The million year picnic and other stories
By: illustrated by Will Elder with John Severin ; written by Al Feldstein & Jack Mendelsohn with Nick Meglin & Ray Bradbury
Contributors: Severin, John, artist; Feldstein, Albert B., author; Mendelsohn, Jack, 1926-2017, author; Meglin, Nick, author; Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012, author
Edition: First Fantagraphics books edition.
Series: EC library; EC library
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books; Fantagraphics
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781606999820
Subjects: EC Comics; History
Work titles: Comic books, strips, etc
Description: "A collection of rare humor and sci-fi comics from the Mad-dest cartoonist. This collection includes all 15 of Will Elder's humorous Panic stories ('The Night Before Christmas' got the first issue banned in the entire state of Massachusetts); all seven of his science fiction tales from the pages of Weird Science and Weird Fantasy (including two Ray Bradbury adaptations, 'The King of the Grey Spaces!' and 'The Million-Year Picnic'); and a special horror story that hasn't been seen since its original publication more than 60 years ago. Black & white illustrations throughout."--
Table of contents: title: Wild Will Elder; title: Inside story!; title: Ahead of the game!; title: Counter-clockwise; title: Right on the button!; title: ... Two for the show!; title: King of the grey spaces!; title: Juice for the record!; title: Stop! You're killing me!; title: ... For us the living; title: Last laugh; title: The million year picnic; title: The strange couple!; title: The night before Christmas; title: The lady or the tiger?; title: Li'l Melvin; title: Smiddy; title: Tick Dracy; title: The phansom; title: Mel Padooka; title: Irving Oops; title: RX Migraine M.D.; title: Captain Izzy and Washt Upps; title: Punch lines; title: Mary Worthless!; title: Sunday at the beach!; title: Charlie Chinless; title: The heartaches of Joliet's groans!; title: Will Elder ad gallery; title: Will Elder; title: Behind the panels; title: Crime, horror, terror, gore, depravity, disrespect for established authority- and science fiction, too!