{"product_id":"vault-of-horror-vol-2-1-gladstone-1990","title":"Vault of Horror, Vol. 2 #1 (Gladstone 1990)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1990 Gladstone reprint compiles nine foundational horror narratives into a single 68-page full-color volume, preserving the original magazine layouts and editorial pacing that defined mid-century comic storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eInterior Content \u0026amp; Creative Lineup\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue features Johnny Craig’s painted cover, which directly republishes the original front matter from \u003cem\u003eThe Haunt of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e #15. Inside, the volume delivers period scripts by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein alongside established artists Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, Reed Crandall, Harvey Kurtzman, Gardner F. Fox, and Harry Harrison. Specific story assignments include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“Star Light, Star Bright!”\u003c\/b\u003e – Johnny Craig adapts a tale where a funeral observance descends into macabre activity around an open coffin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“While the Cat’s Away”\u003c\/b\u003e – Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines co-write the plot while Jack Davis handles the art, following a scammers duo targeted by undead threats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“Smoke Wrings”\u003c\/b\u003e – Reed Crandall illustrates a corporate betrayal storyline triggered by a stolen billboard pitch for Llama Cigarette Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“Where There’s a Will”\u003c\/b\u003e – Graham Ingels draws Dr. Crotty and lawyer Walker as they visit a dying patriarch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“House of Horror,” “The Mad Magician,” and “The Thing in the Swamp!”\u003c\/b\u003e – Separate collaborations covering fraternity hazing, a lethal sawing illusion, and a bog-dwelling predator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriter Jim Twitchell supplies the introductory \u003cb\u003e“Dreadful Pleasures”\u003c\/b\u003e article, providing context for the reprinted selections. At 68 printed pages with full-color interiors and a noted cover price of $1.95, this edition maintains the exact sequence and framing presented in the original Gladstone release. The issue sits between standard monthly periodicals and later oversize library editions, offering a compact yet comprehensive sampling of the era’s horror mechanics. Collectors looking to fill a numerical gap in the Vol. 2 run or readers tracking the transition from script drafting to finished artwork will find the complete creative credits intact and the visual hierarchy clearly preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ugly Monkey Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742102356246,"sku":"UG-5637-VAU-UGL-DEF","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/4301\/3142\/files\/652E4DEA-D5AB-406E-9082-70B9BC3BCA79.jpg?v=1787349919","url":"https:\/\/uglymonkeycomics.com\/products\/vault-of-horror-vol-2-1-gladstone-1990","provider":"Ugly Monkey Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}