Panic #4
(December 1997)

Gemstone, 1997 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD; 3.45 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Gemstone Publishing
Brand
An Entertaining EC Comic
Editing
Al Feldstein (original)

Which Twin Has The Phony*? (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks
Basil Wolverton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Melvina; Irvina
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover blurb "Fantastic 1950s EC Comics!" was not part of original cover.

Smiddy (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Smiddy; Melvin Bully; Smiddy's mother; Smiddy's father; Hoiby; Winnie Winkie; a smilin' airplane pilot; Real George; "Old" Punchdrunk; Little Mousse
Synopsis
Smiddy and his boss try to land "Old Punchdrunk" the fighting fish.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of comic strip "Smitty".

The Crippling Washington Letter (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Letters
typeset

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody of investors newsletter.
Reprints

Hindu (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Wally Wood (signed)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; western-frontier
Characters
Hindu; Melvin; Mrs. Lowlife; Irving Lowlife; Ed Lowlife; Buffle Head; Apaches
Synopsis
Parody of 3-D John Wayne movie "Hondo".
Reprints

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

Pan-Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Rock
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Marie Severin
Letters
typeset

Characters
Albert B. Feldstein; William M. Gaines
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: David Dellario; De Doncker Ludo; Dave Moore. Also includes reprinted illustration, and Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Crypt-Keeper's Page of Fine Arts / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Rock (credited as The Crypt-Keeper)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints
Keywords
fan art

Indexer Notes

Fan art by Scott Howes, Crow, Brandon O'Donnell; letter from Frank X. Mattson.

Just Plain Bull (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks
Joe Orlando (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
Parody of radio soap operas.
Reprints

I Touched A Flying Saucer! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Pvt. "Skull" Elmer Adams Keyhole; Gloria (Ethel) Keyhole
Synopsis
Parody of popular flying saucer theories books.
Reprints

Subscribe! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
  • From ads for the EC Fan-Addicts club in various EC comics of 1954, but text is modified.

Indexer Notes

House ad for subscriptions to Gemstone Publishing's EC Comics reprints.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Which Twin Has The Phony*?
  2. 1. Smiddy
  3. 2. The Crippling Washington Letter
  4. 3. Hindu
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Pan-Mail
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Crypt-Keeper's Page of Fine Arts
  7. 6. Just Plain Bull
  8. 7. I Touched A Flying Saucer!
  9. 8. Subscribe!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Chris Boyko
  • Hector G. DueƱas G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore