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Issue: Two-Fisted Tales #26
Publication Date: March 1952
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Issues: #26 of 24 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: war
First Line: Some say us marines retreated from the Changjin reservoir!
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #9 published October 1994
as Special Issue: The Changjin Reservoir! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: According to Marie Severin (1995), “[Harvey] Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers....”

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
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References:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. “The Artists of EC Comics” (reprinting Severin 1995). In Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. 46–47. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.

Severin, Marie (John Province, transcriber [uncredited]). 1995. “Mostly About Color.” In CFA-APA 36, January.
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War Map of Korea

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
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In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as War Map of Korea [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Trap!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): US marines [un-named sergeant; Salisbury; Corporal Tram (death); others un-named (one dies)]; North Korean soldiers (villains, many die)
First Line: A year ago!
Synopsis: US marines are on the march to the Changjin Reservoir when they are attacked by entrenched enemy soldiers. Due to some precise planning, the sergeant finds a way to sneak upon the enemy and defeat them. However, the marines are then ordered to retreat, something grunt Salisbury doesn't understand from his position on the battlefield. He soon learns that their Marine unit was surrounded by 100,000 Chinese soldiers, facing certain annihilation.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #9 published October 1994
as The Trap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as The Trap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #10 published August 2014
as The Trap! [Story on Interior Page(s)]Reprinted in black and white.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Cover story.
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Hagaru-Ri!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Captain David Ard (pilot); unnamed United Nations troops (some die); Chinese Communists [Private Hao (death); rest unnamed] (villains, many die)
First Line: December 3, 1950! Where were you last year?
Synopsis: 1st Marine Division and 7th Army Division soldiers are moving into the fortress of Hagaru-Ri, where there were five Chinese soldiers for every U.N. soldier, and whose orders were to kill as many U.N. troops as possible. The U.S. Air Force did its best to eliminate enemy soldiers, thus allowing friendly forces to link up.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #9 published October 1994
as Hagaru-Ri! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Hagaru-Ri! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Story takes place on December 3, 1950.
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E.C. Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the left hand side of page.

Promotional advertisement for Shock SuspenStories (EC, 1952 Series).
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Miracle?

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
First Line: Make no mistake!
Synopsis: The Tenth Army miracle in Korea.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #9 published October 1994
as Miracle? [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Miracle? [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: religious
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Reprint Notes: Order form for Picture Stories From the Bible.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the right hand side of page.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Combat Correspondence
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Pages: 0.6
Disclose Notes: Letters from Ken Little, Pfc. Joseph Knickerbocker, H. Morgan, A Friend, Tommy Timiyama, and Gary Zeltzer.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.4
Disclose Notes: Statement of ownership for Two-Fisted Tales for September 6, 1951. Sworn to and subscribed by Frank D. Lee, business manager, before Eltore De Stefano, notary public, on September 6, 1951. Harvey Kurtzman is named as editor. The owner is listed as the Fables Pub. Co. Inc., and Wm. M. Gaines.
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Link-Up!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): U.N. troops [a medic; Quinn; rest un-named]; The Chinese (villains, many die)
First Line: December 10, 1950!
Synopsis: The Chinese Army is on the march to South Korea to destroy the 1st Marine Division, and the morale of all United Nations troops, before the marines and the Allied Army link up. The Chinese charge the U.N. forces, paying a terrible price for doing so.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #9 published October 1994
as Link-Up! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Link-Up! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #10 published August 2014
as Link-Up! [Story on Interior Page(s)]Reprinted in black and white.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Hungnam!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): U.N. forces (many die); North Korean soldiers (villains, some die); Chinese scouts (villains)
First Line: December 20, 1950! The grand evacuation was winding up!
Synopsis: U.N. forces, made up of many nationalities, had retreated back into the only protective area they held in all of North Korea: Hungham, the enemy's big port on the Sea of Japan. By the 24th of December, all hell broke loose as an artillery bombardment in the dock area, and it continued well into Christmas Day, bringing only death and destruction, certainly not any peace.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #9 published October 1994
as Hungnam! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Hungnam! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Story occurs in December of 1950.

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