The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #18 - The Million Year Picnic and Other Stories
(January 2017)

Fantagraphics, 2012 Series
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Volume
18
Price
29.99 USD
Pages
232
On-sale Date
2017-01-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc.
Brand
FB
ISBN
978-1-60699-982-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781606999820 52999
Editing
Gary Groth (credited) (publisher and executive editor); Mike Catron (credited as J. Michael Catron) (senior editor)

Issue Notes

This is Volume 18 of The Fantagraphics EC Library.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Elder
Inks
Bill Elder
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Bill Elder (credited)
Inks
Bill Elder (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Introductory pages with vignette images from stories in this book.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of contents with close-up images from stories in this book.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo of Bill Elder; John Severin)
Inks
? (photo of Bill Elder; John Severin)

Reprints

Wild Will Elder (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Stark
Pencils
Bill Elder (credited)
Inks
Bill Elder (credited)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Stark provides commentary on each story reprinted in the book.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Elder
Inks
Bill Elder

Indexer Notes

Panel enlargement from interior story.

Inside Story! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Ahead of the Game! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as B. Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as B. Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Counter-Clockwise (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as ELDER)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Right on the Button! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

...Two for the Show! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Final panel by Jack Kamen.

King of the Grey Spaces! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Bradbury (original); Al Feldstein (adaptation)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as ELDER)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Juice for the Record! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
crime
Reprints

Strop! You're Killing Me! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

...For Us the Living (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as ELDER)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Last Laugh (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

The Million Year Picnic (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Bradbury (original); Al Feldstein (adaptation)
Pencils
John Severin (signed as SEVERIN)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as ELDER)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

The Strange Couple! (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The original version of this story appeared in Vault of Horror #14 (August-September, 1950). This version, re-written by Feldstein, was re-drawn by Elder on multiple layers to achieve the 3-D effect for this issue. Fantagraphics restored Elder's artwork from the printed 3-D comic and "translated" it into 2-D, and also meticulously re-created the lettering for publication in this volume.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Elder
Inks
Bill Elder

Indexer Notes

Panel enlargement from interior story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page reads "Parodies From Panic."

The Night Before Christmas (Table of Contents: 21)

Poetry Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Clement Moore
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bull Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bull Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

The Lady or the Tiger? (Table of Contents: 22)

Classic Literature Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Single drawing by Basil Wolverton appears on page 6 of the story.

Li'l Melvin (Table of Contents: 23)

Enviable Comic Strip Character Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill (Al Hatt) Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill (Al Hatt) Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of "Li'l Abner" comic strip.

Smiddy (Table of Contents: 24)

Eternal Youth-Type Comic Strip Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of comic strip "Smitty".

Tick Dracy (Table of Contents: 25)

Crime Does So Pay...When You Write a Syndicated Strip About It Dept. / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as 'Justfer Gold' Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as 'Justfer Gold' Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of "Dick Tracy" comic strip.

The Phansom (Table of Contents: 26)

Comic Strip Heroes That Live On and On! Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder and Willie McElder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder and Willie McElder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of "The Phantom" newspaper strip.

Mel Padooka (Table of Contents: 27)

Clean Living, Non-Smoking, Non-Drinking Comic Characters Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as B. Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as B. Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of comic strip "Joe Palooka".

Irving Oops (Table of Contents: 28)

Stone-Age-Type Comic Strips Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Lo. Hemline, Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Lo. Hemline, Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of comic strip "Alley Oop".

Rx Migrane M.D. (Table of Contents: 29)

Doctors in Comic Strips Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bladder, Gallstone & Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bladder, Gallstone & Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of comic strip "Rex Morgan, M.D.".

Captain Izzy and Washt Upps (Table of Contents: 30)

Adventure-Type Comic Strip Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of comic strip "Captain Easy and Wash Tubbs".

Punch Lines (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Bill Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor
Reprints

Mary Worthless! (Table of Contents: 32)

Comic Strip Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Ken Erns Plenty the Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Ken Erns Plenty the Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of comic strip "Mary Worth".

Sunday at the Beach! (Table of Contents: 33)

Panic Takes a Look at the American Scene Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as B. Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as B. Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor
Reprints

Charlie Chinless (Table of Contents: 34)

T.V. Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of TV show "Charlie Chan".

The Heartaches of Joliet's Groans! (Table of Contents: 35)

Syndicated Comic Strip Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein (script); Nick Meglin (idea)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Stan Duck Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Stan Duck Elder)
Letters
Jim Wroten

Genre
humor; satire-parody
Reprints

Will Elder Ad Gallery (Table of Contents: 36)

illustration / 6 pages (report information)

Pencils
Bill Elder
Inks
Bill Elder

Indexer Notes

Reproductions of house ads for EC comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Elder
Inks
Bill Elder

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Panel enlargement from interior story.

[Bill Elder Caricature] (Table of Contents: 38)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
Marie Severin (credited)
Letters
Marie Severin (credited)

Indexer Notes

Caricature of Bill Elder done by Marie Severin for the 1953 EC Christmas Party.

Will Elder (Table of Contents: 39)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ringgenberg (credited as S. C. Ringgenberg)
Letters
typeset

Behind the Panels (Table of Contents: 40)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Janice Lee (credited); Tom Spurgeon (credited); Steve Ringgenberg (credited as S. C. Ringgenberg); Arthur Lortie (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Short bios of the writers of the comic stories in this book.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Elder
Inks
Bill Elder

Indexer Notes

Panel enlargement from interior story.

Crime, Horror, Terror, Gore, Depravity, Disrespect for Established Authority - and Science Fiction Too! The Ups and Downs of EC Comics (Table of Contents: 42)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Ted White (credited)
Letters
typeset

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 45) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Wild Will Elder
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. Inside Story!
  9. 8. Ahead of the Game!
  10. 9. Counter-Clockwise
  11. 10. Right on the Button!
  12. 11. ...Two for the Show!
  13. 12. King of the Grey Spaces!
  14. 13. Juice for the Record!
  15. 14. Strop! You're Killing Me!
  16. 15. ...For Us the Living
  17. 16. Last Laugh
  18. 17. The Million Year Picnic
  19. 18. The Strange Couple!
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
  22. 21. The Night Before Christmas
    Poetry Dept.
  23. 22. The Lady or the Tiger?
    Classic Literature Dept.
  24. 23. Li'l Melvin
    Enviable Comic Strip Character Dept.
  25. 24. Smiddy
    Eternal Youth-Type Comic Strip Dept.
  26. 25. Tick Dracy
    Crime Does So Pay...When You Write a Syndicated Strip About It Dept.
  27. 26. The Phansom
    Comic Strip Heroes That Live On and On! Dept.
  28. 27. Mel Padooka
    Clean Living, Non-Smoking, Non-Drinking Comic Characters Dept.
  29. 28. Irving Oops
    Stone-Age-Type Comic Strips Dept.
  30. 29. Rx Migrane M.D.
    Doctors in Comic Strips Dept.
  31. 30. Captain Izzy and Washt Upps
    Adventure-Type Comic Strip Dept.
  32. 31. Punch Lines
  33. 32. Mary Worthless!
    Comic Strip Dept.
  34. 33. Sunday at the Beach!
    Panic Takes a Look at the American Scene Dept.
  35. 34. Charlie Chinless
    T.V. Dept.
  36. 35. The Heartaches of Joliet's Groans!
    Syndicated Comic Strip Dept.
  37. 36. Will Elder Ad Gallery
  38. 37. [no title indexed]
  39. 38. [Bill Elder Caricature]
  40. 39. Will Elder
  41. 40. Behind the Panels
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
  43. 42. Crime, Horror, Terror, Gore, Depravity, Disrespect for Established Authority - and Science Fiction Too! The Ups and Downs of EC Comics
  44. 43. [no title indexed]
  45. 44. [no title indexed]
  46. 45. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Peter Croome
  • Alan Hutchinson
  • Jason Sacks
  • Steven Samuels
  • Tom Vincent