EC Comics · Shock Illustrated #1 · October 1955 · $0.25 · 36 pages · Quarterly
Grade: VG- 3.5
Edited by William Gaines. Indicia publisher: Entertaining Comics Group.
Cover by Angelo Torres.
This inaugural issue of EC's experimental picto-fiction format features three psychological crime stories told through a combination of photographs and illustrations rather than traditional comic panels. The issue opens with “The analysis of a teen-age dope addict,” a psychological examination of teenage drug addiction. This is followed by “The psychology of a suburban switch-party,” an adult-oriented tale examining suburban social dynamics.
The issue concludes with “The case of a black-leather-jacketed thrill-killer,” a crime story focusing on juvenile delinquency and thrill-killing. All stories utilize Angelo Torres's artwork combined with photographic elements to create EC's distinctive picto-fiction approach.
This is the first issue of EC's groundbreaking picto-fiction format, representing a significant experiment in sequential storytelling that would influence the medium for decades to come.
Condition VG- 3.5 with moderate wear consistent with grade, complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.
EC Comics · Shock Illustrated #1 · October 1955 · $0.25 · 36 pages · Quarterly
Grade: VG- 3.5
Edited by William Gaines. Indicia publisher: Entertaining Comics Group.
Cover by Angelo Torres.
This inaugural issue of EC's experimental picto-fiction format features three psychological crime stories told through a combination of photographs and illustrations rather than traditional comic panels. The issue opens with “The analysis of a teen-age dope addict,” a psychological examination of teenage drug addiction. This is followed by “The psychology of a suburban switch-party,” an adult-oriented tale examining suburban social dynamics.
The issue concludes with “The case of a black-leather-jacketed thrill-killer,” a crime story focusing on juvenile delinquency and thrill-killing. All stories utilize Angelo Torres's artwork combined with photographic elements to create EC's distinctive picto-fiction approach.
This is the first issue of EC's groundbreaking picto-fiction format, representing a significant experiment in sequential storytelling that would influence the medium for decades to come.
Condition VG- 3.5 with moderate wear consistent with grade, complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.
