Mass Market Magazines
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Published Jun 1942 by William Edwin Rudge.
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14 page E.C. Comics color comic insert.
Print Magazine, Summer 1942 issue, a printing industry trade magazine distributed by subscription to those in the publishing and printing industries. This issue features a 14 page article by E.C. Comics founder M.C. Gaines titled "Narrative Illustration: The Story of the Comics". This article also includes a 12 page color comic insert which includes a 4 page story by Gaines titled "The Minuteman Answers the Call," and a 6 page "Picture Stories from the Bible" insert, "Jonah and the Whale". Gaines traces the history of comics from cave drawing through R.F. Outcault and Siegel and Shuster, and displays a thorough knowledge of comic history. Because this is a printing trade magazine, the reproduction and colors are stunning! Cover price $3.50.
