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.