Panic
#9
(March 1999)
Gemstone,
1997 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 2.50 USD; 4.00 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Gemstone Publishing
- Brand
-
An Entertaining EC Comic
- Editing
- Al Feldstein (original); ?
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Panic Annual (Gemstone, 1997 series) #3 (2000)
-
Comicfidential
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Superman; Dick Tracy; Smilin' Jack; Walter Winchell
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #9 (June-July 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover art is black-and-white photos with heads replaced by drawings; a parody of magazine "Confidential." Cover blurb "Outrateous 1950s EC Comics!" not part of original cover.
Rx Migrane M.D.
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Jack Mendelsohn
- Pencils
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- medical; satire-parody
- Characters
- Rx Migrane; Dr. Mort U. Ary; Mr. Fafoofnick; Mrs. Fafoofnick; June
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #9 (June-July 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of comic strip "Rex Morgan, M.D.".
[no title indexed]
The Crypt-Keeper's Page of Fine Arts / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Chris Rock (credited as The Crypt-Keeper)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- fan art
Indexer Notes
Fan art by Frank X. Mattson, Craig Caywood and William Carlisle; poem by Robert Fuller.
Drive In Movie!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jack Mendelsohn
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- John Q. Moviegoer
- Synopsis
- The problems of attending a drive-in theatre.
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #9 (June-July 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
May have cameo of Al Feldstein and Jack Davis in first panel. John's doctor appears to be Rx Migrane, M.D.
Zoo Charade
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jack Mendelsohn
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Orlando (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Marvin Perkins; Jim Sherbert; Katie; Tanya; commercial announcer; Gina; Carmen
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #9 (June-July 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of TV show "Zoo Parade".
[no title indexed]
Always Thinkin' / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Chris Rock (credited as The Crypt-Keeper)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from Matthew C. Olcott, Pete McEvoy, Zeke Stern, and Randy Gravely.
Bringing Up Babykins
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Al Feldstein ? (credited as Emma Noldmaid)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #9 (June-July 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of child rearing advice newspaper column.
"Bo Bummel" or "Much Ado About Clothing"
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Jack Mendelsohn
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Bo Bummel; The Prince of Wales; Lord Mercy; Lady Elizabeth; Irving;
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #9 (June-July 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Parody of movie "Beau Brummel".
[no title indexed]
Pan-Mail / letters page / 2 pages
- Characters
- Albert B. Feldstein; William M. Gaines
- Reprints
- from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #9 (June-July 1955) [illustration only]
-
Indexer Notes
Letters from Rick Olson, Bob Gorby, Joe Grotenrath II, Paul David Roberts, and David Dellario; 2 panels from Panic #10.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You say you don't get out much?
- 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
-
0.
Comicfidential
-
1.
Rx Migrane M.D.
-
2.
[no title indexed]
The Crypt-Keeper's Page of Fine Arts -
3.
Drive In Movie!
-
4.
Zoo Charade
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Always Thinkin' -
6.
Bringing Up Babykins
-
7.
"Bo Bummel" or "Much Ado About Clothing"
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Pan-Mail -
9.
["You say you don't get out much?"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Chris Boyko
- Hector G. Dueñas G.
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Van Dore
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