EC Comics
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EC Comics was an influential American comic book publisher best known for its groundbreaking horror, crime, war, and satire titles that pushed creative and censorship boundaries in the 1940s and 1950s.
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| instanceOf |
American company
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comic book publisher ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Tales from the Crypt film adaptations
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Tales from the Crypt television series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editor |
Al Feldstein
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Harvey Kurtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOfComicsCodeAuthority | severe restriction of EC Comics titles ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of Comic Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Max Gaines
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William M. Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime comics
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horror comics ⓘ satire comics ⓘ science fiction comics ⓘ war comics ⓘ |
| industry | comic books ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mad magazine
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later horror comics publishers ⓘ underground comix movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy | pulp magazines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Crime SuspenStories
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Frontline Combat NERFINISHED ⓘ MAD NERFINISHED ⓘ Panic NERFINISHED ⓘ Shock SuspenStories NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales from the Crypt NERFINISHED ⓘ The Haunt of Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vault of Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ Two-Fisted Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ Weird Fantasy NERFINISHED ⓘ Weird Science NERFINISHED ⓘ graphic violence and mature themes ⓘ impact on horror comics genre ⓘ socially conscious storytelling ⓘ |
| laterName | Entertaining Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
adaptations into film and television
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cult following among comic book fans ⓘ reprints by later publishers ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Crypt-Keeper
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Old Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ Vault-Keeper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson |
Al Feldstein
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Al Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Basil Wolverton NERFINISHED ⓘ Bernard Krigstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Frazetta NERFINISHED ⓘ George Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham Ingels NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Kurtzman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Kamen NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Orlando NERFINISHED ⓘ John Severin NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie Severin NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto Binder NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Bradbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Reed Crandall NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ William M. Gaines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Impact #1 "Master Race"
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Shock SuspenStories #5 "The Patriots" NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales from the Crypt #46 "The Whipping" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | Educational Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | anthology comic books ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Comics Code Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct comic book publisher ⓘ |
| style |
ironic punishment themes
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morality tales ⓘ twist endings ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency hearings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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