Heritage Auctions sold a near complete collection featuring every single EC Comic ever published. Listed below are the highlights.

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Low
$255
Mid
$725
High
$2.2k

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Cover art by George Evans, published prior to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

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GAINES FILE COPY 9.4 sold for $26,400 [$1,554 in 2006] +1,599%

Low
$730
Mid
$2.3k
High
$7.3k

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1st appearance of the Vault Keeper and the Vault of Horror

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $4,560 [$457 in 2006] +898%

EC ⋅ 1953

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $3,600 [$385 in 2020] +835%

EC ⋅ 1955

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $2,760 [$311 in 2011] +787%

EC ⋅ 1952

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

GAINES FILE COPY 8.5 sold for $3,960 [$508 in 2010] +680%

EC ⋅ 1952

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $2,280 [$359 in 2014] +535%

EC ⋅ 1949

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4.0 sold for $360 [$57 in 2002] +532%

EC ⋅ 1948

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

CANADIAN 6.5 sold for $504 [$92 in 2006] +448%

EC ⋅ 1953

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $2,280 [$432 in 2020] +428%

EC ⋅ 1951

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8.0 sold for $3,360 [$690 in 2019] +387%

EC ⋅ 1951

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9.0 sold for $3,840 [$800 in 2021] +380%

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$100
Mid
$300
High
$900

Key Facts

Incorrectly categorized by sources as an issue cited in 'Seduction of the Innocence'

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GAINES FILE COPY 7.0 sold for $1,680 [$371 in 2003] +353%

Gunfighter #9

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EC ⋅ 1949

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8.5 sold for $1,320 [$299 in 2006] +341%

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$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

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Cover art by Jack Davis

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $2,640 [$638 in 2020] +314%

EC ⋅ 1949

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7.0 sold for $660 [$160 in 2014] +313%

Low
$75
Mid
$380
High
$1.2k

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First interior colors by Marie Severin

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $2,400 [$598 in 2006] +301%

EC ⋅ 1954

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GAINES FILE COPY 8.0 sold for $2,040 [$512 in 2006] +298%

EC ⋅ 1949

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6.5 sold for $528 [$134 in 2002] +294%

EC ⋅ 1951

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Werewolf cover art by Johnny Craig

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8.0 sold for $2,640 [$717 in 2014] +268%

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$1k
Mid
$3k
High
$10k

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New horror format

Briefly continues numbering with issue #15 from the Western series titled Gunfighter

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $6,600 [$1,851 in 2019] +257%

EC ⋅ 1947

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6.0 sold for $552 [$155 in 2007] +256%

Low
$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

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Cover art by Johnny Craig

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $660 [$160 in 2014] +313%

EC ⋅ 1951

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $2,640 [$780 in 2021] +238%

EC ⋅ 1954

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GAINES FILE COPY 9.2 sold for $3,360 [$1,002 in 2020] +235%

EC ⋅ 1949

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6.0 sold for $432 [$130 in 2009] +232%

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$80
Mid
$250
High
$875

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Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a man is severely beaten by the police while the real killer, a high-ranking cop, gets away with murder

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7.5 sold for $780 [$238 in 2015] +228%

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$180
Mid
$600
High
$1.8k

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First artwork for publisher EC by Graham Ingels

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $840 [$267 in 2006] +215%

EC ⋅ 1951

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7.0 sold for $1,440 [$461 in 2019] +212%

EC ⋅ 1948

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $780 [$250 in 2006] +212%

EC ⋅ 1951

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7.0 sold for $1,020 [$340 in 2019] +200%

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$120
Mid
$400
High
$1.2k

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Origin of the Old Witch

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.0 sold for $2,640 [$992 in Mar] +166%

EC ⋅ 1952

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6.5 sold for $900 [$345 in Mar] +161%

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$450
Mid
$1.5k
High
$4.5k

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Origin of Crypt of Terror, Vault of Horror and Haunt of Fear

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: a character receives incompetent advice from a psychologist which leads to his death

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $5,040 [$1,980 in 2022] +155%

Mad #5

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EC ⋅ 1953

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Cover art by Will Elder

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $3,360 [$1,425 in 2019] +136%

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$300
Mid
$900
High
$3k

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Premiere issue of Golden Age horror series

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $1,980 [$841 in 2014] +135%

EC ⋅ 1951

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6.0 sold for $576 [$245 in 2016] +135%

EC ⋅ 1952

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7.0 sold for $1,680 [$750 in Sep] +124%

EC ⋅ 1951

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9.2 sold for $2,880 [$1,320 in 2021] +118%

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$2.8k
Mid
$9.1k
High
$28k

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One of the comic books used during the cross-examination of EC publisher William Gaines during hearings in front of the Senate Committee

Tap cover and swipe to view excerpts from the testimony

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7.0 sold for $19,200 [$8,875 in 2021] +116%

EC ⋅ 1951

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9.0 sold for $3,360 [$1,560 in 2021] +115%

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$80
Mid
$200
High
$800

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First artwork for EC publisher by Al Williamson

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7.0 sold for $1,440 [$690 in Mar] +109%

Low
$190
Mid
$860
High
$2.1k

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1st appearance of the Old Witch, the host of multiple horror anthology titles

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.5 sold for $3,600 [$1,800 in 2021] +100%

EC ⋅ 1951

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6.0 sold for $780 [$400 in 2021] +95%

Low
$400
Mid
$1.2k
High
$2.5k

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2nd appearance of the Vault Keeper

First supernatural horror cover art published by EC

Final issue as War Against Crime, reformatted to Vault of Horror #12

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $2,520 [$1,300 in 2019] +94%

EC ⋅ 1951

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Science-fiction cover art by Wally Wood

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8.0 sold for $2,880 [$1,500 in Dec] +92%

Low
$55
Mid
$185
High
$715

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Interior story about gender transition

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7.5 sold for $1,800 [$945 in 2022] +90%

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$150
Mid
$500
High
$1.5k

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Cover art by Al Feldstein

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

8.5 sold for $1,920 [$1,051 in Jan] +83%

EC ⋅ 1953

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

5.5 sold for $720 [$405 in 2020] +78%

EC ⋅ 1954

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

6.5 sold for $360 [$204 in 2020] +76%

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$350
Mid
$850
High
$2.5k

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Iconic cover art by Frank Frazetta

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๐Ÿฅˆ Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]

7.0 sold for $2,640 [$1,500 in 2019] +76%

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