Today in Comics History, June 7: Happy birthday, Graham Ingels!

Born on this day in 1915: "Ghastly" Graham Ingels, magazine and comics illustrator, best known for his macabre work on the EC Comics horror books like The Haunt of Fear, Tales from the Crypt, and The Vault of Horror!


from Haunt of Fear #10 (EC, November 1951), text by Al Feldstein



Just a nice normal guy!


from “Kamen's Kalamity!” in Tales from the Crypt #31 (EC, August 1952); co-plot by Bill Gaines; co-plot and script by Al Feldstein; pencils and inks on Ingels figure by Graham Ingels, colors by Marie Severin (?), letters by Jim Wroten
Graham and the whole dang EC Bullpen here in the original art for an EC subscription ad by Will Elder!

"The Board of Educational Comics" EC subsciption advertisement by Will Elder
(Click picture to adult-education-size)
Graham exchanges his "Ghastly" for "Gardener" in this spoof text story featuring the EC creators!


from Crime SuspenStories (1950 series) #15 (EC, February 1953), text by Al Feldstein, colors by Marie Severin
Merry Christmas, Graham! And happy birthday, too!



from “The Night Before Christmas” in Panic #1 (EC, February 1954), pencils and inks by Bill Elder, colors by Marie Severin, letters by Jim Wroten