The EC Archives: Panic #1

Collecting the first eight issues of EC Comics' irreverent humor title, this handsome Dark Horse hardcover brings together Panic's gleefully unhinged comedy in one beautifully preserved archive volume. The cover art sets the tone perfectly — two grotesque, wide-mouthed twin creatures hold up copies of Panic and Get Stoned, while bold text cheekily proclaims it "the only authorized imitation of MAD!" Complete with a foreword by Bob Fingerman, this 2016 collection is a warm invitation to rediscover EC's anything-goes comedic sensibility, spine-tinglingly subtitled "Humor in a Varicose Vein.