Tales from the Crypt Vol 1

Tales from the Crypt was a comic book horror anthology series published by EC Comics. It continued the numbering sequence from Crypt of Terror, beginning with issue #20 and was published from Oct-Nov, 1950 to Feb-March, 1955, spanning a total of 27 issues. The series formed the basis for the 1989 Tales from the Crypt television series, which began airing on HBO in 1989. Many episodes from the program were adapated directly from stories within the original EC Comics titles.