The EC Archives: Tales From The Crypt Volume 2 - Hardcover

Feldstein, Al

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1888472715 ISBN 13: 9781888472714

Publisher: William M. Gaines Agent, INC., 2007

Synopsis

From stories by the legendary team Bill Gaines & Al Feldstein come the classic horror tales written by Feldstein and illustrated by the all-star line-up of Wally Wood, Jack Kamen, Johnny Craig, Feldstein himself, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Marie Severin. Reprints 24 stories from Tales from the Crypt with a foreword by Joe Dante, director of Gremlins. Reprints issues #7-12 (24 stories) of the comic book Tales From the Crypt, originally published in 1951 and 1952, and the inspiration for the hit movie and HBO series!

About this title

Review

Praise for previous volumes of the "EC Archives" from Dark Horse:
"It should go without saying that any fan of comics should own these, but really, EC's horror comics are an essential piece of the puzzle for any fan of the horror genre, literary or cinematic." "-Den of Geek"
"The upcoming hardcover edition of this collection is a must-have for any fan of not only classic horror, but Golden Age America." "-Wicked Horror"

Praise for previous volumes of the EC Archives from Dark Horse:
"It should go without saying that any fan of comics should own these, but really, EC's horror comics are an essential piece of the puzzle for any fan of the horror genre, literary or cinematic." -Den of Geek

"The upcoming hardcover edition of this collection is a must-have for any fan of not only classic horror, but Golden Age America." -Wicked Horror

Synopsis

EC Comics (Entertaining Comics) were all published from the late 1940s until around 1956, when the Comics Code Authority whitewashed all comic books to remove all themes of horror and violence. Psychiatrist Fredric Wertham and Senator Estes Kefauver's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency attacked horror comics as causes of the rise in juvenile delinquency and crimes by minors. These comic books were accused of having no redeeming value to society and were effectively banned by the actions of these groups in creating the Comics Code. EC Comics were superior to other comics of the 1950s because of a higher quality of writing and artwork, and they were widely imitated by other comics publishers. The subject matter for EC Comics were horror, science fiction/fantasy, crime stories, war stories, and stories with a social message that generally had a twist or 'shock' ending.This volume reprints the second six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book "Tales From the Crypt", originally published in 1951 and 1952, and features classic horror stories of vampires, werewolves, ghouls and monsters in the vein of the early "Dracula", "Frankenstein" and "Wolf Man" movies.

This title was EC's best seller, and was the inspiration of several feature films and the HBO series of the same name.

Edition details

• Publisher: William M. Gaines Agent, INC.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1888472715
• ISBN 13: 9781888472714
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 212