Panic 1997 #1 - back issue - $4.00
The old Red Riding Hood fairy tale, with a twist.
The classic Night Before Christmas narration, with pictures that don't quite fit.
- - Cover blurb of "First Furshlugginer Issue!" was not part of original cover.
- - Fan art by Alan Hutchinson, David Giles, Adam Rothra; poem by Barry McCollum.
- My Gun Is The Jury! - Parody of Mickey Spillane's "Mike Hammer."
- This Is Your Strife - Parody of TV show "This is Your Life."
- How To Face Life Without Going Off The Deep End - Parody of newspaper psychiatric help columns.
- - Letters regarding other Gemstone EC reprints from: Darren B. Golay; Paul Dale Roberts; Bob La Tremouille; Rick Olson. Also reprinted illustration.
- The National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers - Parody transcript of "speech" by President of National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers.
- Little Red Riding Hood - Last panel is modified reprint of final Orlando panel from "This Is Your Strife".
- The Night Before Christmas - Last page is splash featuring drawings of the EC staffers: Bill Elder; Albert Feldstein; Al Williamson; Johnny Craig; Jack Davis; Evans; Joe Orlando; Wally Wood; "Ghastly" Ingles; Harvey Kurtzman; Bernie Krigstein; Reed Crandall; Marie Severin; Jack Kamen; J. P. Severin; Nancy Siegel; and William M. Gaines. Some credit the poem to Henry Livingston, Jr.
- Subscribe! - House ad for subscriptions to Gemstone Publishing's EC Comics reprints; modified from an original 1950s EC house ad.
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