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EC Lives!#[nn]
Cover: Wally Wood

EC Lives! #[nn]

Jan 1972 · Ron Barlow · [none]
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"The Monkey" delivers a chilling, blackly comic tale from the legendary EC renaissance of 1972, written by Al Feldstein and illustrated with haunting precision by Graham Ingels, whose stark artwork elevates the story’s grim tension. When an art dealer’s attempt to inspire three reclusive sisters through murder backfires, the result is a disturbing twist of fate that turns his own violence into their next masterpiece. Wally Wood’s cover captures the story’s unsettling tone, a perfect match for this darkly inventive short.

Contains 7 stories
The Monkey
7 pp · Crime
Sue Minner (drug user)Mr. Clements (Eddie's boss)Eddie's un-named father (death)Eddie's un-named motherun-named narcotics officerSid Scanlon (villain, drug dealer)Eddie (villain, drug addict)
Accidents and Old Lace
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
The Old Witch (host)Mrs. Janet Carter (rooming house matron)Grace Salsbury (villain, roomer)Emma Lou Salsbury (villain, roomer)Charlotte Salsbury (villain, roomer)Eric Holbien (villain, art dealer, death)

In "Accidents and Old Lace," a desperate art dealer tries to spark creativity in three reclusive sisters by staging a murder, only to find their artistry unresponsive—until he confesses his crime. When the sisters reveal their own dark past and demand a true accident, the dealer’s fate is sealed in a chilling twist of poetic justice.

Homesick!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Colonel Lawrence Ardsley (death)General Minorly (Medical doctor)Colonel David Todd (villain)Lynn Ardsley (villain, Lawrence's wife)

In "Homesick!" from EC Lives! #, David Todd and Lynn Ardsley conspire to murder her husband while David and Lawrence are on a mission to Mars to study the planet’s landscape and potential life forms. The crime unfolds with chilling precision, but its aftermath sends shockwaves through David’s mind—unforeseen and deeply personal.

Hate!
7 pp · Crime
Dave Gold (death)Ethel Gold (Dave's wife, death)Mary Smith (John's wife)Mrs. White (John's adoptive mother)John Smith's un-named sonJohn Smith (villain, reforms)Charlie (villain)Ed (villain)

In "Hate!", a man's participation in a hate-fueled arson plot takes a devastating turn when his mother reveals a shocking truth: he was adopted, and his biological parents were Jewish. The revelation forces him to confront the hatred he’s been taught—and the life he’s been living—on a deeply personal level.

Dog Food
7 pp · Horror-Suspense

In "Dog Food," a broken inmate named Tom reaches his limit after enduring the sadistic cruelty of a brutal prison guard. With the guard’s dogs guarding the perimeter, Tom devises a desperate plan—hoarding meat to lure them away, only to discover his supply has been destroyed. When he finally makes his move, the guard assumes the dogs will finish him, but Tom’s shocking return reveals a horrifying truth: he’s sacrificed his own flesh to turn the beasts against his tormentor.

Fired!
6 pp · Crime
Roy Willis (hired hand)Amy RyanPatricia Gibson (Circle-Diamond owner)

In "Fired!", Patricia, a lonely cattle ranch owner, finds herself drawn to Roy Willis, the ranch hand she promotes to foreman. When Roy grows bored and abandons her for a woman in town, Patricia decides to make him remember her — permanently.

...My Brother's Keeper
6 pp · Horror-Suspense

In this chilling tale from EC Lives! #nn, a twisted bond between Siamese twins becomes a nightmare when one brother’s malevolence is too great to punish—yet too dangerous to ignore. As the good twin watches helplessly, the weight of his sibling’s evil proves unbearable, leading to a desperate, tragic choice.

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Full credits

artist, inker Graham Ingels
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks Wally Wood

Reprints

↩ Reprints Shock SuspenStories #5 (1952), Weird Fantasy #18 (1953), Crime SuspenStories #17 (1953), Shock SuspenStories #12 (1953), Shock SuspenStories #16 (1954), Tales from the Crypt #43 (1954), Crime SuspenStories #25 (1954)

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