A HALLOWEEN HORROR SUSPENSTORY

GOOD LORD! Here's a grisly tale from EC's SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #2 (April-May 1952) that only Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein could think up for Graham Ingels to illustrate. Colors are by Marie Severin and lettering by Jim and Margaret Wroten.

Happy Halloween, everybody!

EC Comics are copyright (c) by William M. Gaines, Agent, Inc.

BILL GAINES IS 'TOPS'!

Bill Gaines seemed to pop up in print in the most unlikeliest of places. This two-pager from TOPS IN HUMAN HUMAN HIGHLIGHTS #1 (March 1954) is written by an unknown author as a human interest story and might be the only article during this period that sheds a softer light on the beleaguered publisher. The last paragraph includes an insightful observation.

The sample page accompanying the article is from SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #11 (October-November 1953) and titled, "in gratitude...".

Script: Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils: Wallace Wood

Inks: Wallace Wood

Colors: Marie Severin

Letters: Jim Wroten