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EC Comics (Entertaining Comics) were all published from the late 1940s until around 1956, when the Comics Code Authority whitewashed all comic books to remove all themes of horror and violence. Psychiatrist Fredric Wertham and Senator Estes Kefauver's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency attacked horror comics as causes of the rise in juvenile delinquency and crimes by minors. These comic books were accused of having no redeeming value to society and were effectively banned by the actions of these groups in creating the Comics Code. EC Comics were superior to other comics of the 1950s because of a higher quality of writing and artwork, and they were widely imitated by other comics publishers. The subject matter for EC Comics were horror, science fiction/fantasy, crime stories, war stories, and stories with a social message that generally had a twist or "shock" ending. Each EC Archive volume will reprint six complete issues (24 stories).Get your EC Volumes by visiting- http://www.gemstonepub.com/category.asp?CategoryID=438

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Final Remaining Pieces of Original Art from the Classic EC series Picto-Fiction for Sale!

Russ Cochran is listing the finalremaining pieces of original art from the classic EC seriesPicto-Fiction. Original art from Crime Illustrated #3 will beoffered, including Out of My Mind by Ja...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:11:00 GMT

FREE SHIPPING on Tales From the Crypt: Volume One this week only!!!

This week, the first six issues that have been compiled into one volume in Gemstone Publishings ECs Archives: Tales from the Crypt: Volume One is featured as Scoop's Spotlight Book this week!What ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:20:00 GMT

The Many Sides of Tales From the Crypt

Here's some Tales from the Crypt history for ya-The American television series, Tales from the Crypt,is a horror series that ran from 1989 to 1996 on the cable channel HBO.The TV series was a remake o...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:15:00 GMT

Free Shipping this week only for Weird Science: Volume Two Limited Leather Bound Edition!

Gemstone Publishing is offering free shipping this week only on the newly available Weird Science: Volume Two Limited Leather Bound Edition! Just order it from their web store.  Paul Levitz...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:29:00 GMT

Monster Movie Memorabilia, Comic Characters, and More!

Hake's Auction Now Online Geppi's Entertainment Auctions is pleased to annoucne that the next Hake's Americana & Collectibles auction is now online and open for biddi...
Posted by on Wed, 21 May 2008 14:32:00 GMT

Comic Book Hall-of-Famer Now Film Advisor!

Comic Book Hall-of-Famer Now Film Advisor!Al Feldstein, well-known as the imaginative mind behind the renowned E.C. line of comic books, has signed on as Creative Adviser in Joel Eisenberg and John La...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:29:00 GMT

PRE-ORDER YOUR ECs NOW!

The following items are coming out soon and are now available for you to pre-order to ensure that you get your copy. We have several Limited Editions coming out later this year, so you’ll especi...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:06:00 GMT

Weird Science: Volume One LIMITED LEATHER-BOUND EDITION

Introduced by George Lucas! Signed by Al Feldstein!Star Wars legend George Lucas re-introduces the world of EC comics with his foreword to the first volume of Weird Science, containing twenty-four sto...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:27:00 GMT

Contact the EC Archives!

If you have any questions or would like to place an order, contact Gemstone Publishing at...4 Court SquareWest Plains, MO 65775Toll-Free Order Line: 800-EC-CRYPTPhone: 417-256-2224Fax: 417-256-6666ec@...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:26:00 GMT

Weird Science: Volume Three -- ON SALE NOW!

Famed science fiction writer Ray Bradbury provides the foreword to Volume Three of this classic, creepy EC title! This hardcover reprints issues 13-18,  twenty-four stories by Al Feldstein and ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:50:00 GMT