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18November-December 1950
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Two-Fisted Tales #18

EC · November-December 1950 · on sale 1950-07-27

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Identification plate

Series
Two-Fisted Tales (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
November-December 1950
Key date
1950-11-00
On-sale date
1950-07-27
Indicia publisher
Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Ben Oda
1Conquestcomic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Ben Odaunnamed Indian King (death); various native inhabitants (many die); Captain Juan Alvarado (villain, death); Alvarado's men [Francesco; Lieutenant Velasquez; others unnamed] (villains, all die)
2Hong Kong Intrigue!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein; letters: Jim WrotenGregg King; Carol Stanton; Carol's father (death); Chinese killers (villains)
3Man-Trap!text story2pencils: ? (masthead illustration); inks: ? (masthead illustration); colors: ? (see notes); letters: typesetShipstead; unnamed woman (villain); savages (villains)
4Rescuetext story1pencils: ? (masthead illustration); inks: ? (masthead illustration); colors: ? (see notes); letters: typesetJon Crandall; unnamed young girl; unnamed captives; pirate chieftain (villain); pirate crew (villains)
5Revolution!comic story6script: Wally Wood; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Jim Wroten, Margaret Wroten, Wally WoodClay Hill (professional soldier, death); "Bullet" Hunter (death); General Bovar (Revolution leader, death); Bovar's pilots (all die); San Sonorez (villain)
6Mutinycomic story7script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim WrotenCaptain Steve Cutter; Hawkins (a sailor); Hook (villain); Hook's men [Skeever; Krank] (villains)

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