(January-February 1956)

EC, 1955 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gaines Publications Inc.
Brand
EC An Entertaining Comic
Editing
Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Bill Gaines (managing editor); Marie Severin (credited) (color editor)

Issue Notes

Last color comic published by EC.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A space captain gives his crew orders as they are being approached by a rocket.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Big Moment (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck
Pencils
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There were many scattered tribes left...
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
After a meteor storm, widespread radiation causes all plant and animal life to grow into giants. The humans find themselves hunted by these giant animals as they struggle for survival. As it turns out, the radiation caused the humans to shrink, not the animals and plants.
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Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

The Entertainment Box (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Von Bernewitz (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
FAR AND AWAY is an exceptional collection of stories...
Genre
science fiction
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Indexer Notes

Reviews of three science-fiction paperbacks and promotion of The Complete E.C. Checklist by Fred Von Bernewitz.

Kaleidoscope (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is how it looked...
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
As the Venusians conquer Earth, one man decides to rig a ship and destroy not only the invaders, but Venus as well. Turns out he was just fascinating inside an old wrecked ship, and had to return to his mundane life as a Venusian slave.
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Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

One Way Hero (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
Inks
Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The rockets sat behind you...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Johnny Sawyer; Mart Sawyer (Johnny's brother); Mrs. Sawyer (cameo)
Synopsis
Johnny so much wants to be a spaceman like his brother, Mart. But on Mart's latest mission, he is struck with space fright, which ends his career. However, Johnny almost gets his wish: he works as a cargo loader: wearing a spacemen uniform.
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Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Small World (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Oleck (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mason watched Sanders covertly.
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
After finding no life on Mars, a space pilot boards his ship to return to Earth, not realizing he just stepped on and destroyed a tiny city.
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Judgment Day! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Joe Orlando
Inks
Joe Orlando
Colors
Marie Severin
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tarleton
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Indexer Notes

Last minute substitute for the code-rejected, "An Eye For an Eye", drawn by Angelo Torres. This story dealt with Humans and various mutants fighting for survival on a post apocalyptic Earth. The story would be published in various trade collections through the years.

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["We're Looking for People Who Like to Draw."]
    Famous Artists Schools
  3. 2. Big Moment
  4. 3. The Entertainment Box
  5. 4. Kaleidoscope
  6. 5. One Way Hero
  7. 6. Small World
  8. 7. Judgment Day!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Craig Delich
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike White