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Inside, \u003cstrong\u003eTales from the Crypt #44\u003c\/strong\u003e includes \u003cstrong\u003eForever Ambergris\u003c\/strong\u003e, later adapted for HBO’s Tales from the Crypt, alongside work by Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen and Graham Ingels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tales from the Crypt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssue:\u003c\/strong\u003e #44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e EC Comics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndicia Publisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e I. C. Publishing Co., Inc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October–November 1954\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original 1954 EC printing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Age \/ Pre-Code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10¢\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jack Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWriter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carl Wessler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Al Feldstein; William M. Gaines (managing editor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.0 GD (Good), raw visual estimate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raw, ungraded single-issue comic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal collector attraction is \u003cstrong\u003eDavis’s guillotine cover\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the execution scene framed by the title’s horror hosts. The issue also has a television connection through \u003cstrong\u003eForever Ambergris\u003c\/strong\u003e, and its closing story, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Sliceman Cometh\u003c\/strong\u003e, brings an executioner face to face with supernatural revenge. This is a late issue from EC’s original pre-Code horror run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForever Ambergris\u003c\/strong\u003e — Jack Davis art; maritime murder and a gruesome revenge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBurial at Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e — Reed Crandall art; a treasure hunt ends with an underwater reckoning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Proposal\u003c\/strong\u003e — Jack Kamen art; a fortune hunter misunderstands a sinister offer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sliceman Cometh\u003c\/strong\u003e — Graham Ingels art; a corrupt executioner cannot escape his victim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCreators\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e draws the cover and opening story, with additional interior art by \u003cstrong\u003eReed Crandall, Jack Kamen and Graham Ingels\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eCarl Wessler\u003c\/strong\u003e is credited with the scripts for all four illustrated stories in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/comics.ha.com\/comic-issue-index\/tales-from-the-crypt.s?id=11611\"\u003eHeritage’s issue index\u003c\/a\u003e. The photographed indicia names \u003cstrong\u003eAlbert B. Feldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e as editor and \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam M. Gaines\u003c\/strong\u003e as managing editor. Lettering is attributed to \u003cstrong\u003eJim Wroten\u003c\/strong\u003e in the indexed credits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCollector Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal October–November 1954 printing\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a later reprint. The date, issue number and I. C. Publishing Co., Inc. imprint are visible in the supplied indicia photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe actual copy has \u003cstrong\u003epieces missing from the lower-left front-cover corner and right edge\u003c\/strong\u003e, substantial spine and edge wear, tears, creasing and surface wear. The back cover and photographed interior margins also show wear and tears. Please inspect all five photographs for the extent of these defects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is \u003cstrong\u003eraw and ungraded\u003c\/strong\u003e. The supplied \u003cstrong\u003e2.0 GD\u003c\/strong\u003e is a visual estimate only; grading is subjective and no professional or CGC grade is guaranteed. 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