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The high cost of dying and other stories

Title
The high cost of dying and other stories / illustrated by Reed Crandall ; written by Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Otto Binder, Colin Dawkins, Jack Oleck, and Carl Wessler, with Ray Bradbury.
Author
Crandall, Reed, 1917-1982.
Publication
Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 2016.

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Additional Authors
  • Mason, Bill, 1929-1988
  • Gaines, William M.
  • Ringgenberg, Steven
  • White, Ted
  • Feldstein, Albert B.
  • Kurtzman, Harvey.
  • Binder, Otto O. (Otto Oscar), 1911-1975.
  • Dawkins, Colin, 1922-1986.
  • Oleck, Jack.
  • Wessler, Carl, 1913-1989.
  • Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
Description
ix, 159 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 26 cm.
Summary
"Reed Crandall was an undisputed master of fine-line detail and expertly nuanced pen-and-ink texture. He was a perfect fit for EC Comics and his classic, illustrative style brilliantly illuminated sharp scripts featuring schemes, tricks, betrayal, and retribution in the company's crime, horror, and science fiction titles. This collection of 21 Crandall favorites includes "The Silent Towns," a Ray Bradbury story about the last man and woman on Mars; "Carrion Death," a stark horror story about a man struggling through the desert with a corpse handcuffed to his wrist as the vultures circle closer; "Sweetie-Pie," the grisly story of a ghoul who sets up a roadside hazard to procure, um, fresh meat; "The Kidnapper," about a man who decides to kidnap a baby to replace the one that had been stolen from him and his wife; "Space Suitors," a science fiction love triangle that leads to jealously, betrayal, and murder; and "The High Cost of Dying," the title story, in which a man must make an awful choice between burying his wife and feeding his children ... Like every book in the Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, The High Cost Of Dying and Other Stories also features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic masterpieces."--Publisher's website.
Series Statement
Fantagraphics EC artists' library ; Volume 15
Uniform Title
  • Works. Selections
  • Fantagraphics EC artists' library ; vol. 15.
Alternative Title
Works.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Comic books, strips, etc.
  • Graphic novels.
Note
  • "Also: a Crandall biography, bonus Crandall artwork, and more!"--Page 4 of cover.
Contents
The high art of Crandall / introduction by Bill Mason -- Carrion death / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- Form here to insanity / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- Sweetie-pie / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- Bloody sure / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- The killer / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- Memphis! / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- ... Only skin deep / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- Together they lie! / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- The space suitors / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- The high cost of dying! / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- Plane murder / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- The silent towns / story: Ray Bradbury -- Smoke wrings / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- The kidnapper / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- Battle! / story: Colin Dawkins -- Mother's day / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- Upon reflection / script: Al Feldstein or Jack Oleck -- In each and every package / story: William M. Gaines, Al Feldstein -- This'll kill you / story: Otto Binder -- Return blow / story: Carl Wessler -- For cryin' out loud! / story: Otto Binder -- Reed Crandall / biography by S.C. Ringgenberg -- Behind the panels -- Crime, horror, terror, gore, depravity, disrespect for established authority--and science fiction, too! / history by Ted White.
Call Number
JFF 19-1252
ISBN
  • 9781606999080
  • 1606999087
LCCN
2015950267
OCLC
911364626
Author
Crandall, Reed, 1917-1982.
Title
The high cost of dying and other stories / illustrated by Reed Crandall ; written by Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Otto Binder, Colin Dawkins, Jack Oleck, and Carl Wessler, with Ray Bradbury.
Publisher
Seattle : Fantagraphics Books, 2016.
Edition
First Fantagraphics books edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Fantagraphics EC artists' library ; Volume 15
Fantagraphics EC artists' library ; vol. 15.
Local Note
PREV. PUB. GRAPHIC NOVELS (COMICS) FROM 1953-1954.
Added Author
Mason, Bill, 1929-1988, author.
Gaines, William M., author.
Ringgenberg, Steven, author.
White, Ted, author.
Feldstein, Albert B.
Kurtzman, Harvey.
Binder, Otto O. (Otto Oscar), 1911-1975.
Dawkins, Colin, 1922-1986.
Oleck, Jack.
Wessler, Carl, 1913-1989.
Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012.
Research Call Number
JFF 19-1252
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