The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #21 - Master Race and Other Stories

(March 2018)

Master Race and Other Stories (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Letters

typeset

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Letters

typeset

Master of Design (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Sadowski

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Essay on the stories included in this volume.

Derelict Ship (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from Weird Fantasy (EC, 1951 series) #22 (November-December 1953)

The Flying Machine (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Bradbury; Al Feldstein (adaptation)

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

drama

Characters

Emperor Yuan

Synopsis

When Emperor Yuan discovers that a villager has learned how to create a flying machine he has him killed so the secret won't fall into the wrong hands.

Reprints

• from Weird Science-Fantasy (EC, 1954 series) #23 (Spring 1954)

Keywords

China

Prairie Schooner (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Crypt-Keeper (host)

Synopsis

A story about a madman who converts a house into a ship in the middle of a prairie.

Reprints

• from Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series) #40 (February-March 1954)

The Monster from the Fourth Dimension (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Al Feldstein

Inks

Al Feldstein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from Three Dimensional EC Classics (EC, 1954 series) #1 (Spring 1954)

Indexer Notes

Redrawn and retitled (original title "It Was a Monster from the Fourth Dimension" from the 8 page story in Weird Science (EC, 1951 series) #7 [not a reprint].

Slave Ship (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein]

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein]

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

An schooner adrift off the coast of Africa is visited by an alien ship that abducts humans to be their slaves.

Reprints

• from Squa Tront (Jerry Weist, 1967 series) #4

Indexer Notes

Story was planned for EC's third 3-D book but not published at that time. The 1970 publication of this story dropped much of the zip-a-tone, craftint and fine linework. This publication restores those features.

Monotony (Table of Contents: 9)

Crime SuspenStories / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Reprints

• from Crime SuspenStories (EC, 1950 series) #22 (April-May 1954)

Pipe Dream (Table of Contents: 10)

The Vault of Horror / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Johnny Craig

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Kriegstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Kriegstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Vault-Keeper (host); Chen Chu Yang

Synopsis

Chen visits an opium den, where he has drug-induced dreams that give him power and importance. But his visit bring him dreams that come true. His daughter got engaged to a man that he didn't approve of...and another trip and dream later, that young suitor was dead. To make matters worse, his daughter was blamed for the killing and was put to death for it. Now, Chen lays once again in the opium den...to have yet another dream!

Reprints

• from Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series) #36 (April-May 1954)

The Pioneer (Table of Contents: 11)

Weird Science-Fantasy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Characters

Professor Alec Lathem; Dean Miller; Hiram Jenkins

Synopsis

Professor Lathem builds a new rocket engine in his barn.

Reprints

• from Weird Science-Fantasy (EC, 1954 series) #24 (June 1954)

Keywords

electric chair

You, Murderer (Table of Contents: 12)

Shock SuspenStories / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

crime

Synopsis

A story told in first person about the victim a hypnotist picks to do his dirty work for a killing after his wife leaves him for another man.

Reprints

• from Shock SuspenStories (EC, 1952 series) #14 (April-May 1954)

The Bath (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck ?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Crypt-Keeper (host)

Synopsis

A servant of the owner of a silver mine fills his bath with piranha after the mine owner unknowningly works the servant's younger brother to death and shoots his parents who were attempting to extract revenge.

Reprints

• from Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series) #42 (June-July 1954)

More Blessed to Give... (Table of Contents: 14)

Crime SuspenStories / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck ?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Reprints

• from Crime SuspenStories (EC, 1950 series) #24 (August-September 1954)

Bellyful (Table of Contents: 15)

Weird Science-Fantasy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Reprints

• from Weird Science-Fantasy (EC, 1954 series) #25 (September 1954)

The Catacombs (Table of Contents: 16)

The Vault of Horror / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Vault-Keeper (host); Pietro Miuta; Gino Alcari

Synopsis

Pietro grabbed the sack of silver as Gino followed him out of the store and headed for their hideout. The take was good, goods worth 4000 lire. Hiding the swag in the Catacombs, they headed down into the eerie place, lined with the long departed. Reaching their desired spot, Pietro suddenly plunged a knife into the back of his partner. Grabbing the loot, he headed back down the unlit passages toward the exit, lamp in hand, but became disoriented and hopelessly lost. He found his way back to Gino's body. And then...the lamp's light went out!

Reprints

• from Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series) #38 (August-September 1954)

Key Chain (Table of Contents: 17)

Crime SuspenStories / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Reprints

• from Crime SuspenStories (EC, 1950 series) #25 (October-November 1954)

Master Race (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

drama

Reprints

• from Impact (EC, 1955 series) #1 (March-April 1955)

Keywords

concentration camp; Holocaust

The Purge (Table of Contents: 19)

The Vault of Horror! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Vault-Keeper (host); Sir Benjamin; King Horace; Alicia

Synopsis

King Horace is called to the cell of a lovely lady and he asks her why she wants to see him. Alicia tells him that she was controlled by the devil and wanted to be purged of him. So the King goes to see his court wizard who says he can do the difficult task, but he has much difficulty, and is given seven days to succeed or lose his head.

Reprints

• from Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series) #39 (October-November 1954)

Murder Dream (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Crypt-Keeper (host)

Synopsis

A maniac ax-murderer assumes his victim's identity in his dreams until he is compelled to return to the scene of the crime to murder the victim's wife as well.

Reprints

• from Tales from the Crypt (EC, 1950 series) #45 (December 1954-January 1955)

The Pit! (Table of Contents: 21)

The Vault of Horror! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Vault-Keeper (host); Felix & Lila Johnson; Aaron & Beatrice Scott

Synopsis

Felix and Lila watched a cock fight, and Felix thought it was inhuman. Nearby, they was another fight brewing...between vicious dogs, and a similar argument brewed between Aaron and Beatrice Scott. Later Aaron and Felix compared notes and discovered that the two couples were trying to outdo each other to draw paying crowds. Later the two women ran into each other and a slow hatred developed between the two. To the husbands involved, there was only one solution to their "problem" women and competing "businesses": they put the two women into the arena and let them go at each other!

Reprints

• from Vault of Horror (EC, 1950 series) #40 (December 1954-January 1955)

In the Bag (Table of Contents: 22)

Shock SuspenStories / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A cop kills a man with a bowling ball in a bag thinking it's a head.

Reprints

• from Shock SuspenStories (EC, 1952 series) #18 (December 1954 - January 1955)

Just Her Speed (Table of Contents: 23)

Crime SuspenStories / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck ?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Crime SuspenStories (EC, 1950 series) #27 (February-March 1955)

Numbskull (Table of Contents: 24)

The Vault of Horror! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Vault-Keeper (host)

Synopsis

This story is told by the skull of a sadistic animal trapper in Africa who traps animals only in order to inflict pain on them before he kills them. One day he falls victim to one of his own pit traps and as various sorts of animals gather round, the ants strip his flesh clean.

Reprints

• from Haunt of Fear (EC, 1950 series) #28 (November-December 1954)

Mau Mau! (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Reprints

• from Two-Fisted Tales (EC, 1950 series) #41 (February-March 1955)

The Mascot (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

war

Reprints

• from Aces High (EC, 1955 series) #1 (March-April 1955)

Revenge (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

war

Reprints

• from Aces High (EC, 1955 series) #2 (May-June 1955)

Marbles (Table of Contents: 28)

Incredible Science Fiction / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from Incredible Science Fiction (EC, 1955 series) #30 (July-August 1955)

The Spy (Table of Contents: 29)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Captain Dan Williams; Jed Markel; Lieutenant Klaus Ritter; Von Helig; Stan; Morgan; Davis

Synopsis

Someone is spying on the 17th Aero Squadron. The men become convinced it is Lt. Klaus Ritter, an American of German descent.

Reprints

• from Aces High (EC, 1955 series) #3 (July-August 1955)

Indexer Notes

WWI story.

Fulfillment (Table of Contents: 30)

Incredible Science Fiction / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Reprints

• from Incredible Science Fiction (EC, 1955 series) #31 (September-October 1955)

The Good Luck Piece (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Buddy Wilson; Pete Richards

Synopsis

Buddy doesn't believe in good luck charms, but has one anyway.

Reprints

• from Aces High (EC, 1955 series) #4 (September-October 1955)

Indexer Notes

WWI story.

The Ultimate Weapon (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from Incredible Science Fiction (EC, 1955 series) #32 (November-December 1955)

So Much More (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein ?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

drama

Reprints

• from Impact (EC, 1955 series) #5 (November-December 1955)

Spads Were Trump (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein [as B. Krigstein] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Lieutenant Walt Muller; Jordan; Colonel Ernst Roegen; Burke; the Red Eagle

Synopsis

Lt. Muller is the best ace in the group, but he seems to be afraid of the German ace named the Red Eagle.

Reprints

• from Aces High (EC, 1955 series) #5 (November-December 1955)

Indexer Notes

WWI story.

One Way Hero (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

• from Incredible Science Fiction (EC, 1955 series) #33 (January-February 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Indexer Notes

Image of a jumping man drawn by Krigstein.

[Self-portrait] (Table of Contents: 37)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Bernard Krigstein (Table of Contents: 38)

text article / 8 pages (report information)

Script

S. C. Ringgenberg

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Biography of Bernie Krigstein.

Restoring "Slave Ship" (Table of Contents: 39)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

J. Michael Catron

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Description of the restoration of the story "Slave Ship."

Behind the Panels (Table of Contents: 40)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Janice Lee; Arthur Lortie; Tom Spurgeon

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Biographies of Otto Binder, Ray Bradbury, Johnny Craig, Al Feldstein, Bill Gaines, Jack Oleck, and Carl Wessler.

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein

Inks

Bernie Krigstein

Indexer Notes

Enlarged panel from "The Purge".

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

Letters

typeset

The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Table of Contents: 43) (Expand) /

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

Grand Master of Comics! (Table of Contents: 44) (Expand) /

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