{"product_id":"the-history-of-ec-comics-9783836549769","title":"The History of EC Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1947, \u003cstrong\u003eBill Gaines\u003c\/strong\u003e inherited \u003cstrong\u003eEC Comics\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new venture founded by his legendary father \u003cstrong\u003eM. C. Gaines\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was responsible for midwifing the birth of the comic book as we know it during his tenure at \u003cem\u003eAll-American Comics\u003c\/em\u003e, bringing the likes of \u003cem\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGreen Lantern \u003c\/em\u003eto the world. Over the next eight years, Bill Gaines and \u003cstrong\u003ea \"who's who\" of the era\u003c\/strong\u003e including \u003cstrong\u003eAl Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wally Wood\u003c\/strong\u003e would \u003cstrong\u003ereinvent the very notion of the comic book\u003c\/strong\u003e with titles like \u003cem\u003eTales from the Crypt\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrime SuspenStories\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMAD\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EC delighted in publishing \u003cstrong\u003egory, morbid horror and crime\u003c\/strong\u003e comics that had snap, ironic endings--but they also pioneered \u003cstrong\u003ethe first true-to-life war comics\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003efirst \"real\" science-fiction stories\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a series of tales about such then-taboo subjects as racism, bigotry, vigilantism, drug addiction, police corruption, and anti-Semitism. Too good to last, they were eventually caught up by various 1950s guardians of morality, who were convinced that EC's often over-the-top content was causing juvenile delinquency. A year or so after a full inquiry investigating horror and crime comics, the incredible EC Comics were no more.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e TASCHEN presents\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ethe full, \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003efascinating story of this fabled company, written and expertly curated by\u003cstrong\u003e EC-authority Grant Geissman\u003c\/strong\u003e. Even the most die-hard EC Fan-Addicts will find something new within these pages, with the Gaines family archives providing \u003cstrong\u003emore than 100 rarities that have never seen print\u003c\/strong\u003e. Many of the cover images are reproduced from Gaines File Copies, which are widely regarded as the best surviving copies of the EC Comics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Gathering more than\u003cstrong\u003e 1,000 illustrations \u003c\/strong\u003ethat include \u003cstrong\u003ethe rarest and most notorious covers\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e interior pages and panels\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e photos\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e vintage original artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e, and some of\u003cstrong\u003e the most celebrated stories \u003c\/strong\u003eever to be printed in four colors for a dime, this is \u003cstrong\u003ethe ultimate EC Comics compendium \u003c\/strong\u003eand a must-have for any comics enthusiast or pop culture historian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeissman, Grant:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Grant Geissman is one of the world's leading experts on EC Comics and Mad magazine, and the author and designer of four books on the subject, three of them nominated for an Eisner Award. He is also an Emmy-nominated guitarist and composer who co-wrote the music for the hit television series Two and a Half Men and Mike \u0026amp; Molly. He has fourteen albums released under his own name, including the jazz trilogy Say That!, Cool Man Cool, and BOP! BANG! BOOM!","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50651238891794,"sku":"9783836549769","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_443ea246-3fd8-4098-adca-b8e41c8ba0d3.jpg?v=1733298105","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-history-of-ec-comics-9783836549769","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}