Panic
#4
(August-September 1954)
EC,
1954 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1954
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Tiny Tot Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
EC An Entertaining Comic
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (editor); Bill Gaines (credited as William M. Gaines) (managing editor)
Which Twin Has the Phony*?
Panic / cover / 1 page
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (signed)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Melvina; Irvina
- Reprints
-
in Panic (Russ Cochran, 1984 series) #1 (1984), #1 (1984) - in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997) which is reprinted
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of the "Which Twin Has the Toni?" home-permanent commercials.
Smiddy
Eternal Youth-Type Comic Strip Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Jim Wroten
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Smiddy; Melvin Bully; Smiddy's mother; Smiddy's father; Hoiby; Winnie Winkie; Smilin' Jack (a smilin' airplane pilot, cameo); Real George; "Old" Punchdrunk; Little Mousse
- Synopsis
- Smiddy and his boss try to land "Old Punchdrunk" the fighting fish.
- Reprints
- in Panic (Russ Cochran, 1984 series) #1 (1984)
- in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997) which is reprinted
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
- in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #18 - The Million Year Picnic and Other Stories (January 2017) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of comic strip "Smitty".
The Crippling Washington Letter
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of investors newsletter.
- Reprints
- in Panic (Russ Cochran, 1984 series) #1 (1984)
- in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997) which is reprinted
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Hindu
Western Epic Move Dept. / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed as
Wood) - Inks
- Wally Wood (signed as Wood)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Jim Wroten
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Hindu; Melvin; Mrs. Lowlife; Irving Lowlife; Ed Lowlife; Buffle Head; Apaches
- Synopsis
- Parody of 3-D John Wayne movie "Hondo".
- Reprints
- in Panic (Russ Cochran, 1984 series) #1 (1984)
- in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997) which is reprinted
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Just Plain Bull
Smash That Kitchen Radio Dept. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Jim Wroten
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Parody of radio soap operas.
- Reprints
- in Panic (Russ Cochran, 1984 series) #1 (1984)
- in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997) which is reprinted
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
- in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #19 - The Thing from the Grave and Other Stories (October 2017) [Reprinted in black and white.]
-
I Touched a Flying Saucer!
Hop on the Bandwagon Non-Fiction Dept. / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Al Feldstein
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Jim Wroten
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Pvt. "Skull" Elmer Adams Keyhole; Gloria (Ethel) Keyhole
- Synopsis
- Parody of popular flying saucer theories books.
- Reprints
- in Panic (Russ Cochran, 1984 series) #1 (1984)
- in Panic (Gemstone, 1997 series) #4 (December 1997) which is reprinted
- in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Which Twin Has the Phony*?
Panic -
1.
Smiddy
Eternal Youth-Type Comic Strip Dept. -
2.
The Crippling Washington Letter
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3.
Hindu
Western Epic Move Dept. -
4.
Pan-Mail
Pan-Mail -
5.
Just Plain Bull
Smash That Kitchen Radio Dept. -
6.
I Touched a Flying Saucer!
Hop on the Bandwagon Non-Fiction Dept.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Bill Devine
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Michael Hoskin
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jason Sacks
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Tom Vincent
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