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Issue: Panic #1
Publication Date: March 1997
 
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Publisher: FlagGemstone
Indicia Publisher: Gemstone Publishing
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
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Price: $3.45 CAD
$2.50 USD
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Content Items: 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein (original)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:
FlagPanic Annual #1 published January 1997
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
 
 
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Al Feldstein (signed)
Al Feldstein (signed)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
FlagPanic #1 published February 1954
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cover blurb of "First Furshlugginer Issue!" was not part of original cover.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Rock [as The Crypt-Keeper]
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
artistic
The Crypt-Keeper's Page of Fine Arts
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Fan art by Alan Hutchinson, David Giles, Adam Rothra; poem by Barry McCollum.
My Gun Is The Jury!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Jack Davis (signed)
Jack Davis (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Mike Hammershlammer; Pot Chamber; Sadie Macintosh; Mildred Muckle; Emma Gretsle; Stella
Reprinting
FlagPanic #1 published February 1954
was My Gun Is the Jury! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Parody of Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer."
This Is Your Strife

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Joe Orlando (signed)
Joe Orlando (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Ed Ralphwards; Melvin Melville; Dr. Fransby Hacker; Dr. Harry Yankum; R. X. Pillstuffer; C. Smallprint; Mr. Gossiper; Mrs. Gossiper; Taksen Nails; Clancy C. O'Clancy; Mary; Rover; Sam Sucker; Homer Straightpath
Reprinting
FlagPanic #1 published February 1954
was This Is Your Strife [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Parody of TV show "This is Your Life."
How To Face Life Without Going Off The Deep End

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein [as Dr. Alicia K. Fruglcnocker]
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
FlagPanic #1 published February 1954
was How to Face Life Without Going Off the Deep End [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Parody of newspaper psychiatric help columns.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Rock
Marie Severin
Marie Severin
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Pan-Mail
Albert B. Feldstein; William M. Gaines
Reprinting
FlagPanic #1 published February 1954illustration only
 
Miscellaneous
1
Letters regarding other Gemstone EC reprints from: Darren B. Golay; Paul Dale Roberts; Bob La Tremouille; Rick Olson. Also reprinted illustration.
The National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Albert B. Feldstein
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Reprinting
FlagPanic #1 published February 1954
was The National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Parody transcript of "speech" by President of National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers.
Little Red Riding Hood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Feldstein
Jack Kamen (signed)
Jack Kamen (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
horror, humorous
Gwendolyn (Little Red Riding Hood); Melvin; Gwendolyn's mother; Gwendolyn's father; Gwendolyn's grandmother; woodsman
The old Red Riding Hood fairy tale, with a twist.
Reprinting
FlagPanic #1 published February 1954
was Little Red Riding Hood [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Last panel is modified reprint of final Orlando panel from "This Is Your Strife".
The Night Before Christmas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Clement Clarke Moore (original poem); Al Feldstein (adaptation)
Bill Elder (signed)
Bill Elder (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Santa Claus
The classic Night Before Christmas narration, with pictures that don't quite fit.
Reprinting
FlagPanic #1 published February 1954
was The Night Before Christmas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Last page is splash featuring drawings of the EC staffers: Bill Elder; Albert Feldstein; Al Williamson; Johnny Craig; Jack Davis; Evans; Joe Orlando; Wally Wood; "Ghastly" Ingles; Harvey Kurtzman; Bernie Krigstein; Reed Crandall; Marie Severin; Jack Kamen; J. P. Severin; Nancy Siegel; and William M. Gaines. Some credit the poem to Henry Livingston, Jr.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Davis (signed)
Jack Davis (signed)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
horror
Reprinting
From ads for the EC Fan-Addicts club in various EC comics of 1954, but text is modified.
Miscellaneous
1
House ad for subscriptions to Gemstone Publishing's EC Comics reprints; modified from an original 1950s EC house ad.

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