Dates
- Cover date
- July-August 1953
- On sale
- 1953
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Betsy! · 8 pages
Jiker has just shot up old Dan Bagget and while the old man rambles about getting back to his cabin and telling Ol' Betsy about this. Miller rides into town, enters into the saloon to celebrate and runs into a member of the jury that sent him to jail, giving him grief as well as the judge who sentenced him. Miller announces he's taking over the town, and will have a new trial to be declared innocent. Then he approaches young Lucy for a little pleasure when Sheriff Kane walks in and there is a battle royal, and the sheriff gives in. But old Dan walks in and blasts Miller with Ole Betsy!
- Trial by Arms! · 7 pages
During a feast provided by Sir Nigel, two individuals: Sir Clyde and Sir Gregory, challenge each other to a battle of honor. But two days later, Sir Gregory's goose girl reports blood in the chambers of Sir Gregory and all assume someone murdered him. Sir Clyde is accused and Sir Malcolm challenges him to a battle royale, won by Sir Malcolm. However, when Sir Gregory suddenly appears after the fact, all present decide that it is time for Sir Gregory to die again!
- Salty Speech · 1 pages
Glossary of marine terms.
- En Crapaudine! · 6 pages
- Guynemer! · 7 pages
Twice rejected for service in the French Army, Guynemer instead chose the air forces of his native land, and quickly rises to fame as an ace, walking away from near death many times.
Reprinted in
E.C. Classic Reprint (1973), Two-Fisted Tales (1980), Two-Fisted Tales (1994), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (2012), EC Portfolio (1971)