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Graham "Ghastly" Ingels, "Blood Type 'V'!" p. 3, Tales from the Crypt 22, 1951

Location: Graham "Ghastly" Ingels
Artists: Graham Ingels (Penciller) ,  Graham Ingels (Inker) ,  Al Feldstein (Writer)

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Location: Graham "Ghastly" Ingels
Title: Graham "Ghastly" Ingels, "Blood Type 'V'!" p. 3, Tales from the Crypt 22, 1951*
Artist:  Graham Ingels (Penciller) ,  Graham Ingels (Inker) ,  Al Feldstein (Writer)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Interior Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 75
Likes on CAF: 19
Comments: 17
Added to Site: 6/29/2026

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Third time's a charm...

This twice-up page first caught my eye when I saw it on eBay about 8 years ago.  I loved all the ink on the page, the serious & sweaty faces, the dramatic POV in each panel, the tortured tree shapes, and every aspect of the page, really.  Ingels typically distorts his figure proportions and the perspective of his backgrounds, which can sometimes look goofy to me, but the freakish wingspan of the silhouetted character in the first panel and the abstract swirling wreckage in the final panel, really heightened the tension and creeping horror of the page and I thought about bidding on it. 

But I'd never been interested in Ingles before, despite my love of so many of the other EC artists, especially Frazetta, Williamson, Wood, Kurtzman, and Torres, and I felt proud of myself for being disciplined for not spending money on an artist I had just taken a shine to rather than sticking with the ones I've been smitten with for years.

But the page haunted me...  Intrigued, I picked up the Tales from the Crypt Vol. 1 hardback, which reprinted this story, and I loved it.  Then I started buying the more recent B&W hardbacks reprinting EC stories all from one artist, and I dove in.  I wound up getting 4 Ingels hardbacks --- I couldn't get enough.  I realized that Ingels was clearly a huge influence on both Frazetta and Wrightson, two of my greatest heroes, and this page in particular remained my favorite even as I read a hundred of his stories (Maybe I just imprinted on it because I saw it first, but I think I would have loved it in any case lol.)

So when the page appeared at Heritage a couple years later, I decided to go for it.  But my wife had tickets to the symphony during the time of the auction, so I set what I thought was an aggressive proxy bid and turned off my phone...only to find out afterwards that I was the underbidder.

Amazingly, I was given yet another chance recently when this page surfaced on ComicLink, and this time I was clear-headed about my desire (need?) for it, and I had no other commitments at the auction closing time.

And I finally added it to my collection.  

Thanks for taking a look!  And for reading this far... 

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Rick W Member Since 2017
Posted On 6/29/2026

Richly illustrated blast from the past!

Mark Yanko Member Since 2009
Posted On 6/29/2026

Ghastly! His ink bill must've been enormous.  :-D

Duke  Fleed Member Since 2013
Posted On 6/29/2026

A beautifully rendered page.with master composition panel by panel. visually love the rendering in the 4th panel in particular.

Danny Kiihnl Member Since 2022
Posted On 6/29/2026

what a great page! congrats on finally getting it

West Stephan Member Since 2007
Posted On 6/29/2026

amazing detail & inking on this Graham Ingels page. ~Congratulations!

Mark V Member Since 2021
Posted On 6/29/2026

An amazing story of commitment to getting this page. Looking at it, it's easy to see why you targeted it. 

E DLS Member Since 2005
Posted On 6/29/2026

I clicked on this and just froze, staring at it for about 5 minutes before I could even bring myself to comment.  I completely understand how you fell in love with it 8 years ago and why it’s haunted you since.  When it comes to dark, shadowy, visuals, this is about as good a “comic noir” gets.  But shadows don’t work without effective lighting.  And this page is a master class in it.  The lighting on panels 1, 2, 3, and especially 5, are absolutely brilliant.  I swear, the first thing I thought of when I looked at the sequence just visually (without reading any of the text) was that it was some scene cut out of Howard Hawks’ The Big Sleep.  I’m so, so, glad you were able to bring this home.  Definitely one you’ll have to bring to the house (or let me visit at the man cave).  Congratulations my friend.  Now I know why you didn’t answer my email.  Haha!

Kavi H Member Since 2018
Posted On 6/29/2026

This page is brilliant! Certainly understandable why it made such an impression when you first saw it. Congrats on finally bringing it home on the 3rd opportunity to do so.

Mark Howland Member Since 2004
Posted On 6/29/2026

Patience is a virtue, and sometimes a little luck helps.

Jason K Member Since 2018
Posted On 6/29/2026

Huge congrats on this amazing Ingels EC page. Truly masterful. 

Chris P. Member Since 2006
Posted On 6/29/2026

Great EC page by the horror master Ghastly!  No question of his titanic influence on those you mentioned as well as legions of others.  Huge congrats for bringing it home and thanks for sharing!

Dewey Cassell Member Since 2004
Posted On 6/29/2026

Second chances like that are rare. You made the most of this one. Congratulations on a great EC page!

David Kwock Member Since 2012
Posted On 6/29/2026

Wow a hauntingly beautiful page! Graham Ingels is my favorite EC artist! Awesome story how this piece came to your collection; love stories like that. Major congrats! 

Chaykin Dude Member Since 2008
Posted On 6/29/2026

I really love that first panel.

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
Posted On 6/30/2026

Ghastly and grim!  His heavy inks feel like the story is ink brushed with shadows and blood.

Ruben DaCollector Member Since 2008
Posted On 7/1/2026

An amazingly illustrated Ingels page!

Bill J Member Since 2009
Posted On 7/3/2026

Wow! I just love this page by Graham "Ghastly" Ingels. I appreciate everything about the art--the overly dramatic scene, the sheer intensity on the characters' faces, the thick rich blacks of the inking. It's classic storytelling but with a horror bent to it. Stunning pick-up, congrats!

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