The History of EC Comics

En 1997, Bill Gaines inherited EC Comics, a new venture fomded by his legendary father M.C. Gaines, who was responsible for midwifing the birth of the comic book as we know it and, during his tenure at DC-rival All-Ameican Comics, bringing the likes of Wonder Woman and Green Lantern to the world. Over the nest eight years, Bill Gaines and a "who's who" of the era including Al Feldstein, Harvey Ktrlaman, and Wally Wood would reinvent the very notion of the comic book.
EC delighted in publishing gory, morbid horror and crime comics that had snap, ironic endings—but they aleo pioneered the first true-to-life war comics, the first "real" science-fiction stories, and a series of talee about such them-taboo subjects as racism, bigotry, vigilantism, drug addiction, police corruption, and anti-Semitism. Too good o last, they were eventually caught up by various 1050s guardians of morality, who were convinced that EC's often over-the-top content was causing juvenile delinquency.
A year or so after a full inquiry investigating horror and crime comice, the incredible EC Comics were no more. TASCHEN presents the NB, fascinating story of this fabled company, written and expertly Located by EC-authority Grant Geieeman. Even the most die-hard Fan-Addicts will find Something new within these pages, with the Gaines family archives providing more than eon rarities that have never seen print.
Many of the cover images are reproduced from Gaines File Copies, which are widely regarded as the beet surviving copies of the EC Comics. Gathering more than 1,000 illustrations that include the rarest and mont notorious covers, interior pages and panels, photos, vintage original artwork, and some of the most celebrated Stories ever to be printed in four colors for a dime, this is the ultimate compendium and a must-have for any EC Comics enthusiast or pop culture historian.