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Psychoanalysis (1955 EC) comic books 1954-1956

  • Issue #1
    Psychoanalysis (1955 EC) 1
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Tear seals. 7" spine split from bottom. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. Classic cover by Jack Kamen. Case No. 101 Male Session 1: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 1: Ellen Lyman; The Man From Vienna; Case No. 103 Male Session 1: Mark Stone. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Psychoanalysis (1955 EC) 2
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3812642022
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. In lieu of mail, a letter to the reader from the editors, pointing out that insane people don't see psychiatrists, and stating the plan to cover each person over a series of issues as they go through therapy. Ellen feels a great weight has been lifted after the doc points out that her problems stem from her flawed relationship with her parents and a strange accident when she was a little girl. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Case No. 101 Male Session 2: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 2: Ellen Lyman; Your Doodles Give You Away; Case No. 103 Male Session 2: Mark Stone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Psychoanalysis (1955 EC) 3
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. Freddy is unusually insistent that he is not reading the sports pages. Ellen remembers the time she was happy - her weeks on the farm with Ted. Case No. 101 Male Session 3: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 3: Ellen Lyman; Your Life Is In Your Dreams; Case No. 103 Male Session 3: Mark Stone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

    Cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time, this features ordinary people Freddy, Ellen and Mark as they undergo Freudian analysis to find the root of their neuroses. Definitely one of a kind. Featuring some stories by Daniel Keyes, later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon. Freddy freaks out when his parents come to visit his therapist. Mark realizes he's seeing his relationship with his therapist as a substitute for his parents. Case No. 101 Male Session 4: Freddy Carter; Case No. 103 Male Session 3: Mark Stone; A Fifth Dimension?; Case No. 103 Male Final Sessions: Mark Stone. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.