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Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) comic books 1954

  • Issue #1
    Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) 1
    • 3.5" Cumulative spine split with splitting to interior wraps.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Wally Wood. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Marie Severin, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' early New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. A privateer working for the British government wants to become a "true" pirate, and gets his wish in the worst way, with art by Reed Crandall. A pirate captain remembers his early days as a shanghaied sailor, in a tale with a trademark EC twist ending. Wally Wood's art highlights a chronicle of life aboard a ship with a cruel master. The Privateer; The Mutineers; Harpooned; The Challenge; Shanghaied. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) 2

    Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' early New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Wally Wood's art highlights a Cain and Abel story played out on the pirate decks. A pre-Code tale of murder and mutiny with art by Jack Davis. A pirate ship on its way home encounters a Dutch merchant vessel. The cover is inspired by the 1911 Howard Pyle painting "Who Shall Be Captain?" Sea Food; Kismet; Loblolly Boy; The Shell Game; The Dive; A Fitting End. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.