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Extra (1955 EC) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #1
    Extra (1955 EC) 1
    Published Apr 1955 by EC.

    Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Colin Dawkins and Johnny Craig. Art by John Severin, Johnny Craig, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring reporters finding danger while pursuing stories. Reporter Keith Michaels finds danger in the tropics when an ex-Nazi munitions dealer is selling weapons to Costa Rican revolutionaries. Photographer Steve Rampart sees suspicious doings while covering a peace conference in Geneva. Reporters find shady business while vacationing in sunny Key West. Dateline: Cayo Romano, Cuba!; Camera!; Holiday for Macduff; Thirty; Dateline: Key West! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Extra (1955 EC) 2
    Published Jun 1955 by EC.

    Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Colin Dawkins and Johnny Craig. Art by John Severin, Johnny Craig, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring reporters finding danger while pursuing stories. Reporter Keith Michaels searches for lost Scandinavian gold smuggled out of Norway during the Nazi occupation. Keith dares a risky climb up a New York skyscraper to rescue his secretary from a hostage situation. In Hong Kong, reporter Geri Hamilton fends off the advances of a British intelligence agent while investigating a trolley strike that could cripple the city, in a story with nice Reed Crandall art. Cover features terrific black-and-white painted art by Johnny Craig. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Dateline: Oslo; Stromboli!; Hong Kong!; Dateline: New York City; The Case of the Colorful Caper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Extra (1955 EC) 5
    Published Dec 1955 by EC.
    • 2.25" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Johnny Craig and others. Art by John Severin, Johnny Craig, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring reporters finding danger while pursuing stories. Reporter Keith Michaels tracks diamond smugglers on the storm-swept, rocky coast of the Long Island Sound. Keith investigates a murder and the theft of intelligence documents during an upscale Washington party, in a story with more terrific art by Johnny Craig. Dateline: Long Island Sound; Two Timer; Steve Rampart; Geri Hamilton; The Entertainment Box; Dateline: Germersheim. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.