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Extra (1955 EC) comic books 1955

  • Issue #1
    Extra (1955 EC) 1
    Published Apr 1955 by EC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2076940004

    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.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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 #3
    Extra (1955 EC) 3
    Published Aug 1955 by EC.

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    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 finds the Foreign Legion while following a lead in Algiers, in a story combining text and comics in a precursor to EC's later "Picto-Fiction" books. Female reporter Geri Hamilton helps a convict whose family has been disgraced by his crimes, in a story with art by Reed Crandall. In Paris, Keith fends off the advances of old flame Vicki while trailing a cabinet minister's wife who's consorting with his political rival. The letters page features letters to the editor from future comics creators E. Nelson Bridwell and Dan Adkins. Another nice black-and-white painted cover by Johnny Craig. Dateline: Algiers; Steve Rampart; Geri Hamilton; Dateline: Paris; Double Cross. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Extra (1955 EC) 4
    Published Oct 1955 by EC.

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    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. Ace photographer Steve Rampart gets caught up in intrigue while vacationing in Mexico. Reporter Geri Hamilton has a chance to interview an elusive bank robber at a remote rail way-station, but things don't go as planned. Reporter Keith Michaels is marked for death after accidentally witnessing a bank robber's getaway. Dynamic action cover by Johnny Craig. Dateline: New York City; Steve Rampart; Geri Hamilton; Front Page Story; Dateline: Rio Para. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Extra (1955 EC) 5
    Published Dec 1955 by EC.

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    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.