It’s been a few years since I’ve read Al Feldstien and Wallace Wood’s “The Guilty!” in EC Comics’ Shock SuspenStories #3 from 1952. I reread the story in preparation for an upcoming class, and as I reread it, I thought, again, about the positioning of the reader throughout “The Guilty!” Today, I want to look at this story again, expanding some on what I … Read More Reflections in Al Feldstein and Wallace Wood’s “The Guilty!”
+ Al Feldstein, amistad, bernard krigstein, brown v board of education, comics, EC Comics, george russos, the slave ship
Getting ready to speak with some art educators this summer, I collected some EC Comics stories for us to discuss. One of those stories was Al Feldstein’s “The Slave Ship” from Weird Fantasy #8 (1951). George Russos illustrated the published version, but some Bernard Krigstein also illustrated the story. (I do not know exact dates, but you can find Krigstein’s work here, just search … Read More Positioning in Al Feldstein and George Russos’ “The Slave Ship”
+ Al Feldstein, comics, Comics Code Authority, eando binder, EC Comics, invisible man, joe orlando, judgement day, Qiana J. Whitted, ralph ellison, the teacher from mars
Last post, I wrote about the ways that Eando Binder’s “The Teacher from Mars” serves as a commentary on racism and Jim Crow during the mid-twentieth century. Today, I want to look at Otto Binder, Al Feldstein, and Joe Orlando’s adaptation of the story for EC Comics’ Weird Science-Fantasy #24 and at Feldstein and Orlando’s “Judgement Day!” Specifically, I want to focus on some … Read More Positioning the Reader in “The Teacher from Mars” and “Judgement Day!”
+ Al Feldstein, comics, Comics Code Authority, EC Comics, gothic literature, Qiana J. Whitted, reflections of death, robert k martin, tales from the crypt
Over the past few years, I have been reading more and more EC Comics’ stories, and each one I read highlights something new that I did not notice before. After reading Qiana Whitted’s EC Comics: Race, Shock & Social Protest, I went in search of a few of the stories that she examines, stories that I have not read before. Today, I want to … Read More Reader Positioning in Al Feldstein’s “Reflection of Death”
+ "A Little Stranger", Al Feldstein, comics, EC Comics, Graham Ingels, interracial intimacy, interracial marriage, loving v. virginia, william gaines
If you enjoy what you read here at Interminable Rambling, think about making a contribution on our Patreon page. Over the past year, I have written about Al Feldstein and Wallace Wood’s EC Comics’ stories, specifically their realistic “preachies” that sought to counter racism and prejudice. Within these stories, they tackle interracial intimacy and the unfounded fears surrounding the hate some feel at these … Read More Interracial Intimacy and “A Little Stranger!”
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