The Vault of Horror was part of Bill Gaines EC Comics line during the early 1950s. The bi-monthly horror comic, edited by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig, began with an issue cover-dated April-May 1950. Over a four-year span, it ran for 29 issues, ending with the December, 1954-January, 1955 issue. William Maxwell Gaines (March 1, 1922–June 3, 1992), or Bill Gaines as he was called, was the founder of MAD Magazine but he was also noted for his efforts to create comic books of sufficient artistic quality and interest to appeal to adults. ... Al Feldstein was the editor of EC Comics line of horror, science-fiction, and suspenstories titles in the 1950s. ...

Front covers were illustrated by Craig for the entire run. The contributing artists were Craig, Feldstein, George Evans, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, Graham Ingels, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Davis, Sid Check, Al Williamson, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, Bernard Krigstein, Harry Harrison and Howard Larsen. Wallace Wally Wood (June 17, 1927–November 2, 1981), best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad magazine, was an imaginative writer-illustrator who freelanced to a wide variety of markets. ... There are several notable people called Jack Davis. ... Joe Orlando was an illustrator and cartoonist who was born April 4, 1927, in Bari, Italy, and died December 23, 1998, in Manhattan. ...