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2May-June 1955
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Extra #2

EC · May-June 1955 · on sale 1955

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Identification plate

Series
Extra (EC, 1955 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
May-June 1955
Key date
1955-05-00
On-sale date
1955
Indicia publisher
L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny CraigKeith Michaels
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Dateline: Oslocomic story8script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie SeverinKeith Michaels
3Stromboli!comic story6script: Colin Dawkins; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Marie SeverinSteve "Slick" Rampart
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
5Return Engagementtext story1letters: typeset
6Hong Kong!comic story6pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Marie SeverinGeri Hamilton
7Dateline: New York Citycomic story6script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie SeverinKeith Michaels
8The Case of the Colorful Capertext story1script: Johnny Craig

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Extra! #22000On eBay ›
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ISBN 1506701841; 978-1-50670-184-4		2018On eBay ›
Code of Honor and Other Stories
ISBN 9781683964889		2022On eBay ›
Deadly Beloved and Other Stories
ISBN 9781683965763		2023On eBay ›
The Bitter End and Other Stories
ISBN 978-1-68396-892-4		2024On eBay ›

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