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COLLECTIBLY MAD Special Limited Edition of 500 signed by MAD publisher William C Gaines and authormusician Grant Geissman Hardcover book housed in a deluxe slipcase with a foilembossed EC logo 150 sound a little pricey Consider that only 500 deluxe editions were published and this is the ONLY book Bill Gaines 19221992 EVER SIGNED And this is the original retail price from fifteen years ago The book is an extensive illustrated history of MAD magazine collectibles starting with its comic book inception from genius cartoonisteditor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952 see also The Art of Harvey Kurtzman from Abrams Collectibly MAD is a fat 320page square compendium Not at all square is author Geissman the world s authority on MAD collectibles not to mention a respected jazz musician Chuck Mangione band TVmovie scores Limited to just five hundred Signed amp Numbered copies this is the ultimate book or gift for any MAD or comics fan s library Published by Kitchen Sink Press in 1995 several years after Gaines who died in 1992 signed the historic bookplates These are the last of publisher Denis Kitchen s personal inventory still in mint condition in the original shrinkwrap
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COLLECTIBLY MAD Special Limited Edition of 500 signed by MAD publisher William C Gaines and authormusician Grant Geissman Hardcover book housed in a deluxe slipcase with a foilembossed EC logo 150 sound a little pricey Consider that only 500 deluxe editions were published and this is the ONLY book Bill Gaines 19221992 EVER SIGNED And this is the original retail price from fifteen years ago The book is an extensive illustrated history of MAD magazine collectibles starting with its comic book inception from genius cartoonisteditor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952 see also The Art of Harvey Kurtzman from Abrams Collectibly MAD is a fat 320page square compendium Not at all square is author Geissman the world s authority on MAD collectibles not to mention a respected jazz musician Chuck Mangione band TVmovie scores Limited to just five hundred Signed amp Numbered copies this is the ultimate book or gift for any MAD or comics fan s library Published by Kitchen Sink Press in 1995 several years after Gaines who died in 1992 signed the historic bookplates These are the last of publisher Denis Kitchen s personal inventory still in mint condition in the original shrinkwrap
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The definitive story of EC Comics the most notorious and wellregarded massmarket publisher in comics history The EC line MAD Tales from the Crypt Weird Science etc was a high point in terms of craft and presentation From the humanistic wellpaced writing of editor Harvey Kurtzman to the artwork of lauded masters like Wally Wood and Bernie Krigstein what truly sets EC apart in comics history is its wider influence on American pop culture Horror crime and scifi stories in the EC tradition are a staple of movies and television almost 50 years after their original heyday and the original stories themselves were many readers first exposure to these nowubiquitous cultural trends MAD magazine has been a rite of passage for three generations of American comedians while Kurtzmans war comics TwoFisted Tales and Frontline Combat were not only amongst the very first comic books ever to successfully express human drama but were also perhaps the first popular entertainment in any medium to look at Americas involvement in the Korean War and other conflicts with anything less than a strictly nationalistic and patriotic eye Every EC title is included in this comprehensive volume that uncovers the amazing history behind the comics up to the US Senate driving EC out of business for allegedly corrupting Americas youth EC publisher Bill Gaines testimony to a US Senate Subcommittee one of the most capricious political witch hunts this side of Joseph McCarthy is included Legendary EC creators like Al Feldstein Johnny Craig Graham Ingels and others are all represented including previously unpublished interviews with several Best of all every EC cover is reproduced in full color Copublished with Gemstone Comics the official licensor of the EC line and fully authorized by the estate of ECs Bill Gaines Hundreds of lavish fullcolor pages
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Entertaining Comics Group EC Comics is perhaps bestknown today for lurid horror comics like Tales from the Crypt and for a publication that long outlived the companys other titles Mad magazine But during its heyday in the early 1950s EC was also an early innovator in another genre of comics the socalled preachies socially conscious stories that boldly challenged the conservatism and conformity of Eisenhowerera AmericanbspEC Comics examines a selection of these workssensationallytitled comics such as Hate The Guilty and Judgment Dayand explores how they grappled with the civil rights struggle antisemitism and other forms of prejudice in America Putting these socially aware stories into conversation with ECs betterknown horror stories Qiana Whitted discovers surprising similarities between their narrative aesthetic and marketing strategies She also recounts the controversy that these stories inspired and the central role they played in congressional hearings about offensive content in comicsnbsp The first serious critical study of ECs social issues comics this book will give readers a greater appreciation of their legacy They not only served to inspire future comics creators but also introduced a generation of young readers to provocative ideas and progressive ideals that pointed the way to a better America nbsp
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Fifty years in the making This is the definitive story of EC Comics the most notorious and well regarded massmarket publisher in comics history The EC line having published such seminal titles as MAD Tales from the Crypt TwoFisted Tales and so many others was a high point in terms of craft and presentation From the humanistic well paced writing of editor Harvey Kurtzman to the artwork of lauded masters like Wally Wood and Bernie Krigstein what truly sets EC apart from other pinnacles in comics history is its wider influence on American pop culture Tales of Terror is the most comprehensive overview to date of the EC Comics line a visual checklist creator index guidebook and more Tales from the Crypt Weird Science Frontline Combat and all of the other EC titles are included in this comprehensive volume that uncovers the amazing history behind the comics from the very beginning to the bitter end when the US Senate drove EC out of business for allegedly corrupting Americas youth
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Al Feldstein is best known as the main writereditor of the EC comics line during the first half of the 1950s and then the editor of Mad Magazine for the first three decades of its existence But what many dont know or remember is that Feldstein was also an accomplished and distinctive cartoonist whose comics which he both wrote and drew a relative rarity in those days adorned the pages of many of those self same EC comics His powerfully composed meticulously inked pages often featuring grotesque creatures or scenes of ghastly destruction and some of the greatest stiffly handsomebeautiful specimens of 1950s humanity ever put to paper were a vital part of the allure of these classic comics Feldsteins contributions to the first year and a half of ECs two SF titles Weird Science and Weird Fantasy comprise 16 classic O Henrystyle shockending stories Evocative vintage titles as Things From Outer Space The Flying Saucer Invasion Spawn of Venus Destruction of the Earth and Am I Man or Machine will be collected in their integrity in this volume This collection also boasts a new interview with Feldstein about his years at EC focusing in particular in his work on these science fiction titles that were the companys pride and joy and were killed a few years later by the Comics Code
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The definitive story of EC Comics the most notorious and wellregarded massmarket publisher in comics history The EC line MAD Tales from the Crypt Weird Science etc was a high point in terms of craft and presentation From the humanistic wellpaced writing of editor Harvey Kurtzman to the artwork of lauded masters like Wally Wood and Bernie Krigstein what truly sets EC apart in comics history is its wider influence on American pop culture Horror crime and scifi stories in the EC tradition are a staple of movies and television almost 50 years after their original heyday and the original stories themselves were many readers first exposure to these nowubiquitous cultural trends MAD magazine has been a rite of passage for three generations of American comedians while Kurtzmans war comics TwoFisted Tales and Frontline Combat were not only amongst the very first comic books ever to successfully express human drama but were also perhaps the first popular entertainment in any medium to look at Americas involvement in the Korean War and other conflicts with anything less than a strictly nationalistic and patriotic eye Every EC title is included in this comprehensive volume that uncovers the amazing history behind the comics up to the US Senate driving EC out of business for allegedly corrupting Americas youth EC publisher Bill Gaines testimony to a US Senate Subcommittee one of the most capricious political witch hunts this side of Joseph McCarthy is included Legendary EC creators like Al Feldstein Johnny Craig Graham Ingels and others are all represented including previously unpublished interviews with several Best of all every EC cover is reproduced in full color Copublished with Gemstone Comics the official licensor of the EC line and fully authorized by the estate of ECs Bill Gaines Hundreds of lavish fullcolor pages
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Fifty years in the making This is the definitive story of EC Comics the most notorious and well regarded massmarket publisher in comics history The EC line having published such seminal titles as MAD Tales from the Crypt TwoFisted Tales and so many others was a high point in terms of craft and presentation From the humanistic well paced writing of editor Harvey Kurtzman to the artwork of lauded masters like Wally Wood and Bernie Krigstein what truly sets EC apart from other pinnacles in comics history is its wider influence on American pop culture Tales of Terror is the most comprehensive overview to date of the EC Comics line a visual checklist creator index guidebook and more Tales from the Crypt Weird Science Frontline Combat and all of the other EC titles are included in this comprehensive volume that uncovers the amazing history behind the comics from the very beginning to the bitter end when the US Senate drove EC out of business for allegedly corrupting Americas youth
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Vanguard Wally Wood Classics series follows the hit Strange Worlds of Science Fiction with Eerie Tales of Crime amp Horror From EC Comics to Witzend Sally Forth MAD Daredevil Mars Attacks Cannon THUNDER Agents and more this Eisner Award Hall of Fame Talent is one of the most noted comicbook creators ever This volume of Vanguards Wally Wood Classics collects for the first time ever the complete nonEC 1950s crime and horror comics of Wallace Wood Sensatinalistic stories from vintage comics Eerie Atomic Spy Cases Dark Mysteries Crime Smashers Witchcraft Dr Jekyll amp Mr Hyde Mask of Fu Manchu
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Entertaining Comics Group EC Comics is perhaps bestknown today for lurid horror comics like Tales from the Crypt and for a publication that long outlived the companys other titles Mad magazine But during its heyday in the early 1950s EC was also an early innovator in another genre of comics the socalled preachies socially conscious stories that boldly challenged the conservatism and conformity of Eisenhowerera AmericanbspEC Comics examines a selection of these workssensationallytitled comics such as Hate The Guilty and Judgment Dayand explores how they grappled with the civil rights struggle antisemitism and other forms of prejudice in America Putting these socially aware stories into conversation with ECs betterknown horror stories Qiana Whitted discovers surprising similarities between their narrative aesthetic and marketing strategies She also recounts the controversy that these stories inspired and the central role they played in congressional hearings about offensive content in comicsnbsp The first serious critical study of ECs social issues comics this book will give readers a greater appreciation of their legacy They not only served to inspire future comics creators but also introduced a generation of young readers to provocative ideas and progressive ideals that pointed the way to a better America nbsp
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Wally Woods career in comics is legendary among the annals of comics history He rocketed to fame working on Will Eisners The Spirit newspaper strip and became one of the most talented artists working for EC Comics during the 1950s Wood also became a star of ECs satire comic Mad which went on to even greater success as a magazine allowing the artist to apply his amazing talents in a broader spectrum When the comics industry fell on lean times during the mid 1950s Wood segued into the field of science fiction pulp illustration providing over 200 beautiful drawings and several color cover paintings for the digest magazines particularly Galaxy Wood left behind a legacy of great art much of which has never been reprinted This book will feature them all Long time Wally Wood historian Roger Hill has spent the past twenty years pulling together the history of Woods involvement with the pulp digests and tracking down original art for this project Over half of the images have been pulled from the originals or from Woods personal file copies allowing Wood fans the finest possible reproduction
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Erotic fairy tales drawn and written by Wally Wood the incredibly talented and slightly insane comic illustrator best know for his work with EC and Mad magazine
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