Grade Range: GD/VG (Good/Very Good / 3.0) to VG (Very Good / 4.0)
Condition Details:
Spine & Edges: Visible spine stress and color-breaking creases along the spine; minor fraying/roughness along the top edge and outer cover margins.
Cover: Classic Frazetta colors remain vibrant; minor surface creasing and edge wear consistent with mid-grade Silver Age horror magazines.
Back Cover: Features a full-page subscription ad with Jack Davis artwork; shows light corner wear and minor age tanning along the outer borders.
Interior: Complete and readable; off-white to cream-toned interior pages with age-appropriate light tanning and minor liquid/moisture staining on select pages (notably visible along the upper gutter of interior pages). Staples are intact.
The iconic Frazetta vampire/Dracula painted cover, issue #5 is a prized Silver Age key.
Iconic Vampire Cover by Frank Frazetta: Features one of Frazetta's most famous painted covers, depicting a cloaked vampire looming among bats and spectral figures.
Bram Stoker Adaptation: Features "The Judge's House", Archie Goodwin and Reed Crandall's classic adaptation of the famed short story by Bram Stoker (creator of Dracula).
Legendary Creator Roster: Packed with interior stories written by Archie Goodwin with artwork by Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, George Evans, Gray Morrow, Joe Orlando, Angelo Torres, Alex Toth, and Al Williamson.
Front Cover: Painted cover art by Frank Frazetta featuring a menacing vampire with outstretched cloak, bats, and cemetery imagery.
Inside Front Cover (Page 2): Creepy's Loathsome Lore! feature illustrated by Angelo Torres, focusing on zombie legends and voodoo history.
Contents Page (Page 3): Table of contents page listing story details, publishing credits, and editorial staff information.
Inside Back Cover: Full-page Warren Publishing subscription ad featuring artwork by Jack Davis.
Back Cover: Full-page house ad previewing upcoming stories and features for Creepy #5.
"Family Reunion" (Page 5)
Script: Archie Goodwin
Art: Joe Orlando
Synopsis: A bitter family feud takes a gruesome turn when a threshing machine gets involved on a farm.
"Untimely Tomb" (Page 14)
Script: Archie Goodwin
Art: Angelo Torres
Synopsis: A doctor with a bad habit of pronouncing living patients dead finds his mistakes coming back to haunt him.
"Sand Doom" (Page 22)
Script: Archie Goodwin
Art: Al Williamson
Synopsis: A harsh desert expedition turns into a nightmare when travelers encounter ancient horrors beneath the dunes.
"The Judge's House" (Page 28)
Script: Archie Goodwin (adapting Bram Stoker)
Art: Reed Crandall
Synopsis: A student seeking quiet study time rents a reputedly haunted house, unaware of its deadly, rat-infested history.
"Grave Undertaking" (Page 36)
Script: Archie Goodwin
Art: Alex Toth
Synopsis: Two grave robbers uncover a supernatural mystery far beyond what they bargained for.
"Revenge of the Beast" (Page 43)
Script: Archie Goodwin
Art: Gray Morrow
Synopsis: A dark, weird-western tale where a vengeful curse catches up with a harsh wilderness hunter.