Before EC disappeared into the singular title of Mad Magazine, it was a powerful comic book company.  Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror were forerunners of the genre and their mark can be seen down through the history of the form.  They were early onto the H. P. Lovecraft mythos and the writers and artists had strong ties to the godfathers of "Weird Tales," as well as the great science fiction authors of the era.  [Oh, yeah, Harry Harrison was a frequent EC writer.]

"Fitting Punishment"
(aka "In the Vault")
Writer: Al Feldstein
Penciller: Graham Ingels
Inker: Graham Ingels?
Color: ???

"Baby It's Cold Inside"
(aka "Cool Air")
Writer: Al Feldstein
Penciller: Graham Ingels
Inker: Graham Ingels?
Color: ???

Story 1: "Lost in the Microcosm" - Harvey Kurtzman
Story 2: "Dream of Doom" - Wally Wood

Story 3: "Experiment ... in Death" - Jack Kamen
(aka "Herbert West: Re-Animator")
Writer: ???
Penciller: ???
Inker: ???
Color: ???

Story 4: "Things from Outer Space" - Al Feldstein

ASIDE: "Dream of Doom," Weird Science #12, May - June 1950, 7pgs. Script: Harry Harrison(?). Pencils: Harry Harrison. Inks: Wally Wood. This story features a comics publisher 'Gill Baines' along with caricatures of the EC staff.

"Who Doughnut?" -  (mentions Cthulhu)
Writer: ???
Penciller: Jack Davis
Inker: ???
Color: ???

"The Black Arts"  - (mentions Necronomicon)
Writer: Harry Harrison
Penciller: Harvey Kurtzman
Inker: Wally Wood
Color: ???

NOTE: "The Black Arts," Weird Fantasy #14, July - August 1950, 7pgs. Script: Harry Harrison(?). Pencils: Harry Harrison. Inks: Wally Wood. Unsigned. 'Secrets stolen from the ages of darkness ... Hints of terror from the musty pages of the devil's own book ... Dreams of power not meant for mortals are concealed in this loathsome volume! Cursed be the man who experiments with - The Black Arts.' The splash page of the story shows the book to be H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon

Perhaps the precursor of the the graphic novel, Warren produced book-like black and white magazines which could hold your attention for days. 

"The Rats in the Walls"
Writer: ???
Art: Bob Jenney

"Cool Air"
Writer: Berni Wrightson
Art: Berni Wrightson

"Wentworth's Day"
Writer: ???
Art: ???

The "super" power in comics.  Marvel was on the rise during the age of Superheroes and captured the market with the likes of Spiderman, the Fantastic Four, and Conan.  But on their way up (with a careful eye on the EC empire) they managed to create some great horror comics. 

Marvel Comics

"The Terrible Old Man"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Penciller: Barry Smith
Inker: John Verpoorten and Dan Adkins
Color: ???

"The Music From Beyond"
(aka "The Music of Erich Zann")
Writer: Roy Thomas
Penciller: Johnny Craig
Inker: Johnny Craig
Color: ???

"Pickman's Model"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Penciller: Tom Palmer
Inker: ???
Color: ???

"The Shambler from the Stars"
Robert Bloch horror story (Lovecraft influenced) adapted by Ron Goulart and Jim Starlin.
Writer: Ron Goulart
Penciller: Jim Starlin
Inker: Tom Palmer
Color: ???

The Haunter of the Dark by H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft horror story adapted by Ron Goulart and Gene Colan. Plus a Craig Russell story
Writer: Ron Goulart
Penciller: Gene Colan
Inker: Dan Adkins
Color: ???

"The Shadow from the Steeple"
Writer: Ron Goulart
Penciller: Rich Buckler
Inker: Frank Giacoia
Color: Geo. Roussos

"The Terrible Old Man"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Barry Smith, Dan Adkins,
John Verpoorten

"The Music of Erich Zann"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Johnny Craig

"Pickman's Model"
Writer: Roy Thomas
Art: Tom Palmer

While EC, Marvel, and Warren were all publishing empires, Last Gasp seems to be the property of the artists.  Arnold, Smith, Deitch, Dallis, Todd, Sheriden, and Jaxon seems to have the say in these wonderfully ghastly comics which owe a great deal to the power of EC's horror artists.

Last Gasp

This book was dedicated to the late August Derleth, for his lifelong interest in the medium of the comic strip and his encouragement to us in this special project, a tribute to Arkham House and the master of the macabre, H.P. Lovecraft.  Note the tribute to EC on the front cover (the coffin is embelished with EC logos).

Cover: Glossy Cover
Guts: Newsprint
Page Breakdown

• Jack Jackson (Jaxon) [p1]
• Simon Deitch [p2, 13, 35]
• The Hound - Dave Sheriden [p3-12]
• The Hairy Claw of Tolen - Charles Dallas [p14-20]
• 
• Cool Air - Michael C. Smith [p21-26]
• Pickman's Model - Herb Arnold [p27-34]
• Larry S. Todd  [p36]

"The Rats in the Walls" - Gore [Richard Corben]
Story: H.P. Lovecraft. Color: Beth Corben. Adapt./Art: Richard Corben (signed as Gore, 1972). Lettered (in original versions) by hand (unknown).  This black-and-white 16 page adaptation of Lovcraft's story appears reprinted in Richard Corben Complete Works #3 (1987) and (colorized) in the 1994 Fantagor "From the Pit #1" and the March 1999 Heavy Metal.

"Wildred Kreet, Seeker of the Strange: The Hand of Kaä" - Spain

"To a Dreamer" - C. Dallas

"The Shadow from the Abyss" - Larry Todd
 

The Heavy Metal Lovecraft issue. Starting with a cover by J.K. Potter, it includes "Kutulu" by Moebius, "Bad Breath" by Arthur Suydam, "The Dunwich Horror" by Breccia, "The Necronomicon" by Druillet, and many more! 
 

1.  Cover by Denis Sire
4.  Gallery - Mitch O'Connell
10.  The Rebel by Boucq
14.  Caveman by Tayyar Okzan
16.  The Disarmanent by Mezzo and Pirus
34.  Caveman by Tayyar Okzan
36.  Boy Racer by Barron Storey
46.  From Beyond by P. Craig Russell
58.  Little Ego by Vittorio Giardino
63.  StripTease - Edited by Mark Martin; Scott Cunningham, Mark Landman, Jonathan Royce, Olof Berg, Jim Woodring, Michael Aushenker, Mark Martin, and Michael Kupperman
74.  The Evening Lover by Harriet and Daniel Redondo
78.  Emily by Javi Santonja
 

1. Cover by Simon Bisley
5. Gallery by David Leri
17. Fantasies by Milo Manara
22. We Don't Need a Thirsty Hero by Morvan, Buchet, Color Twins
26. Storm: The Slayer of Eriban by Don Lawrence, Martin Lodewijk
51. Flopi - The Fascination of Television by Carlos Trillo
54. The Rats in the Wall by Richard Corben

10 pgs: pgs 54-62.
10 page rebuild color version of the 16 page Richard Corben ("Gore") black and white adaptation which originally appeared in the Last Gasp "Skull #5."  This is the same version which appears in Fantagor Press's 1994 "From the Pit #1."  Story: H.P. Lovecraft. Color: Beth Corben. Adapt./Art: Richard Corben (signed as Gore, 1972). Lettered (in color remakes) printed with extensive dialogue changes from the 1972 version.

66. Ari-L by Caza
76. Simon Coldwater by Simon Bisley
86. The Pill by Yacine Elghorri
93. G-Squad by Morvan, Buchet, Color Twins
104. Flopi - Incomprehensible by Carlos Trillo