#39 Undertaker
#39 Undertaker
Cover by Jack Davis. “Undertaking Palor,” script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Some boys peeping through an undertaker’s basement window overhear a plot between the town druggist and undertaker to poison citizens to profit from their funeral costs. “The Craving Grave,” script by Al Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story is told by a grave; It speaks of spending lonely years of being laughed at by the other graves, because they have children (corpses) while the narrator remains barren. “Fire!” text story. “The Sleeping Beauty!”, script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; In this grim fairy tale, the REAL reason sleeping beauty spends all that time sleeping during the daytime hours turns out to be…aw, you guessed it. “Shadow of Death,” script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; The shadow of a corner newspaper dealer detaches itself from his body one evening and seizes the shadow of an axe in order to assault an unscrupulous competitor who is attempting to ruin him. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
Content Undertaking Palor • Crypt of Terror • Craving Grave • Vault of Horror • Fire! • Sleeping Beauty!
• Crypt-Keeper’s Grim Fairy Tale! • Shadow of Death • Witch’s Cauldron!
Artists Al Feldstein writer • Bill Gaines editor • Graham Ingels inker, penciler • Jack Davis cover, inker, penciler • Jack Kamen inker, penciler • Joe Orlando inker, penciler
