This is the first volume in a series of story review and commentary books about EC Comics. Focusing on the year 1950, this volume covers the several comic books that launched the New Trend era.
The particular comic books covered from this time period include:
- "Crime Suspenstories" #1-#2
- "Crypt of Terror" #17-#19
- "Haunt of Fear" #15-#17, #4
- "Tales from the Crypt" #20-#21
- "Two-Fisted Tales" #18
- "Vault of Horror" #12-#16
- "Weird Fantasy" #13-#16
- "Weird Science" #12-#15