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Auction History Result 5t0179 PANIC #4 comic book Aug 1954 great Basil Wolverton cover, art by Elder, Wood, Davis, Orlando! Date Sold 1/16/2024 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Comic Book (measures 7" x 10 1/4" [18 x 26 cm]) (Learn More) Panic was a humor comic ("Humor in a varicose vein", which was a parody on Mad's slogan, "Humor in a jugular vein") that was published during the mid-1950s as a companion to EC's Mad (edited by Harvey Kurtzman). This comic was published by Bill Gaines (William Gaines) through his company, EC Comics (E.C. Comics), which he inherited from his father in 1947. Gaines felt that since so many other publishers were creating imitations of Mad magazine, he might as well do one himself! He had Al Feldstein (who was his co-writer and an artist on many of the EC comics) be the editor of Panic. After 23 issues of Mad, it became a magazine with issue #24, edited by Harvey Kurtzman, who had edited all the comic book issues. Sadly, Gaines and Kurtzman soon had a major falling out, and Kurtzman left Mad, and Gaines hired Feldstein to become the new editor of Mad. The issues of Panic are very similar to those of Mad magazine, but they often sell for far less, likely because they don't have the Mad title on them! Artist: Basil Wolverton Important Added Info: Contents: "Smiddy" (Smitty parody with art by Bill Elder), "Hindu" (art by Wally Wood), "Just Plain Bull" (art by Joe Orlando), and "I Touched a Flying Saucer" (art by Jack Davis). Basil Wolverton cover. Cover price $0.10. Please note that we don't use a "comic guide" grading system, and OUR grading scale is completely different from standard comic book grading. Our "very good" is completely different from a comic book graded "very good". We provide images of the comic book covers, plus 2 interior 2-page spreads, which should allow you to get a sense of the condition of this comic book. This is one of an excellent collection of 138 vintage comic books we were consigned, which we are auctioning in 138 separate auctions. NONE of these comics have any restoration (unless noted in our condition description) and all of them came from a small group of collectors who purchased them mostly when they were first published, and none have been "slabbed" or "graded"! And EVERY one of these 138 comics (including some really excellent ones) start at $1 with truly no reserve. This is the kind of buying opportunity every comic book collector dreams of, and when these auctions close on January 16, every one of these comics will have a new owner! Condition: fair to good. Note that this comic book will be sent to the winning bidder in a brand new Mylite2 protective sleeve and a half-back 100% acid-free backing board. Learn More about condition grades 
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