Bill Peckmann &Comic Art 15 Dec 2011 06:45 am
EC Fan-Addicts
Here’s a package I received from Bill Peckmann:
- In the parlance of the old MAD editors: “Hey gang, here’s some very unnecessary nostalgia for ya!”
In their heyday, EC Comics’ hardcore readership always kept the letter columns of EC Comics packed with enjoyable, knowledgeable comments. (I’d always go to the letter columns before I would read the stories in the comic.) With those kind of responses coming in, someone at EC, fortunately came up with the idea of starting an official EC fan club in the best EC tradition. (Looking back on all this, EC always seemed to be ahead of the curve in the industry and would adapt thru all of their trials and tribulations, the proof in the pudding is the incredible run of MAD.)
1The first in-house ad is by Jack Davis
the second one by Wally Wood.
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Unfortunately the only things that remain from the original
EC Fan-Addict package is the envelope everything was sent in,
the certificate and the 5 bulletins that were published.
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The certificate by Jack Davis.
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The first two page bulletin.
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Note that in the “Gossip” column Jack Davis’ wife Deena
gave birth to their son Jack Jr., who then later made his
way in the world as an architect. It was Jack Jr. who
designed the house and porch that Jack Sr. is sitting in,
in the photo in the last JD posting. (It’s the porch that the
Gee thought was pretty cool.)
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All good things must come to an end,
the fifth and final issue of the Bulletin.
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We started the blog with inhouse ads, so we might as well end it with a few more.
15This is Wally Wood’s promo for MAD no. 3.
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Ad for MAD No. 4 by John Severin.
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Wally for MAD No. 5.
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By the one and only Jack Davis.
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Jack Davis flogging EC’s own MAD comic book imitation PANIC.
(That’s All Folks!)
Many thanks to Bill Peckmann for sharing this great and unusual memorabilia.
on 15 Dec 2011 at 5:29 pm 1.The Gee said …
This is pretty cool. As much as it might be unusual to post this, it is historical stuff. The appeal for action given the entire censorship attempt in the early 50s is worth knowing, especially knowing one other way that EC dealt with it.
Thanks for sharing this, and all the other great things you share.
From a few days back, there is a list of other sites that are worth checking out. I didn’t add to it because most folks expressed what I would have about the Splog.
However, the contribution that you make, Mr. Peckmann helps make it greater. Thanks for adding to it in the ways you do.
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