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26March-April 1952
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Two-Fisted Tales #26

EC · March-April 1952

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Series
Two-Fisted Tales (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
March-April 1952
Key date
1952-03-00
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
1War Map of Koreaillustration1
2The Trap!comic story8script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaUS marines [unnamed sergeant; Salisbury; Corporal Tram (death); others unnamed (one dies)]; North Korean soldiers (villains, many die)
3Hagaru-Ri!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaCaptain David Ard (pilot); unnamed United Nations troops (some die); Chinese Communists [Private Hao (death); rest unnamed] (villains, many die)
4E.C. Fans!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein
5Miracle?text story1pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
7-letters page0.6script: Harvey Kurtzman
8-statement of ownership0.4script: Frank D. Lee
9Link-Up!comic story6script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: John Severin; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaU.N. troops [a medic; Quinn; rest unnamed]; The Chinese (villains, many die)
10Hungnam!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Ben OdaU.N. forces (many die); North Korean soldiers (villains, some die); Chinese scouts (villains)

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