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Issue: Two-Fisted Tales #18
Publication Date: November 1950
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Issues: #18 of 24 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: EC An Entertaining ComicView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Fables Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/27/1950
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): William M. Gaines
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Inker(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
First Line: Here I am, you bilge-rat...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #18 published December 1950
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #1 published October 1992
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 published February 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Colorist and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
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Conquest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Inker(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): unnamed Indian King (death); various native inhabitants (many die); Captain Juan Alvarado (villain, death); Alvarado's men [Francesco; Lieutenant Velasquez; others unnamed] (villains, all die)
Synopsis: Given a commission by the Spanish government, Captain Alvarado arrives in the Americas on a mission of conquest of the native inhabitants and the looting of their gold.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #7/1989 published January 1989
as Erobringen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #1 published October 1992
as Conquest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 published February 2007
as Conquest [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story based in the 16th Century.
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Hong Kong Intrigue!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Al Feldstein (signed)
Inker(s): Al Feldstein (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Gregg King; Carol Stanton; Carol's father (death); Chinese killers (villains)
Synopsis: Gregg saves Carol from a Chinese thug, then she informs him that her father was kidnapped because he could prove that the northern rebels of East Asia were taking orders from a foreign power. The evidence, however, remains in a hidden place, known only to her father. So the pair begin the arduous task of tracking him down and then recovering the evidence.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #1 published October 1992
as Hong Kong Intrigue! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 published February 2007
as Hong Kong Intrigue [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Script revision as shown per Bill Gaines.
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Man-Trap!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Inker(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Shipstead; unnamed woman (villain); savages (villains)
Synopsis: After trying to rescue a woman in the jungle from the clutches of fierce savages, Shipstead awakens to find his head on the execution's block, and discovered the woman was revered by the tribe and he had been suckered into trying to rescue her. Quick thinking allowed him to save himself, capture the woman and turn her over to the authorities.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #1 published October 1992
as Man Trap! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 published February 2007
as Man-Trap! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Colorist credit and page count revision by Craig Delich.
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Rescue

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Inker(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Jon Crandall; unnamed young girl; unnamed captives; pirate chieftain (villain); pirate crew (villains)
Synopsis: Crandall had to think fast, but he did as he overcame several of the pirate crew and saved a girl prisoner, then shot off a cannon to alert a Man-o-War to come and rescue them and other captives.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #1 published October 1992
as Rescue [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 published February 2007
as Rescue [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Colorist credit by Craig Delich.
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Revolution!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Wally Wood [as Woody] (signed)
Penciller(s): Wally Wood [as Woody] (signed)
Inker(s): Wally Wood [as Woody] (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Clay Hill (professional soldier, death); "Bullet" Hunter (death); General Bovar (Revolution leader, death); Bovar's pilots (all die); San Sonorez (villain)
Synopsis: Hill and Hunter meet up once again in the Canal Zone, and Hill discovers that his friend Hunter has accepted an offer from General Bovar to fly and fight for him in the on-going revolution. Unfortunately, Hunter soon discovers that his aerial opponent is none other than Clay Hill.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #1 published October 1992
as Revolution! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 published February 2007
as Revolution! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Wroten lettering credit with a ? revised to Oda by Craig Delich.
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Mutiny

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Penciller(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Inker(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Captain Steve Cutter; Hawkins (a sailor); Hook (villain); Hook's men [Skeever; Krank] (villains)
Synopsis: Captain Cutter sails from port not knowing his three crew members are out after the Captain's valuable bag of diamonds. They set the Captain adrift with a bag of flour, then begin a search for the gems. Not able to find them, the villains are unaware that the good Captain has returned to his ship, who quickly takes care of the three. He then reveals the hiding place of the gems: the bag of flour!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #1 published October 1992
as Mutiny [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 published February 2007
as Mutiny [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7

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