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SOLD ON: Tuesday, 05/15/2018 8:00 PM
PUBLISHER: EC
COMMENTS: Albert B. Feldstein cover/art, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman art; 1st issue, formerly titled "Saddle Romances".
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Albert B. Feldstein cover/art, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman art; 1st issue, formerly titled "Saddle Romances".An historic first issue, with the EC formula already almost fully in place -- vivid, swoon-worthy art, crisp storytelling, wry commentary, all wrapped up in a cover that practically leapt off the stands. While these initial issues still have some of the cartoonish gloss of late-period Golden Age comics, the creepy, dark vibe of peak-period EC is already leaking into the cover and story, with Feldstein's nightmarish use of foreshortening giving the cover image a claustrophobic, clammy feel that portends of the challenging material inside.
Artists Information
Wally Wood is an American comic book artist/ writer who is also one of the founding artist for Mad comics. In addition to penciling numerous comic book pages, Wally also ventured into product illustration, music album covers, and trading cards. Wally's most notable works include the aforementioned Mad comics, Marvel's Daredevil, and Weird-Science Fantasy for EC comics.
Harvey Kurtzman was an American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book Mad from 1952 until 1956, and illustrating the Little Annie Fanny strips in Playboy from 1962 until 1988.
Jack Kamen was an American illustrator for books, magazines, comic books and advertising, known for his work illustrating crime, horror, humor, suspense and science fiction stories for EC Comics, for his work in advertising, and for the onscreen artwork he contributed to the 1982 horror anthology film Creepshow.