Cover of The EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales, Vol. 1

The EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales, Vol. 1

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Writer-artist-editor Harvey Kurtzman teamed with legendary artists Wally Wood, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, John Severin, Will Elder, and Dave Berg to create these powerful stories of struggle and humanity that are considered to be among the best war stories ever told. Volume 1 volume reprints the first six complete issues (24 stories) of the comic book Two-Fisted Tales, originally published in 1950 and 1951.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 212 pages

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