Zero Hour and Other Stories by Al Feldstein (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Zero Hour and Other Stories by Al Feldstein, Gary Groth, J. Michael Catron Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Jack Kamen stood out amongst the other artists at EC Comics due to his clean, clutter-free style. Yet the content of his stories was never less than engagingly odd, and this collection brings together his finest moments. Publisher Description With his wholesome approach, Jack Kamen stood out amongst the grandguignol grunge, gritty realism, or futuristic dazzle of his fellow EC cartoonists — but his brilliant editor/writer Al Feldstein found a way to exploit the surface innocence of his style with seemingly nice stories of romance gone horribly wrong, or future fantasies with an unexpectedly brutal twist. And nowhere did Kamens clean-but-lush graphics work better than in the stories he created for ECs science-fiction comics. The title story, "Zero Hour" (one of three in this book adapted from works by Ray Bradbury), set in a Spielbergian suburban idyll, is particularly well served by Kamens surface innocence; "A Lesson in Anatomy" works similar magic, with its Mayberry-esque setting veering into alien-invasion terror. If there was any devil in Kamen, it came out in his loving depiction of the female face and form, and you could see why his hapless heroes were often fatally entranced with them — as in "Punishment Without Crime" (Bradbury again), "He Who Waits!" (a scientist finds an extreme way of rejoining his eight-inch-tall inamorata), and "Miscalculation!" (the lucky recipient of a package from the future literally brews his own harem); even the supercomputer in "Only Human!" proves vulnerable to a beautiful womans charms. Zero Hour And Other Stories contains 22 classic EC yarns — plus the usual all-new biographical, historical, and critical essays that have made Fantagraphics EC Library series the ultimate version of these classics. Author Biography Albert B. Feldstein (1928-2014; Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 2003) was a triple-threat writer, artist, and editor, renowned for his work on such titles as Weird Science, Tales From the Crypt, and Mad magazine. He received the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. The Brooklyn-born Jack Kamen (1920-2008) began his career as a pulp illustrator and spent his last professional decades as an illustrator, but is best remembered for his half-decade at EC (and his 1982 contributions to the EC-inspired movie Creepshow). Gary Groth is the co-founder of The Comics Journal and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle. Details ISBN 1606997041 ISBN-13 9781606997048 Title Zero Hour and Other Stories Author Al Feldstein, Gary Groth, J. Michael Catron Format Hardcover Year 2014 Pages 154 Edition 1st Publisher Fantagraphics GE_Item_ID:137352883; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781606997048

Author: Al Feldstein, Gary Groth, J. Michael Catron

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Book Title: Zero Hour and Other Stories

Language: English

Artist/Writer: Bill Gaines, Jack Kamen, Ray Bradbury, Al Feldstein

Era: Modern Age (1992-Now)

Cover Artist: Jack Kamen

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books

Genre: Science Fiction

Publication Year: 2014

Character: Unnamed Janitor, Jean (Martin's Wife, Apparition), Tarpo (The Living Skeleton), Trark (Villain), Czuk (Villain), Val Draper (Teacher, Death), Mr. Hamish (Building Superintendent), Smith (A Policeman), Mildred (The Fat Lady), Miss Winkleman (Melvin's Neighbor), Percy (Bachelor Scientist), Martha Williams (The Doctor's Wife), Helen Watkins (Seymour's Wife), Tim (Helen's Son), Dr. Granger (Flashback), Ruth Thurmond (Walter's Wife, Death), Ellie (Henry's Wife), A Stranger (Villain, A Robot, Death), Grace Brewster (Lloyd's Wife, Mention Only), Aldo (The Hairy Ape-Man), Sally (Amos' Lover), Dr. Lloyd Brewster, Xano, Rest Unnamed, Andrea Coles (A Scientist), Henry Wilkens (Diner Dish Washer), Larry's Sister, Callon-X (Man from the Future), Dr. Annette Beard, Martha Masterson (Hugo's Wife), Roger Forbes (Engineer, Flashback), Two Alien Beings (Villains), Hank, Seymour Watkins, Robbie (Baseball Player), Alec, Dean Warburton (A Hospital Lab Technician), Mink Morris (Daughter of Mary Morris), Edith Fuller (Masterson's Assistant), Walter Thurmond (Death), Florence Henkel (Calvin's Wife, Death), Melvin Sputterly, Drill (Villain, A Martian), Mrs. Fishkin (Calvin's Neighbor), Calvin Henkel (Death), Mara, Ellen (Brewster's Assistant and Lover), Sheriff Ames, Phebe, Helen (Mary's Friend in New York), Katherine (A Marionette, Death), Unnamed M.P., Miss Landers, Amos (Villain, A Bookkeeper), Lon Masterson (Scientist), Buster (An Electronic Brain), Pee-Wee (Baseball Player), Invasion Ship Crew Members Unnamed Chief, Peggy Ann, Henry Morris (Mary's Husband), Henrietta Masterson (Lon's Wife), Elasto (The Rubber-Skinned Man), Larry, Dr. Felix Walton (Villain, S.S. Police Member), George Hill, Joseph Conners, ANNA, Stanley Gilby (Circus Co-Owner), Katherine Hill (Aka Katie) (George's Wife), Others Unnamed (Villains), Cynthia (Amos' Wife, Death), Unnamed Secretary of Defense, Zenob Watkins (The Watkin's Great-Great Grandson from the Future), Two Beautiful Girls (Apparitions), Andrew Harmon, Unnamed Doctor, Martha (Villain, Death), Martin, Miss Tebbits (A Nurse), Petite (A Flower Girl, Death), The Freaks Bosco (The Dog-Faced Boy, Death), Professor Stanley Dingle, Mary Morris, Stevey Williams, Leonard Phelps (Katherine's Lover), Cuno, Joe (A Banker), Leonard Hill (Mention Only), Dr. Williams (County Coroner, Stevey's Father), Doctor Hugo Masterson (Death), Professor Hardin, Ned Smote (Circus Co-Owner), Colonel Curtis, Unnamed Time Traveler, Robotic Leonard Hill (Death)

Series Title: The Fantagraphics Ec Artists' Library

Issue Number: 8