April 23, 2024
Shock Suspenstories (3 Volume Boxed Set) Hardcover Edition EC Library NOS NEW
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The Complete EC Library: Shock Suspenstories (3 Volume Boxed Set) Hardcover Edition. Printed in b&w from the original art. Color covers for each on covers or bound inside. In illustrated slipcase .Editorial ReviewsThe Complete EC Library: Shock Suspenstories (3 Volume Boxed Set) Edited by Al Feldstein, written by Al Feldstein, William M. Gaines & others. Russ Cochran, 1981. Very Fine. 3 Volume Slipcased set. Published originally by William M. Gaines. When Shock SuspenStories appeared in 1951 it was designed as a showcase title with examples of EC's (Entertaining Comics) crime, horror & science fiction stories. The second issue featured a shock story designed to provoke a reaction, In Gratitude. In subsequent issues, these "preachies" as publisher William M. Gaines liked to call them, dealt with race relations, rape, bigotry, hazing & all manner of formerly taboo subject. These stories lift Shock SuspenStories into the upper echelons of EC's output. Whilst not a horror Comic, two issues of Entertaining Comic's (EC) Crime SuspenStories were the subject of US Senate Committees investigations. The crowbar murder Issue (#23) & its predecessor, the notorious severed head cover. As the investigating Senator Kefauver said at the time "You have blood coming out of her mouth." After publisher William M. Gaines coy admission, Kefauver continued
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