Extra!
Johnny Craig cover, issue #1
Publication information
PublisherEC Comics
ScheduleBimonthly
FormatAnthology
Publication dateMarch/April 1955 - November/December 1955
No. of issues5
Creative team
Created byWilliam Gaines
Johnny Craig

Extra! was a short-lived American comic book magazine published by EC Comics in 1955 as the third title in its New Direction line. The bi-monthly comic was published by Bill Gaines and edited by Johnny Craig. It lasted a total of five issues before being cancelled, along with EC's other New Direction comics.[1]

Extra! was dedicated to stories about the adventures of various journalists, who alternated as protagonists: Keith Michaels, Steve Rampart and Geri Hamilton. The rotational use was similar to the Ghoulunatics in EC's three horror comics.[1]

The contributors to this title include Craig, John Severin, and Reed Crandall. Craig was responsible for the art on the Keith Michaels stories. Severin handled the Steve Rampart stories while Crandall covered the Geri Hamilton ones. Craig was responsible for the art for all five covers.

Extra! was reprinted as part of publisher Russ Cochran's Complete EC Library in 1988. Between January and May 2000, Cochran (in association with Gemstone Publishing) reprinted all five individual issues. This complete run was later rebound, with covers included, in a single softcover EC Annual. Dark Horse reprinted Extra! as part of the EC Archives series in 2018.

Issue guide

#DateCover ArtistStoryStory ArtistCharacter
1March/April 1955Johnny CraigDateline: Cayo Romano, Cuba!Johnny CraigKeith Michaels
Camera!John SeverinSteve Rampart
Holiday For MacduffReed CrandallJock MacDuff
Dateline: Key West!Johnny CraigKeith Michaels
2May/June 1955Johnny CraigDateline: OsloJohnny CraigKeith Michaels
Stromboli!John SeverinSteve Rampart
Hong Kong!Reed CrandallGeri Hamilton
Dateline: New York CityJohnny CraigKeith Michaels
3July/August 1955Johnny CraigDateline: AlgiersJohnny CraigKeith Michaels
Steve RampartJohn SeverinSteve Rampart
Geri HamiltonReed CrandallGeri Hamilton
Dateline: ParisJohnny CraigKeith Michaels
4September/October 1955Johnny CraigDateline: New York CityJohnny CraigKeith Michaels
Steve RampartJohn SeverinSteve Rampart
Geri HamiltonReed CrandallGeri Hamilton
Dateline: Rio ParaJohnny CraigKeith Michaels
5November/December 1955Johnny CraigDateline: Long Island SoundJohnny CraigKeith Michaels
Steve RampartJohn SeverinSteve Rampart
Geri HamiltonReed CrandallGeri Hamilton
Dateline: GermersheimJohnny CraigKeith Michaels

Sources

  1. 1 2 "Tom Brislin. Extra! The Comic Book" (PDF). ijpc.org. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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