Code Of Honor

From the final issue of EC's action title, Two-Fisted Tales, here is a little bit of awesomeness from John Severin. Notice the detail and authenticity in this period piece. Everything, the architecture, the weapons, the clothes, even his re-interpretation of the old 'gentleman's code' on the first page. This whole story shows just how dedicated that Severin was to his craft.
Any young aspiring artists should be forced to study both John Severin and Alex Toth at every art school.

by John Severin
from TWO-FISTED TALES #41, February 1955







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A TWO FISTED TALE

When you mention EC Comics, the first thing people think of is TALES FROM THE CRYPT. But we're not going to be looking at any pre-code horror comics this time around. We'll be looking at a western story.
When Harvey Kurtzman left TWO-FISTED TALES to focus on the humor titles MAD and PANIC, no one else was able to match the levels of intense battlefield drama he'd attained before. Instead, the title branched out from just war stories to more general action and adventure. They even tried adding a few recurring characters, but TWO-FISTED still ended up cancelled after issue #41.
This somewhat light story might be a bit predictable, but I never pass up a chance to look at Severin's art.

By Colin Dawkins and John Severin.
from TWO-FISTED TALES #38, July 1954








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