EC Art Info

Shock #13 cover by Al Feldstein

After I fell in love with the EC Comics, I used to ask about those in many comic book shops "Do you know where I can find background information on EC Comics". I was told almost everywhere "No, we do not know". But the truth is opposite. There is very much infomation about EC Comics. So if someone has the same problem now, I have listed here some of the best reading to start with.

100 Years of Comics, Starlock (1999)
Barker, Martin: A Haunt of Fears. Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign (1984, 1992)
Benton, Mike: Comic Book in America (chronicle, publishers and genres) (1989)
Benton, Mike: Illustrated History of Crime Comics (1993)
Benton, Mike: Illustrated History of Horror Comics (1991)
Benton, Mike: Illustrated History of Science-Fiction Comics (1992)
Bernewitz, Fred - Geissman, Grant: Tales of Terror (2000) (All EC covers) (The best EC reference book so far. Includes all covers, full checklists and interesting articles) NEW
Blab 1: (EC and underground) (1986, reprinted 1993)
Comic Book Marketplace: EC tribute issue #80/2000 NEW
Diehl, Digby: Tales from the Crypt. Official Archives (EC history, including films and videos) (1996)
Duin, Steve - Richardson, Mike: Comics. Between the Panels (1998) See the game cover of this book
Estren, Mark: History of Underground Comics (EC and underground) (1986)
Full Edition of the Complete E.C. Checklist, by Fred von Bernewitz and Joe Vucenic (1974)
Geissman, Grant: Collectibly Mad. Mad and EC Collectibles Guide (1995)
Gerber, Ernst & Mary: Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books 1-2: (All EC covers) (1990)
Goulart, Ron: Over 50 Years of American Comic Books (1991)
Kurtzman, Harvey: From Aargh to Zap, Visual History of Comics (1991)
Malloy, Alex G.: Comics Values Annual. Antique Trader Books (1999)
Nyberg, Amy Kiste: Seal of Approval. History of Comic Code (1998)
Overstreet, Robert: Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (all editions) Read more about Overstreet guides
Overstreet, Robert: Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. 30th edition (Includes several EC articles) (2000) NEW
Reidelbach, Maria: Completely Mad. History of the Comic Book and Magazine (1991)
Sabin, Roger: Adult Comics. An Introduction. Routledge (1993)
Sassienie, Paul: Comic Book. One Essential Guide for Comic Book Fans (1994)
Savage, William: Comic Books and America 1945-1954 (1990)
Sling & Arrows Comic Guide. A Critical Assesment of over 2,500 Titles. Aurum (1997)
Thompson, Don & Lupoff, Dick: The Comic-Book Book. Arlingyon, Rainbow, Krause (1973, 1998)
Weist, Jerry: Original Comic Art. Identification and Price Guide (1992)
Wright, Nicky: Classic Era of American Comics (2000) NEW
Wright, Nicky: Meandering through the Vault (in Overstreet Update, November 1995)

Search from Amazon.com more information about most of previous books

EC Comics in Denmark (in Danish)
EC Comics in Finland (in Finnish)
EC Comics Online
EC Lives on the Web
Fredric Wertham - Anti-Comics Crusader Who Turned Advocate
History of Comic Art in America, Part 6: EC Comics
Investing In EC A market analysis of the greatest horror comics of the 1950's!
Michigan State University Libraries: Reading Room Index: Horror Comics of the 1950's
Museum of some scarce covers

For more information sources see Grant Geisman's Collectibly Mad:

Books with sections on EC Comics, page 105
Fan-oriented publications with EC-related articles, page 48
Other EC-related magazine and newspaper articles, page 57

If you have some other good information about EC Comics, please mail me or use Feedback Form. I will add the best links and other important EC information sources to these pages.