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Extra! was a short-lived American comic book magazine published by EC Comics in 1955 as the third title in its New Direction line. The bi-monthly comic was published by Bill Gaines and edited by Johnny Craig. It lasted a total of five issues before being cancelled, along with EC's other New Direction comics.[1]
| Extra! | |
|---|---|
 Johnny Craig cover, issue #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | EC Comics |
| Schedule | Bimonthly |
| Format | Anthology |
| Publication date | March/April 1955 - November/December 1955 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | William Gaines Johnny Craig |
Extra! was dedicated to stories about the adventures of various journalists, who alternated as protagonists: Keith Michaels, Steve Rampart and Geri Hamilton. The rotational use was similar to the Ghoulunatics in EC's three horror comics.[1]
The contributors to this title include Craig, John Severin, and Reed Crandall. Craig was responsible for the art on the Keith Michaels stories. Severin handled the Steve Rampart stories while Crandall covered the Geri Hamilton ones. Craig was responsible for the art for all five covers.
Extra! was reprinted as part of publisher Russ Cochran's Complete EC Library in 1988. Between January and May 2000, Cochran (in association with Gemstone Publishing) reprinted all five individual issues. This complete run was later rebound, with covers included, in a single softcover EC Annual. Dark Horse reprinted Extra! as part of the EC Archives series in 2018.
Issue guide
edit| # | Date | Story | Story Artist | Protagonist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March/April 1955 | Dateline: Cayo Romano, Cuba! | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels |
| Camera! | John Severin | Steve Rampart | ||
| Holiday For Macduff | Reed Crandall | Jock MacDuff | ||
| Dateline: Key West! | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels | ||
| 2 | May/June 1955 | Dateline: Oslo | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels |
| Stromboli! | John Severin | Steve Rampart | ||
| Hong Kong! | Reed Crandall | Geri Hamilton | ||
| Dateline: New York City | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels | ||
| 3 | July/August 1955 | Dateline: Algiers | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels |
| Steve Rampart | John Severin | Steve Rampart | ||
| Geri Hamilton | Reed Crandall | Geri Hamilton | ||
| Dateline: Paris | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels | ||
| 4 | September/October 1955 | Dateline: New York City | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels |
| Steve Rampart | John Severin | Steve Rampart | ||
| Geri Hamilton | Reed Crandall | Geri Hamilton | ||
| Dateline: Rio Para | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels | ||
| 5 | November/December 1955 | Dateline: Long Island Sound | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels |
| Steve Rampart | John Severin | Steve Rampart | ||
| Geri Hamilton | Reed Crandall | Geri Hamilton | ||
| Dateline: Germersheim | Johnny Craig | Keith Michaels |
Sources
edit- ^ a b "Tom Brislin. Extra! The Comic Book" (PDF). ijpc.org. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
External links
edit- Comic Book Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine