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| The first story art looks to me like Wood's work?? I don't know who Check is, so maybe similar work. Anyone know for sure? |
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| Sid Check was a real artist and not a pseudonym. He did indeed do plenty of work for EC Comics, and his wikipedia entry notes that "Sid Check was often compared to Wally Wood because of a stylistic resemblance". Check was a friend of Frank Frazetta's and also collaborated with him on occasion. When Wood worked together with Harry Harrison (and Joe Orlando) in the same studio, Sid Check was also a member of that same crew. Before Bill Gaines locked up a lot of his artists as exclusive to EC, Avon employed many of the same talents that would later go on to fame working for Gaines. In this issue, Everett Raymond Kinstler did the inside front cover, and Jack Kamen did the last story. "Case of the Emerald Robbery". |
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| Publication | December 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (painting) | Inks:? (painting) | Colors:? (painting) |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Foreword/Afterword | contents page (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Bonnie Parker; Clyde Barrow; Edna Murray |
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| Comic Story | Edna Murray, the Kissing Bandit (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Edna Murray; Owney Davis; Birdie; Miss Stevens; Eddie Doll; Fred Barker; Harry Karpis; Walter Nowell |
| Notes | Artist identification by Gene Reed and confirmed from Check's records. Check's name also appears on a sign above a teller's window in the splash panel. |
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| Comic Story | Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Bonnie Parker; Clyde Barrow; Buck Barrow; Blanche Barrow; Lonzo Carter; Pritchard |
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| Comic Story | The Wild Genna Brothers (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Mike Genna; Johnnie Torrio; Angelo Genna; Dion O'Banion; Spignola; Joe Esposito; Mike Merlo |
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| Text Story | Murder in Lover's Lane (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Jack Cooper; Joseph Sumner |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Emerald Robbery (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Mike Strong; Mrs. Jefferson Adams; Fingers Webb; Pat; Stevens |
| Notes | This appears to be a reprint from The Saint, with the main character's name re-lettered to Mike Strong. |
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