Panic #12
(December 1999)

Gemstone, 1997 Series
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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:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover blurb "Fantastic 1950s EC Comics!" did not appear on original cover.

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Charlie Chinless (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Mendelsohn
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Charlie Chinless; Number One Son (also as Margo); Mr. South; Jo-Jo; Mona; Ahbed
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of TV show "Charlie Chan".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Crypt-Keeper's Corner / letters page / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Rock (credited as The Crypt Keeper)
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset
Characters
The Crypt-Keeper
Reprints
  • from ? [Illustration only from unknown issue of EC horror comic]

Indexer Notes

Includes reprint illustration. Pages 1 and 2 are between story sequences 1 and 3, page 3 is between story sequences 6 and 8. Letters from Bob Gorby, Ron Silay, Bob Gorby (again), Timothy M. Walters, David Dellario, Ron Silay (again), Timothy M. Walters (again), Bob Gorby (yet again), Sue Blank, Andy Oliver, David Dellario (again), Bob Gorby (his fourth letter in this one lettercol!), Timothy M. Walters (yet again), Paul Dale Roberts, Bob Gorby (5 letters in one lettercol has to be some kind of record).

Cozy Kitchen Home Recipes (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein ? (credited as Florrie Fudge)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of cooking newspaper column, by "Florrie Fudge."

House Hunting! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
John Q. Public; Mrs. Public; the Publics' son; real estate agent;
Synopsis
The Publics search for a new house.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

The Heartaches of Joliet's Groans! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein (script); Nick Meglin (idea)
Pencils
Bill Elder (signed as Stan Duck Elder)
Inks
Bill Elder (signed as Stan Duck Elder)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Joliet Groans; Eva Groans; Mr. Groans; Lewis L. John; Fuller Numerals; Morbid Junebank; Irving; Rip Scurvy; Desmund
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of comic strip "The Heart of Juliet Jones".
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

The Entertainment Box (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Non-parody discussion of music business.

The Crypt-Keeper's Inside "Corner" (Table of Contents: 7)

The Crypt-Keeper's Corner / letters page / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Ed Rock (credited as The Crypt Keeper)
Pencils
Jack Davis
Inks
Jack Davis
Letters
typeset
Characters
The Crypt-Keeper
Synopsis
Reprints a 1953 promo ad for "Crypt of Terror" with discussion of the Gemstone printing of this previously unpublished comic.
Reprints
  • from ? [Illustration only from unknown issue of EC horror comic]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total copies = 5070.

'S a Tragic Air Command (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
Wally Wood (signed)
Inks
Wally Wood (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Melvin "Ditch" Digger; Silly Digger; Rusty Hinges
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody of movie wide screen movies and movie "Strategic Air Command".
Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Charlie Chinless
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Crypt-Keeper's Corner
  4. 3. Cozy Kitchen Home Recipes
  5. 4. House Hunting!
  6. 5. The Heartaches of Joliet's Groans!
  7. 6. The Entertainment Box
  8. 7. The Crypt-Keeper's Inside "Corner"
    The Crypt-Keeper's Corner
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. 'S a Tragic Air Command
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