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Impact (1955 EC) comic books in grade VG or lower

  • Issue #1B
    Impact (1955 EC) 1B
    Published Mar 1955 by EC.
    • 4" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Tape on interior cover and pages. Water damage. Oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Charlton-printed variant with white title logo and inferior print quality. "Tough Cop" (script by Carl Wessler; art by Reed Crandall), "The Diamond Pendant" (script by Wessler; art by Graham Ingels; based on a story by Guy de Maupassant), "The Dress" (art by George Evans), and the classic story "Master Race" (script probably by Al Feldstein, art by Bernard Krigstein). Jack Davis cover (Illustrating "Master Race"). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Impact (1955 EC) 2
    Published Jun 1955 by EC.
    • Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Al Feldstein and Carl Wessler. Art by Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring slice-of-life stories. A poor tailor struggles to create a suit for an old man's special occasion, with art by Graham Ingels. A woman remembers her husband, a doctor who tended to the poor, in a tale with art by Joe Orlando. A boy has a close-up view of his parents' failed marriage, in a story by Jack Davis. First issue with the Comics Code seal, but it had to delete a weapon from a character's hand on the cover to get that approval. Mother Knows Best; Divorce; The Suit; The Star ; Paid in Full; The Good Samaritan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Impact (1955 EC) 4
    Published Oct 1955 by EC.
    • 2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Davis. Stories by Al Feldstein and Carl Wessler. Art by George Evans, Graham Ingels, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code, featuring twist stories. In the cover story, with art by Jack Davis, prejudice comes to the fore during wartime when one soldier harbors an irrational hatred of another because of his last name. A snowstorm forces a rural doctor to make a choice that could mean life or death, with art by George Evans. A billionaire tries to mold his son's life, but the son resists, in a story by Reed Crandall. The Lonely One; Fall in Winter; The Bitter End; Last Act; Country Doctor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.