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Issue: Two-Fisted Tales #29
Publication Date: September 1952
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Issues: #29 of 24 Issues
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Publisher: FlagEC
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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: 9 (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
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: war
First Line: They've captured the ridge! Fire by sight! Fire b...uh!
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #12 published June 1995
as [untitled] [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....”
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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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Korea!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): U.S. soldiers (some die); North Koreans (villains, many die)
First Line: This is a story set in that unnatural land jutting out between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan...
Synopsis: North Korean snipers kill several Allied personnel and steal their Jeep, so one of the survivors vows revenge on the enemy soldiers that committed the act. He catches up to the Jeep and kills all but one, who wishes to surrender. His buddy takes every step he can to save the enemy soldier's life, while preventing the vengeful soldier from killing him.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #12 published June 1995
as Korea! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Korea! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Red Knight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, war
Character(s): un-named Allied pilots (many die); Baron Manfred von Richthofen (villain, death); the Germans (villains)
First Line: April 21, 1918! World War I was almost four years old!
Synopsis: Baron von Richthofen sits at his table on occasion after occasion, documenting his various kills through number 80, until that fateful day when he was in an aerial fight and his plane glided down toward the ground ever so slowly and landed. Allied troops approached and found the baron dead behind his stick.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #12 published June 1995
as Red Knight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Red Knight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #10 published August 2014
as Red Knight! [Story on Interior Page(s)]Reprinted in black and white.
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Pages: 7
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E.C. Fans!

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Synopsis: promotional ad for Shock SuspenStories
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: left hand side of page
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Scout-Snipers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
First Line: A particular class of Marines is gaining new respect in Korea...
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #12 published June 1995
as Scout-Snipers [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Scout-Snipers [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Synopsis: order form for Stories From the Bible
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Combat Correspondence
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Helen Pascale, Larned Bearce, (Name Withheld), Ray R. Hannigan, Jr., Marie Amoroso, Peter Henderson, Richard Weinstein, Matthew Taravella.
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Washington!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, war
Character(s): General George Washington; Revolutionary soldiers [Patrick (death)]; British soldiers (enemy)
First Line: September 15, 1776... a hot bright Sunday morning!
Synopsis: General Washington and his forces are on Manhattan Island on September 15, 1776, on the receiving end of British bombardment from the sea. Severely outnumbered, many of the men wish to run, but Washington pleads with them to stay, in vain. As his army deserts him, the general and his horse are led off the field of battle, but the war has just begun!
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #12 published June 1995
as Washington! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Washington! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #10 published August 2014
as Washington! [Story on Interior Page(s)]Reprinted in black and white.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Fire Mission!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): a 4.2 mortar crew (two die)
First Line: Korea! A 4.2 mortar crew!
Synopsis: A new recruit to a mortar crew during the Korean War was complaining about all of the rifle fire around their position, but he soon learns a real lesson in warfare.
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In Content Item: FlagTwo-Fisted Tales #12 published June 1995
as Fire Mission! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #2 published August 2007
as Fire Mission! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7

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