(September-October 1952)
EC,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-05-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Tiny Tot Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
EC An Entertaining Comic
- Editing
- Harvey Kurtzman (credited) (editor); Bill Gaines (credited as William M. Gaines) (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1952 Periodicals, page 97.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Harvey Kurtzman (see notes)
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bandits! MiGs at 5 o'clock! Break right!
- Genre
- aviation; historical; war
- Reprints
-
in Frontline Combat (Superior, 1951 series) #8 ([circa November 1952]) -
in The Complete Frontline Combat (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2 (1982), #2 (1982) - in Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 1995 series) #8 (May 1997)
- in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #1 - Corpse on the Imjin and Other Stories (August 2012)
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
-
- Keywords
- F-84 Thunderjets; jet; Korean War; MiG-15 Fagot; United States Air Force
Indexer Notes
According to Marie Severin (1995), “[Harvey] Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers....”
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References:
Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. “The Artists of EC Comics” (reprinting Severin 1995). In Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. 46–47. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.
Severin, Marie (John Province, transcriber [uncredited]). 1995. “Mostly About Color.” In CFA-APA 36, January.
Thunderjet!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)
- Inks
- Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Captain Wood Paladino (jet pilot); Johnny (mechanic); Rasmussen (jet pilot); Gunn (jet pilot); Roberts (jet pilot); North Koreans (villains, some die)
- Synopsis
- Captain Wood and his squadron go on a mission to destroy a North Korean troop train.
- Reprints
- in EC Portfolio (Russ Cochran, 1971 series) #2 (1972)
- in The Complete Frontline Combat (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2 (1982)
-
in Les Meilleures Histoires de... (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1983 series) #[4] - Guerre - Corée (janvier 1984) [N&B [B&W]] - in Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 1995 series) #8 (May 1997)
- in Genius, Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth (IDW, 2011 series) (April 2011) [Presented in original art]
- in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #1 - Corpse on the Imjin and Other Stories (August 2012) [Reprinted in black and white.]
- in Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics (Dark Horse, 2019 series) (2019) which is reprinted
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
-
- Keywords
- F84 fighter bomber; Korean War; MIG; Mig Alley; Mission 2120; napalm
Indexer Notes
Cover story.
Caesar!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (signed as W. Allen Wood)
- Inks
- Wally Wood (signed as W. Allen Wood)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Julius Caesar (death); Marcus; Caius; Roman Army (many die); Tillius (Roman Senator); Casca (Roman Senator); the Germans (villains, all die)
- Synopsis
- After Germany double-crosses Caesar, the Roman Army conquers that land, killing all the men, women and children in retaliation, then follows the same pattern against a town in France, which surrendered. By 44 B.C., Caesar was all powerful --- too powerful to the liking of the Roman Senate, and so they decide to kill Caesar.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Frontline Combat (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2 (1982)
- in Les Meilleures Histoires de... (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1983 series) #[6] - Aventures (mai 1985)
- in Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 1995 series) #8 (May 1997)
- in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #26 - Atom Bomb and Other Stories (2019) [Reprinted in black and white.]
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Roman Empire; Uxellodunum (French town)
Tubridy's Triumph
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Inks
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Corporal Patrick Tubridy (member of Her Majesty's Army in India); Private Clements (Tubridy's barracks-mate); Maharajah Jungan (villain, leader of the DACOITS)
- Synopsis
- Corporal Tubridy sits and watches new recruits marching along the parade grounds with Private Clements, thinking of his mother, but also of the time when he was caught by the Maharajah's men, all robbers at heart, for bagging five of the Maharajah's peacocks. Forced to stay one week, Tubridy eventually was allowed to return to his home base, minus his rifle, which the Corporal vowed to get back.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Frontline Combat (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2 (1982)
- in Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 1995 series) #8 (May 1997)
- in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #32 - Code of Honor and Other Stories (July 2022) which is reprinted
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
-
[no title indexed]
Front Lines / letters page / 1 page
- Reprints
- in The Complete Frontline Combat (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2 (1982)
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
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Chickamauga!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (signed)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Northern Army [Bob; rest unnamed] (many die); General Brannan; General Wood; General Reynolds; the Confederates (villains, many die)
- Synopsis
- It was September 19, 1863, and the Northern troops were trying to cut off Chattanooga from the Southern forces, when both sides meet at a place called Chickamauga Creek. In a series of snafus, the North eventually loses the battle, and General Brannan's division was wiped out in ten months.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Frontline Combat (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2 (1982)
- in Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 1995 series) #8 (May 1997)
- in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #22 - Death Stand and Other Stories (August 2018) [Reprinted in black and white.]
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
-
- Keywords
- American Civil War
Night Patrol!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Pencils
- John Severin (signed as Severin)
- Inks
- Bill Elder (signed as Elder)
- Colors
- Marie Severin
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- unnamed American Captain; Pappy (an American Sergeant, death); American soldiers [Jake; Leddy; Junior (death); Stan; others unnamed]; North Koreans (villains)
- Synopsis
- Pappy is taking out a night patrol of replacements to gauge the strength of enemy forces near Taegu, and they discover a tremendous number. Just when they get set to return to base with the information, the enemy attacks, and all make it back alive except for two.
- Reprints
- in The Complete Frontline Combat (Russ Cochran, 1982 series) #2 (1982)
- in Frontline Combat (Gemstone, 1995 series) #8 (May 1997)
- in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #10 - Bomb Run and Other Stories (August 2014) [Reprinted in black and white.]
- in EC Archives: Frontline Combat (Dark Horse, 2013 series) Volume 2 (1st edition, October 2019)
-
- Keywords
- Korea; Korean War; Taegu
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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["Bandits! MiGs at 5 o'clock! Break right!"]
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1.
Thunderjet!
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2.
Caesar!
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3.
Tubridy's Triumph
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4.
[no title indexed]
Front Lines -
5.
Chickamauga!
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6.
Night Patrol!
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- Craig Delich
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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- Jason Sacks
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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