Panic
#3
(September 1997)
Gemstone,
1997 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 2.50 USD; 3.45 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1997
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gemstone Publishing
- Brand
-
An Entertaining EC Comic
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (original); ?
Issue Notes
Cover blurb "Famous 1950s EC Comics!" was not part of the original cover.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Al Feldstein (signed)
- Inks
- Al Feldstein (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- People who no like'm lampoons can go fly'm kite.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Melv Neanderthal (statue)
- Reprints
-
from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #3 (June-July 1954) - in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Li'l Melvin
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed); Basil Wolverton (one panel on page 7)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed); Basil Wolverton (one panel on page 7)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Li'l Melvin; Rosie June; Pappy; Mammy; Popeye lampoon; Lil' Turtle; Beulah Witch; Ollie; Jody The Coyote; Marryin' Irving; various "Pogo" characters
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #3 (June-July 1954)
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of "Li'l Abner" comic strip. Last panel on page 7 may be partly by Basil Wolverton.
The Quite-A-Man!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Berry Fitsgerry (also spelled Fitzgerry); John Weighin; Melvin O'Rourke; Mary Kin O'Hura; Mrs. Nitwit; Big Red Will Kin O'Hura; various "Pogo" characters
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #3 (June-July 1954)
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of "The Quiet Man" movie.
[no title indexed]
Pan-Mail / letters page / 2 pages
- Characters
- Albert B. Feldstein; William M. Gaines
- Reprints
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Letters regarding Panic #2 and Shock #10 from: Carlos M. Federici; Bob La Tremouille; Rick Olson; Paul Dale Roberts; Richard Jepeal; Wilhelm Murg; David Dellario; "Exasperated". Also reprinted illustration from original letters page.
[no title indexed]
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The following interview was conducted outside a large motion picture theater in New York...
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #3 (June-July 1954)
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Untitled short text feature "interview" with 3-D movie patron.
Mother Goon's Nertzery Rhymes
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Old King Cole; little girl; Mary Quite Contrary; Jack Be Nimble; Black Sheep; Three Men; Old Mother Hubbard; Old Mother Hubbard's dog; Little Jack Horner; Jack; Jill; Little Miss Muffet; Little Tommy Tucker; Chef; Humpty-Dumpty; Mary; Peter, Peter; Peter, Peter's wife; Three Blind Mice
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #3 (June-July 1954)
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Mother Goose parodies.
Strike It Richly!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Worryin' Hulk; Morris (Morose); Mrs. Imogene Fafufnick; Albert B. Feldstein; William M. Gaines; Arnold Minstermiser; Walt Kelly?
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #3 (June-July 1954)
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of TV game show "Strike It Rich!".
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["People who no like'm lampoons can go fly'm kite."]
-
1.
Li'l Melvin
-
2.
The Quite-A-Man!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Pan-Mail -
4.
["The following interview was conducted outside a large motion picture theater in New York..."]
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5.
Mother Goon's Nertzery Rhymes
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6.
Strike It Richly!
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7.
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Chris Boyko
- Hector G. Dueñas G.
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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