Piracy (1954 E.C. Comics) comic books
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Issue #2
$58.00
View scans- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics' early New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Wally Wood's art highlights a Cain and Abel story played out on the pirate decks. A pre-Code tale of murder and mutiny with art by Jack Davis. A pirate ship on its way home encounters a Dutch merchant vessel. The cover is inspired by the 1911 Howard Pyle painting "Who Shall Be Captain?" Sea Food; Kismet; Loblolly Boy; The Shell Game; The Dive; A Fitting End. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
- 5 1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover oxidation.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. 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 piracy on the high seas. Greedy men encounter a "williwaw" - a fierce Arctic tornado, with art by Graham Ingels. First Mate Richard Carson arranges an "accident" to replace his superior officer, but every murder has an equal and opposite comeuppance in an EC comic. A stranded sailor driven to madness manages to alienate his one remaining human contact. Stark, minimalist cover by the legendary Bernie Krigstein. Fit for a King; The Skipper; Fur Crazy; Sailor for Queen Bess; Solitary. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
