M.D.

EC's medical drama series ran for five issues from 1955, bringing the publisher's signature suspense and moral complexity to the operating room. Jack Kamen and Johnny Craig were the primary artists, their clean, expressive linework lending a chillingly calm surface to tales of malpractice, obsession, and the human cost of medicine. A short-lived but distinctive entry in EC's post-Comics Code lineup, it stands as a fascinating, sobering look at the profession before the medical thriller became a comics staple.