Panic #5

Oct 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD

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“Tick Dracy”

In "Tick Dracy," a 1954 EC Comics gem, Mess is baffled by Tick’s unchanging black suit and meticulous hair, while a mysterious gash on her face sets off a chain of odd confrontations. Written by Nick Meglin and Al Feldstein, with art by Bill Elder and coloring by Marie Severin, the story unfolds with surreal humor and a twist that’s as sharp as Tick’s nose—literally. The cover, penciled and inked by Al Feldstein, captures the story’s offbeat tension in bold, expressive lines.

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writer Nick Meglin · writer Al Feldstein · artist, inker Bill Elder · colorist Marie Severin · letterer Jim Wroten · cover Al Feldstein

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writer Nick Meglin

writer Al Feldstein

artist, inker Bill Elder

colorist Marie Severin

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Al Feldstein

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Mess is really upset that Tick always wears his black suit and uses a hair cream to keep his hair in place, which Tick wonders why Mess has a gash on her face. He learns from Pit Pitter that an unknown assailant knifed her, so begins confronting his enemies one by one, learning as he goes along that Mess is continually having her face gashed. Junyor discovers the true answer: Tick is doing it with his razor sharp nose every time that he kisses Mess goodnight!

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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