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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published December 1997
Frequency Quarterly
Cover Price 2.50 USD; 3.45 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Albert B. Feldstein

Cover Details - "Which Twin Has The Phony*?"

Characters Melvina; Irvina
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks Basil Wolverton (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Cover blurb "Fantastic 1950s EC Comics!" was not part of original cover.
Reprinted from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #4 (August-September 1954)

7 page story "Smiddy"

Characters Smiddy; Melvin Bully; Smiddy's mother; Smiddy's father; Hoiby; Winnie Winkie; a smilin' airplane pilot; Real George; "Old" Punchdrunk; Little Mousse
Synopsis Smiddy and his boss try to land "Old Punchdrunk" the fighting fish.
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Bill Elder (signed)
Inks Bill Elder (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Parody of comic strip "Smitty".
Reprinted from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #4 (August-September 1954)

1 page text article "The Crippling Washington Letter"

Synopsis Parody of investors newsletter.
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #4 (August-September 1954)

8 page story "Hindu"

Characters Hindu; Melvin; Mrs. Lowlife; Irving Lowlife; Ed Lowlife; Buffle Head; Apaches
Synopsis Parody of 3-D John Wayne movie "Hondo".
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Wallace Wood (signed)
Inks Wallace Wood (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #4 (August-September 1954)

1 page Pan-Mail letters page "Pan-Mail"

Characters Albert B. Feldstein; William M. Gaines
Script Stephen A. Geppi?
Pencils Marie Severin
Inks Marie Severin
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: David Dellario; De Doncker Ludo; Dave Moore. Also includes reprinted illustration, and Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation.
Reprinted from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #4 (August-September 1954) [illustration only]

1 page The Crypt-Keeper's Page of Fine Arts letters page "The Crypt-Keeper's Page of Fine Arts #59"

Genre fan art
Script ? (as The Crypt-Keeper); Frank X. Mattson
Pencils Frank X. Mattson; Crow; Brandon O'Donnell
Inks Frank X. Mattson; Crow; Brandon O'Donnell
Letters typeset
Notes Fan art and a fan poem, introduced by The Crypt-Keeper.

6 page story "Just Plain Bull"

Synopsis Parody of radio soap operas.
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Joe Orlando (signed)
Inks Joe Orlando (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #4 (August-September 1954)

7 page story "I Touched A Flying Saucer!"

Characters Pvt. "Skull" Elmer Adams Keyhole; Gloria (Ethel) Keyhole
Synopsis Parody of popular flying saucer theories books.
Genre parody
Script Albert B. Feldstein
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Panic (EC, 1954 series) #4 (August-September 1954)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe!"

Genre horror
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes House ad for subscriptions to Gemstone Publishing's EC Comics reprints.
Reprinted From ads for the EC Fan-Addicts club in various EC comics of 1954, but text is modified.