The EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales, Volume 1

by Al Feldstein, Wally Wood (Artist), Johnny Craig (Artist), Jack Davis (Artist), Al Feldstein (Artist)

Overview

Writer-artist-editor Harvey Kurtzman teamed with legendary artists WallyWood, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, John Severin, Will Elder, and DaveBerg to create these powerful stories of struggle and humanity that areconsidered to be among the best war stories ever told. Volume 1 volume reprintsthe first six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book Two-FistedTales, originally published in 1950 and 1951.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781888472561
Publisher:	William M. Gaines Agent, INC.
Publication date:	03/20/2007
Series:	EC ARCHIVES TWO FISTED TALES HC
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	13 - 16 Years

About the Author

Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) was a cartoonist, writer, editor and comics genius. He is probably best remembered for MAD, which he founded in 1952. He created 28 revolutionary issues for E.C. publisher Bill Gaines (for whom he also created Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat) with such talent as Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood before leaving in 1956. Kurtzman then created the short-lived satire magazine Trump for Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner in 1957. He followed with the comic-sizeHumbug in 1958, then Help! magazine. During his Help! tenure he discovered such diverse talent as Terry Gilliam, Gloria Steinem, Gilbert Shelton, and R. Crumb. In 1962 he and collaborator Will Elder began producing the long-running and elaborate "Little Annie Fanny" comic forPlayboy. In the '70s he became known as the "father-in-law of underground comix" for inspiring a new generation of media-bending cartoonists.