC reprints. (Gemstone, whose key editorial staff at startup – John Clark, Gary Leach and Susan Daigle-Leach – previously worked for Gladstone, also subsequently gained

945-527: The Disney duck stories of Carl Barks . These were known as The Carl Barks Library in Color consisting of: There were also three different series of Albums featuring stories by Don Rosa and William Van Horn respectively. After its license expired in 1998, Gladstone ceased publishing new material, and there were no more Disney comics in the United States (except for occasional graphic novels based on

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990-811: The Disney films, put out by Dark Horse Comics ), until 2003, when Gemstone Publishing gained the publishing rights. Between 1990 and 1991, Gladstone reprinted four EC Comics titles, in association with EC-fan and publisher Russ Cochran . (Two different EC titles per issue). These included six issues of The Vault of Horror (August 1990 – June 1991), six issues of Tales from the Crypt (July 1990 – May 1991), four issues of Weird Science (September 1990 – March 1991), and two issues of The Haunt of Fear (May/July 1991). After four issues of Weird Science , Gladstone changed it to The Haunt of Fear . This took The Haunt of Fear from The Vault of Horror and replaced it with Weird Fantasy . The Haunt of Fear took Weird Science as its second issue per comic. Tales from

1035-705: The Horror Comics, and Dr. Wertham". He described it as "the outer limits of... 'good taste'." It was also one of many examples used by Fredric Wertham in his book Seduction of the Innocent . Author Grant Geissman used the title of the story for his book on EC artists, Foul Play (2005). As with the other EC comics edited by Feldstein, the stories in this comic were primarily based on Gaines using existing horror stories and films to develop "springboards" from which he and Feldstein could launch new stories. Specific story influences that have been identified include

1080-403: The best of him. (No host) A fraternity initiation goes eerily wrong, when the initiates are told to walk through a supposedly haunted house... but never come out. (No host) Boris Petaja, a skilled magician, begins to kidnap innocent townspeople to use in his experiments on a real "saw a man in two" trick but finally meets his match in a young couple he kidnaps. (No host) A swamp hermit relates

1125-426: The boy tells him Magog will gobble him up for whipping him. The teacher should have heeded the warning. (The Old Witch) A retired mobster marries a superstitious Irish family who are convinced that a banshee wails prior to the death of one of their kin. (The Vault-Keeper) A jealous husband keeps his wife locked up in their mansion like one of the numerous hounds he uses to hunt foxes. When she falls for another man,

1170-411: The collectors market was visible in their inclusion of scholarly articles, mostly by associate editor Geoffrey Blum. Unlike the previous Disney comic book licensee Western Publishing , Gladstone provided credits for the stories. Although Gladstone is no longer an active publisher, it continues to offer its back issues through its website. During the second run, there was another implosion in 1998, like

1215-557: The comedy Fat & Slat , became The Haunt of Fear with issue #15 (1) (May/June 1950). Due to an attempt to save money on second-class postage permits, characteristic of comics publishing in the era, the numbering did not change along with the titles. However, numbering for the magazine was reset after #17 (3) due to a request by the United States Post Office that the fourth issue under the new title be numbered accordingly. The Haunt of Fear continued to run for

1260-600: The effects of comic books upon children left the industry shaken. With the subsequent imposition of a highly restrictive Comics Code , which placed severe restrictions on violent comic book genres, including forbidding publishers from using the words "terror" and "horror" in titles and from depicting zombies , werewolves , gruesome characters, and outrè horror fiction trappings, EC Comics publisher Bill Gaines cancelled The Haunt of Fear and its two companion horror titles. The Haunt of Fear has been reprinted on numerous occasions. Ballantine Books reprinted selected stories in

1305-445: The eight-page lead stories and his splash pages, particularly on issues #14 and #17, set a new standard for horror illustration. Among the title's most controversial stories was "Foul Play" (#19, May/June 1953), written by Feldstein and drawn by Davis. It featured a crooked baseball player being dismembered, with his body parts used to play baseball by his murderers. The story was singled out by Robert Warshow in his 1954 essay "Paul,

1350-472: The final story in each issue of Crime SuspenStories from #3 through #16. Occasionally, the Old Witch would appear as a character as well. A personal account of the circumstances surrounding her birth are related in "A Little Stranger!" ( The Haunt of Fear #14), and "Horror Beneath the Streets" ( The Haunt of Fear #17) tells how she and her fellow GhouLunatics got their EC publishing contracts. The character

1395-477: The following: After their unauthorized adaptation of one of Ray Bradbury 's stories in another magazine, Bradbury contacted EC about their plagiarism of his work. They reached an agreement for EC to do authorized versions of Bradbury's short fiction. These official adaptations include: Although EC's horror stable consisted of three separate magazines, there was little beyond their titles to distinguish them from one another. Each magazine had its own host, known as

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1440-597: The foundation of their output. Don Rosa , William Van Horn , and Pat Block are among the modern Disney comics artists who got their start at Gladstone. Some of the Van Horn stories had scripts by frequent collaborator John Lustig . The company also published translations of European Disney comic book stories produced by Egmont , Oberon and Mondadori . These included stories by such famed creators as Romano Scarpa , Marco Rota , Daan Jippes and Freddy Milton . While still distributed on news stands, their orientation toward

1485-519: The gem. When they are caught by the tribe themselves, he gives up his "friend" to the vengeful tribalmen only to find he must face the ultimate consequence! (The Old Witch) Jeff Slag, a conniving young man working at an ironworks , marries his boss's daughter and then murders his boss in order to take over the plant only to find that there really is irony in death. (The Crypt-Keeper) Two men attempt to rob their wealthy uncle's grave as revenge for his not leaving them any of his money. They are witnessed by

1530-417: The girl the pharaoh loved. However, the girl discovered his plot and tried to revive him with a scribe, only to be offed by the king. In the present, three friends stumble upon the crypt and find that history has a nasty way of repeating itself. (The Old Witch) A you-are-the-main-character story in which you are a man afflicted with recurring nightmares about being buried alive. Your psychiatrist assures you it

1575-456: The head owner of a cheese company, but when he refuses to tell Bradbury the secret ingredient, he decides to do away with Henrick. (The Crypt-Keeper) Rodney Whitman was just a young boy when his parents died and he was sent to live with his uncaring aunt and uncle and their two mean sons. The only thing that kept him going was the thought of being buried with his family in the Whitman mausoleum,

1620-463: The husband decides to take care of the problem, only to find he is barking up the wrong tree. (The Old Witch) Three explorers travel to a cursed crypt rumored to hold an evil being, but when they venture inside they find a perfectly preserved mummy and soon find that he is not the only monster lurking about. (The Vault-Keeper) Vincent Beardsley, a greedy New Yorker seeking the fourth tribal diamond for his collection, takes his friend to Ecuador to claim

1665-439: The one that Disney Comics had back in 1991. This time, only two comics did not get cancelled – Walt Disney's Comics and Stories and Uncle Scrooge – both of which converted to prestige format . During the first run Gladstone issued 28 albums and seven giant albums consisting mostly of reprints of stories by Carl Barks and Floyd Gottfredson . In 1990 Gladstone was licensed to publish a series of albums reprinting nearly all

1710-444: The remainder of the comic's run, though his art had been appearing since the second issue. Ingels later took over cover art duty with issue #11 (January/February 1952). Other artists who contributed to the title were Feldstein, Johnny Craig , Wally Wood , Harvey Kurtzman , Jack Davis , George Roussos , Harry Harrison , Joe Orlando , Sid Check, George Evans , Reed Crandall , Jack Kamen , and Bernard Krigstein . Ingels' artwork on

1755-464: The rights to Disney comics, a license formerly held by Gladstone.) The Haunt of Fear The Haunt of Fear is an American bi-monthly horror comic anthology series that was published by EC Comics from 1950 to 1954 created by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein . The magazine began in June 1947 as Fat and Slat . It continued under this title for four issues before becoming Gunfighter (#5–14). It

1800-593: The subsequent imposition of a highly restrictive Comics Code . The Haunt of Fear has since been reprinted in single issues and collected volumes. Some of its stories were adapted for the 1972 motion picture Tales from the Crypt and television's Tales from the Crypt , which aired on HBO from 1989 to 1996. In 1950, EC Comics publisher Bill Gaines and his editor, Al Feldstein , began experimenting with horror tales in their crime titles, War Against Crime and Crime Patrol . An EC Western comic called Gunfighter , which had previously run for five issues as

1845-572: Was an American company that published Disney comics from 1986 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1998. The company had its origins as a subsidiary of Another Rainbow Publishing , a company formed by Bruce Hamilton and Russ Cochran to publish the Carl Barks Library and produce limited edition lithographs of Carl Barks oil paintings of the Disney ducks. The name references Gladstone Gander . Reprints of classic Donald Duck stories by Carl Barks and Mickey Mouse stories by Floyd Gottfredson were

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1890-528: Was inspired by Old Nancy, the Witch of Salem , host of Alonzo Deen Cole's radio series, The Witch's Tale , which aired from 1931 to 1938 on WOR , the Mutual Radio Network , and in syndication. A man finds his wife's love for her cat, Snooky, unbearable, and finally decides to take care of the problem once and for all, but soon finds he is slowly slipping into insanity when his imagination gets

1935-462: Was later rebound, with covers included, in a series of six softcover EC Annuals . Cochran and Gemstone planned to publish hardcover, re-colored volumes of The Haunt of Fear as part of the EC Archives series, until Gemstone's financial troubles left this project in limbo. The series was revived by GC Press, a boutique imprint established by Cochran and Grant Geissman , and the first volume (of

1980-451: Was often played for comedic effect in the letter column . The Old Witch was the last of the three to make her appearance. She was introduced in the second issue of the magazine, #16 (2) (July/August 1950), in a segment titled "The Witch's Cauldron" in which the Old Witch introduces herself in a story drawn by artist Jack Kamen. The third issue featured a Johnny Craig cover depicting the three GhoulLunatics stepping out of doorways and launched

2025-467: Was retitled The Haunt of Fear with issue #15 (1) (May/June 1950). The numbering was reset after #17 (3). The comic bore this title for 28 issues until being discontinued after issue #28 (November/December 1954). Along with Tales from the Crypt and The Vault of Horror , it formed a trifecta of popular EC horror anthologies. Publication ceased, however, after horror and crime comics came under scrutiny for an alleged link to juvenile delinquency and

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