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Two-Fisted Tales#22
Cover: Harvey Kurtzman

Two-Fisted Tales #22

Jul 1951 · EC · 0.10 USD
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"Enemy Contact!" in Two-Fisted Tales #22 (1951) delivers a tense, grounded wartime drama from Harvey Kurtzman, with John Severin’s stark interior art and Will Elder’s precise inking bringing the weight of command and consequence to life. Cover by Kurtzman himself, the story follows Lt. Hall as he faces a brutal moral trial after a reckless officer’s decisions cost his squad their lives—only to be ordered back into the fray, where a single, devastating choice echoes beyond the battlefield.

Contains 4 stories
Enemy Contact!
8 pp · War
unnamed American Lieutenantunnamed American medicAmerican soldiers [Snuffy (death)Fritz (death)Dalrymple (death)Mississippi]Communist soldiers (villains, many die)

In the harsh winter of the Korean War, an American patrol is ambushed by Communist forces, leaving their ranks scattered and desperate. Amid the chaos, a young soldier named Mississippi falls ill with acute appendicitis, forcing a medic to risk everything to perform a life-saving operation under radio guidance from a distant doctor. As the battle rages and mortar fire rains down, the fragile hope of survival hangs in the balance—until the distant roar of U.S. planes turns the tide.

Dying City!
7 pp · War
Kim's grandfatherSun Yoo (Kim's sister, flashback, death)Kim's father (flashback, death)Kim's mother (flashback, death)Kim (villain, North Korean soldier, death)North Korean soldiers (villains)
Massacre at Agincourt!
6 pp · Historical, War
Edouard Rene de Gascony (French commander, death)King Henry (British commander)

In the shadow of Agincourt, French commander Edouard Rene de Gascony stands defiant against the advancing British, refusing to wait for reinforcements even as warnings of the English tactics echo through the ranks. With King Henry poised to strike, the clash unfolds in brutal clarity—where pride meets steel, and one man’s confidence becomes his undoing.

Chicken!
7 pp · War
Lieutenant Robert Hall (death)Captain Harold Black (death)

In "Chicken!" from Two-Fisted Tales #22, Lieutenant Robert Hall faces a grim command after Captain Harold Black’s reckless decision costs his entire squad their lives. Ordered to retrieve the fallen officer despite imminent shelling, Hall’s resolve is tested when Black refuses to listen—leading to a moment that echoes long after the bullets fall.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $28
CGC 9.8 · 9 in census $4,845
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $2,831
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $1,589
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $1,120
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $821
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $590*
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $463*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $372*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $309*
CGC 6.5 · 5 in census $249
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $224*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $188*
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $179*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $153*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $124
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $118*
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $85*
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Full credits

letterer Ben Oda
cover pencils, inks Harvey Kurtzman

Reprints

Reprinted in Two-Fisted Tales #22 (1951), Two-Fisted Tales #1 (1980), Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[4] (1984), Iskalde Grøss #8 [1988] (1988), Two-Fisted Tales #5 (1993), Two-Fisted Tales Annual #1 (1994), EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 (2007), EC Sampler - Free Comic Book Day #[nn] (2008), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #1 (2012), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #10 (2014), The EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales #1 (2015), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #22 (2018), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #26 (2019), Verta ja väristyksiä #[nn] (2023), Artisan Edition #[16] (2024)

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