(June-July 1951)

EC, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951-02-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
EC An Entertaining Comic
Editing
Al Feldstein (credited as Albert B. Feldstein) (associate editor); Bill Gaines (credited as William M. Gaines) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings. Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1951, page 37, registration number B287802.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Johnny Craig (signed)
Inks
Johnny Craig (signed)
Colors
? (see notes)
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Characters
John Golden; Harry Marks
Reprints
Keywords
drowning; sewers

Indexer Notes

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin, but it is unlikely that Severin had begun coloring at EC when this issue was colored (Cassell 2012, 33–34 and 171).
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Reference:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.

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The Sewer! (Table of Contents: 1)

Crime SuspenStories / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Johnny Craig (signed)
Pencils
Johnny Craig (signed)
Inks
Johnny Craig (signed)
Colors
? (see notes)
Letters
Jim Wroten
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah! There was headroom here...
Genre
crime
Characters
John Golden (party host, matinee idol, death); Irene Golden (party host, John's wife); unnamed Police Sergeant; Harry Marks (villain, John's Business Manager, death)
Synopsis
At a party thrown by the Goldens, Harry and Irene concoct a scheme to kill John, dump him in a sewer, and then be together for all time. However, the foul deed, once done, turns Irene's stomach and she ditches Harry. But Harry has another plan in mind what to do to cover his tracks when he discovers she has gone to the police.
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Indexer Notes

Cover story.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).

Mr. Biddy... Killer! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Jack Davis (signed)
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Colors
? (see notes)
Letters
Jim Wroten
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Archie's wife nagged and nagged and nagged!
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Characters
Sidney Brackman (Assistant D.A., narrator); Emily Chester (Archie's wife, death, in flashback); Mr. Biddy (make-believe villain, in flashback); Archie Chester (villain)
Synopsis
Really fed up with his wife, Archie ponders what to do.....until he meets a Mr. Biddy, who offers to kill his wife for Archie. But things are not what they seem once the foul deed is done.
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Indexer Notes

Script revisions by Craig Delich.

Much of the story is told in flashback.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).

Smart! (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hal Blake bent over the trigger and gave it a final pat.
Genre
crime
Characters
Bernie (villain, Hal's partner, death); Hal Blake (villain, death)
Synopsis
Hal decided that splitting the take from a recent bank-job was no longer an option with his partner, so he rigged an elaborate way to kill his partner and keep the swag. What he didn't realize was that his partner had been thinking along the same lines.
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Idol (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Feldstein
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime
Characters
unnamed native guard (death); Atkins (villain, death)
Synopsis
Atkins murders a native guard, then makes his way into a temple in order to steal the famed Fang Ruby of the Snake Idol........a gem that carried a curse of immediate death to anyone trying to steal it. As he pried the fang-shaped ruby from the carved serpent's mouth, he discovered why the curse existed.......but it was the last thing he remembered.
Reprints
Keywords
Fang Ruby

Indexer Notes

Masthead is a typeset title with colored background.

The Gullible One (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Jack Kamen (signed)
Inks
Jack Kamen (signed)
Colors
? (see notes)
Letters
Jim Wroten
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was always the butt for practical jokes!
Genre
crime
Characters
Fred Vanderhoff (death); Mr. Vanderhoff (Fred's father); Jeeves (Vanderhoff's servant); Group of hunters [Sy Dawson; Joe King (villain); Jerry Latch; Hal Allenby (death)]
Synopsis
Fred Vanderhoff invited a group of his hunter friends to his mountain retreat to do some hunting, but the next morning they discovered that a heavy snow had fallen overnight, trapping them in their retreat for at least two weeks. When their host was killed the next day, the others made their way to the police, each suspecting another of the crime. When all were invited by Fred's father to the Vanderhoff mansion, the old man had a test to prove who the guilty party was.
Reprints
Keywords
poison

Indexer Notes

Feldstein's script combines the elements of Agatha Christie's classic "And Then There Were None" with a Cornell Woolrich story, "After Dinner Story."

Script revisions by Craig Delich.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).

Partially Dissolved! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Haunt of Fear / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Pencils
Graham Ingels
Inks
Graham Ingels
Colors
? (see notes)
Letters
Jim Wroten
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hee, hee! Yep! It's me again!
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Characters
The Old Witch (host); Ventar the Great (magician, death); Molto (villain, Ventar's assistant, death)
Synopsis
Crowds flock to the theater to see Ventar, acclaimed as good a magician as the late Houdini or Thurston. The magician later reveals to his longtime assistant a new metal he created that dissolves in water, thus allowing him to do a variety of seemingly dangerous illusions. But the assistant double-crosses his master and later assumes the role of master illusionist....until Ventar returns from the grave for justice.
Reprints
Keywords
Cleveland Press; Evening News; Lake Erie; Marquee Rose Theater; stage magician

Indexer Notes

Script revisions by Craig Delich.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Sewer!
    Crime SuspenStories
  3. 2. Mr. Biddy... Killer!
    Crime SuspenStories
  4. 3. Smart!
  5. 4. Idol
  6. 5. The Gullible One
    Crime SuspenStories
  7. 6. Partially Dissolved!
    The Haunt of Fear
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David B
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Bill Devine
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Kocher
  • R. S. Martin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jason Sacks
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