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TALES FROM THE CRYPT #3 coverTALES FROM THE CRYPT #3
Writers: Mort Todd, Stefan Petrucha, Jim Salicrup
Artists: Steve Mannion, Don Hudson, Rick Parker
The premier pulse-pounding horror comic is back with all-new petrifying, picto-fiction parodies of today's pop culture!

• "A Murderin' Idol", by Monsters Attack! writer Mort Todd and artist Steve Mannion, reveals shocking secrets behind the top-rated TV talent contest. Find out how far someone is willing to go to win it all!

• "Slabbed!", by X-Files writer Stefan Petrucha and artist Don Hudson, takes a look at the dark side of comics collecting. When Derrick tries to sell his stolen comic to a dealer, he finds out what comics are really worth, and it's not anything listed in the Overstreet Price Guide!

• Creepy introductions by the Crypt-Keeper, the Old Witch, and the Vault-Keeper, insCRYPTed by writer Jim Salicrup and drawn by Beavis and Butt-head artist Rick Parker.

Bi-monthly comic book, 48 pages, full-color, cover price $3.95

NEW TALES FROM THE CRYPT Graphic Novel #2 coverNEW TALES FROM THE CRYPT Graphic Novel #2 "Can You Fear Me Now?"
Stefan Petrucha, Don McGregor, etc.
Presenting four all-new TALES FROM THE CRYPT by today's top graphic novel authors and artists.

• "The Garden", by Action Philosophers, "Spider-Man, and Fantastic Four writer Fred Van Lente and artist Mr. Exes, is the shocking tale of a man named Richard, who is promised servants and beautiful women waiting on him hand and foot in paradise, all in exchange for completing one simple task.

• "The Tenant", by Neil Kleid, author of Brownsville features the fearsome fate of slumlord James Winchell, who, after one of his tenants dies due to his neglect, is forced to live in one of his buildings by a creepy cemetery.

• "Crystal Clear" by Don McGregor offers a frightening look at what happens to a gangster, with a cell phone technology imbedded in his head, when one of his victims seeks revenge.

• And finally, "Slabbed," by Nancy Drew, Timetripper, and X-Files writer Stefan Petrucha and artist Don Hudson, depicts the dire consequences of what can happen to you if you sell a priceless collector's comic book to the wrong dealer.

• All stories introduced by The Crypt-Keeper, and his fellow GhouLunatics, The Old Witch and The Vault-Keeper, in classic pun-filled CRYPT-style by writer Jim Salicrup and Beavis & Butt-head artist Rick Parker. Includes stories not seen in the comic books.

5" x 7 1/2", 112 pages, full color trade paperback, $7.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-084-3
Also in collector's hardcover: $12.95, ISBN 978-1-59707-085-0

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