The Haunt of Fear

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:comic_book_series
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Jack_Davis
gptkb:Graham_Ingels
gptkb:Johnny_Craig
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:coverArtist gptkb:Jack_Davis
gptkb:Graham_Ingels
gptkb:Johnny_Craig
gptkbp:featuresCharacter gptkb:The_Old_Witch
gptkb:The_Vault-Keeper
The Crypt-Keeper
gptkbp:finalDate February/March 1954
gptkbp:firstIssueDate May 1950
gptkbp:format anthology
gptkbp:genre horror
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Haunt of Fear
gptkbp:influencedBy horror films
classic ghost stories
pulp magazines
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainEditors gptkb:Al_Feldstein
gptkb:William_Gaines
gptkbp:mainWriter gptkb:Al_Feldstein
gptkb:Carl_Wessler
gptkb:Otto_Binder
gptkb:Johnny_Craig
Bill Gaines
gptkbp:notableFor controversy over comic book content in the 1950s
horror host tradition
influencing horror comics
gptkbp:notableStoryline gptkb:Poetic_Justice
gptkb:Wish_You_Were_Here
gptkb:Horror_We?_How’s_Bayou?
gptkb:The_Thing_in_the_Swamp
gptkb:Fitting_Punishment
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:The_Haunt_of_Fear_#15_(first_issue_under_this_title)
gptkb:The_Haunt_of_Fear_#17_(first_appearance_of_The_Old_Witch_as_host)
28
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Gunfighter_(comic_book)
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:EC_Comics
gptkbp:relatedShow gptkb:The_Vault_of_Horror
gptkb:Tales_from_the_Crypt
gptkbp:reprintedIn gptkb:Dark_Horse_Comics
gptkb:Gemstone_Publishing
gptkb:Russ_Cochran
gptkbp:setting various horror-themed locations
gptkbp:successor none (series ended with issue #28)
gptkbp:targetAudience adults
teenagers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:EC_Comics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5