(November-December 1952)

EC, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
I. C. Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
EC An Entertaining Comic
Editing
Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Bill Gaines (credited as William M. Gaines) (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Feldstein (signed as FELDSTEIN)
Inks
Al Feldstein (signed as FELDSTEIN)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
aliens; end of the world; planets

Mass Meeting! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Joe Orlando (signed as Joe Orlando)
Inks
Joe Orlando (signed as Joe Orlando)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The 'Uranium Mining Company's' martian refineries lay like some petrified monster...
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Skeleton Key! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Al Williamson (signed as AL WILLIAMSON)
Inks
Al Williamson (signed as AL WILLIAMSON)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My name is Doctor Donald Purcell!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dr. Donald Purcell (archaeologist); Professor Godfrey Clinton; Dr. Seymour Karnes (death); Bill Wentworth (physicist)
Synopsis
Some archaeologists are conducting a dig and discovered what they believe is the first complete fossilized skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. What puzzles them is the discovery of a human skull with those remains.......and what a surprise and shock they are in for when they discover why!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Mr. Halley's Comet (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jerry De Fuccio
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cosmic Correspondence / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from R.D., Jack Bale, Calvin Jackemeyer, Arthur Flint, Jack Sayles, and Kalline Jeroin.

What He Saw! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot and script)
Pencils
Jack Kamen (signed as JACK KAMEN)
Inks
Jack Kamen (signed as JACK KAMEN)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Martin had been marooned on the barren lifeless planetoid...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Martin; two beautiful girls (apparitions); Jean (Martin's wife, apparition); Czuk (villain); Trark (villain)
Synopsis
Martin had been marooned on a barren lifeless planetoid for four months when a beautiful woman appears on the scene. When she disappears, another appears....and then vanishes. But when Martin's wife appears, he can't believe she is real or what in the world is going on.....is he mad or what?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Corrected script credits and letterer credit by Craig Delich.

The Green Thing! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Joe Orlando (signed as Joe Orlando)
Inks
Joe Orlando (signed as Joe Orlando)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Outside the barn, the first grey streaks of dawn...
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Mass Meeting!
  3. 2. Skeleton Key!
  4. 3. Mr. Halley's Comet
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Cosmic Correspondence
  6. 5. What He Saw!
  7. 6. The Green Thing!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jason Sacks
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Tom Vincent