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<h2 id="digital-recoloring">Digital recoloring</h2> <p>In 2006, Gemstone began producing a more durable series of hardback reprint collections designed by Michael Kronenberg. Similar to the <i><a href="/facts/DC_Archive_Editions/StUmtLFs">DC Archives</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Marvel_Masterworks/5U7Ce7zt">Marvel Masterworks</a></i> series, the <i>EC Archives</i> superseded Cochran's original annotated <i>Complete EC Library</i> (of black-and-white stories) by reprinting sequential compilations of EC titles in a full-color, hardback archival format with new annotations. On January 11, 2011, Cochran looked back on the project, noting the differences between his earlier <i>Complete EC Library</i> and the later <i>EC Archives</i>: </p> <p>A few years ago, with the support and encouragement of <a href="/facts/Steve_Geppi/0o6xk1zq">Steve Geppi</a> and with the permission of the Gaines Estate, I started on a new format: the EC Archives. These are slightly smaller hardcover books (smaller than the EC Library volumes but larger than the original ten-cent comic books), and because of increased demand and the availability of cheaper color printing in China, the EC Archives books were full color, with new color in an infinite palette now being possible with the advances in technology.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a></p> <p>Each book reprints six issues, for a total of 24 stories. The original coloring by EC's colorist <a href="/facts/Marie_Severin/wD5P8whj">Marie Severin</a> was used as a guide for <a href="/facts/Colorist/3RR6Ksaw">digital re-coloring</a> by Jamison Services, a color separation company in <a href="/facts/West_Plains,_Missouri/GahFGPlM">West Plains, Missouri</a>, the hometown of publisher Cochran. Allen Jamison and Jamison Services had previously done coloring for the <i>DC Archives</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Also contributing to the project at Cochran's West Plains office were operations manager Angela Meyer and production artist Chris Rock.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> Crediting Kronenberg as "Art Director/Designer and Color Editor" and Marie Severin for "Colors", Cochran explained the digital upgrade given to Severin's coloring; "Most of the original coloring of these stories is the work of EC colorist Marie Severin, and although all of these stories have been re-colored for this new edition, her style of coloring was followed to retain the integrity of the original EC comic books".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> He later added: </p> <p>Technology changes. We are now able to color these comics with an infinite palette, and to reproduce the artists' linework much more clearly. If these new computer generated color techniques had been available in the 1950s, I think Bill Gaines would have used it because it makes the EC work even more beautiful. So the EC material has been printed three different ways: with the old color, as originally published back in the 1950s, without any color, as it was drawn by the EC artists (the EC Library), and with the best color we can do with modern technology (the EC Archives). It has been my experience that the most dedicated EC fans are not satisfied to have them reprinted only one, or two, ways. They want them all. Those fans will have the old comics in the EC Annuals, the black and white art in the EC Library, and the best color we can produce in the EC Archives. There's room there for everyone.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></p> <p>Along with the original EC advertisements, editorials and letters pages, the books also feature an introduction by Grant Geissman and forewords by <a href="/facts/John_Carpenter/2PWowPQs">John Carpenter</a>, <a href="/facts/Joe_Dante/BLegKbgB">Joe Dante</a>, <a href="/facts/Paul_Levitz/aDePTqC8">Paul Levitz</a>, <a href="/facts/George_Lucas/1bLspXbj">George Lucas</a>, <a href="/facts/Steven_Spielberg/KeqLPKoS">Steven Spielberg</a>, <a href="/facts/R._L._Stine/7uDbX7fs">R. L. Stine</a>, Jerry Weist and others. The entirety of the <a href="/facts/List_of_Entertaining_Comics_publications/Y7uAc0s7">New Trend</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_Entertaining_Comics_publications/Y7uAc0s7">New Direction</a> comics are planned for eventual release. </p><p><i>The EC Archives</i> publishing history has been a troubled one. The original run was interrupted after 13 volumes, due to financial difficulties at Gemstone Publishing, in 2008. The line was revived for two more volumes by GC Press LLC, a boutique imprint established by Russ Cochran and <a href="/facts/Grant_Geissman/fUojPsGC">Grant Geissman</a>, in 2011 (both volumes carry 2011 copyrights, the year of their printing, though due to the vagaries of distribution, they were not released until January 2012). Most recently, the line has been taken up by <a href="/facts/Dark_Horse_Comics/fTal0C6o">Dark Horse Comics</a>, who announced plans to resume it with the release of <i>Tales from the Crypt Volume 4</i> in October 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="ec-archivesschedule"><i>EC Archives</i> schedule</h2> <h3>Issue numbering</h3> <p>In the early 1950s, comic book publishers, seeking to save money on second-class postage permits, frequently changed the titles of their comics, rather than start new ones at #1 (a new publication required a new postal permit, while an existing publication that just changed its name could use its existing permit).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Because of this, many comics featured in <i>The EC Archives</i> series do not start with #1. <i>War Against Crime</i> was replaced by <i>The Vault of Horror</i> and so numbering for <i>The Vault of Horror</i> begins with issue #13. Similarly, <i>Crime Patrol</i> was replaced with <i>The Crypt of Terror</i> for issue #17. By issue #20, the title changed again to the familiar <i>Tales from the Crypt.</i> <i>The Crypt of Terror</i> is not considered a separate series and is included in <i>Tales from the Crypt Volume 1</i>. </p><p>The Haunt of Fear, Weird Science, and Weird Fantasy initially started with issues #15, #12, and #13, respectively. However, due to a request from the Post Office, their issue numbering was reset a few issues later. This reset began with The Haunt of Fear #4, Weird Science #5, and Weird Fantasy #6. As a result, there are several comics within those series that share the same issue number. For instance, The Haunt of Fear #15 was first published in 1950 as the inaugural issue of the series, while a second comic, also titled The Haunt of Fear #15, was published in 1952 and marked the 15th issue in the series according to the reset numbering. </p><p>Following <i>The Haunt of Fear'</i>s issue numbering being reset, its previous numbering was instead used for a new title, <i>Two-Fisted Tales.</i> Thus, <i>Two-Fisted Tales</i> begins with issue #18. </p><p>The table below uses the original numbering. </p> <h3><i>EC Archives</i> books</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Title</th><th>Volume</th><th>Reprints</th><th>Foreword</th><th>First printing</th><th>Publisher</th><th>Pages</th><th>ISBN</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><i><a href="/facts/Aces_High_(comics)/CBnjHYE1">Aces High</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Aces High</i> #1 – 5</td><td><a href="/facts/Howard_Chaykin/cRIoXbwe">Howard Chaykin</a></td><td>2017</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>168</td><td>978-1-5067-0308-4</td></tr><tr><td><i>Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics</i></td><td>1</td><td>Selections from Various EC Comics</td><td>N/A</td><td>2019</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>528</td><td>978-1-5067-1584-1</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Confessions_Illustrated/U7oYqGvM">Confessions Illustrated</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Confessions Illustrated</i> #1 – 3</td><td><a href="/facts/Alex_Segura/dt9bl6Hc">Alex Segura</a></td><td>2022</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>184</td><td>978-1-5067-1975-7</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Crime_Illustrated/BmwnYgrl">Crime Illustrated</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Crime Illustrated</i> #1 – 3</td><td><a href="/facts/William_Malone_(director)/IFSTpjdC">William Malone</a></td><td>2022</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>192</td><td>978-1-5067-1976-4</td></tr><tr><td><i>Crime Patrol</i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Crime Patrol</i> #7 – 11</td><td><a href="/facts/Brian_Michael_Bendis/XsbJux9p">Brian Michael Bendis</a></td><td>2022</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>176</td><td>978-1-5067-2984-8</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><i><a href="/facts/Crime_SuspenStories/7DvS3S06">Crime SuspenStories</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Crime SuspenStories</i> #1 – 6</td><td><a href="/facts/Max_Allan_Collins/rx4x2VSG">Max Allan Collins</a></td><td>2008</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-74-5</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>Crime SuspenStories</i> #7 – 12</td><td><a href="/facts/Matt_Kindt/N1KJ5DeY">Matt Kindt</a></td><td>2017</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0039-7</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>Crime SuspenStories</i> #13 – 18</td><td><a href="/facts/David_Del_Valle/wldR2vLf">David Del Valle</a></td><td>2017</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0240-7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><i>Crime SuspenStories</i> #19 – 27</td><td><a href="/facts/Christos_Gage/3yosodEU">Christos Gage</a></td><td>2019</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>320</td><td>978-1-5067-0924-6</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><i> <a href="/facts/Extra!_(comics)/DhWKQl6m">Extra</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Extra</i> #1 – 5</td><td><a href="/facts/John_Arcudi/NMcvls3b">John Arcudi</a></td><td>2018</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0184-4</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><i><a href="/facts/Frontline_Combat/JdMH6Me3">Frontline Combat</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Frontline Combat</i> #1 – 6</td><td>John Benson</td><td>2008</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-60360-014-9</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>Frontline Combat</i> #7 – 11</td><td>Ray Fawkes</td><td>2019</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>184</td><td>978-1-5067-0847-8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>Frontline Combat</i> #12 – 15</td><td><a href="/facts/Dan_Madigan/wFWmURw9">Dan Madigan</a></td><td>2021</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>152</td><td>978-1-5067-1535-3</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Gunfighter_(comics)/MlpaYQod">Gunfighter</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Gunfighter</i> #5 – 9</td><td><a href="/facts/Jimmy_Palmiotti/3Y4wKsBg">Jimmy Palmiotti</a></td><td>2022</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>176</td><td>978-1-5067-1977-1</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><i><a href="/facts/The_Haunt_of_Fear/nFjDK5S7">The Haunt of Fear</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>The Haunt of Fear</i> #15 – 17<i>The Haunt of Fear</i> #4 – 6(with notes by <a href="/facts/Grant_Geissman/fUojPsGC">Grant Geissman</a>)</td><td><a href="/facts/Robert_Englund/AaoD13H7">Robert Englund</a></td><td>2012</td><td>GC Press</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-60360-015-6</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>The Haunt of Fear</i> #7 – 12</td><td><a href="/facts/Tim_Sullivan_(director)/a7uFtT4q">Tim Sullivan</a></td><td>2015</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-773-7</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>The Haunt of Fear</i> #13 – 18</td><td><a href="/facts/Cullen_Bunn/bps1vssE">Cullen Bunn</a></td><td>2016</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-958-8</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><i>The Haunt of Fear</i> #19 – 24</td><td><a href="/facts/Rob_Zombie/tWCNPBCV">Rob Zombie</a></td><td>2017</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0280-3</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><i>The Haunt of Fear</i> #25 – 28</td><td><a href="/facts/Tom_Holland_(filmmaker)/f7avb7BK">Tom Holland</a></td><td>2018</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0650-4</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><i> <a href="/facts/Impact_(EC_Comics)/3h07M6S8">Impact</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Impact</i> #1 – 5</td><td>Steve Ringgenberg</td><td>2020</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>168</td><td>978-1-5067-1192-8</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><i><a href="/facts/Incredible_Science_Fiction/2P1UdFyr">Incredible Science Fiction</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Weird Science-Fantasy</i> #27 – 29<i>Incredible Science Fiction</i> #30 – 33</td><td><a href="/facts/Mark_Evanier/rDuxRmKm">Mark Evanier</a></td><td>2017</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>232</td><td>978-1-5067-0309-1</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/M.D._(comics)/4Hgr6fsG">M.D.</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>M.D.</i> #1 – 5</td><td><a href="/facts/Darren_Bousman/xzmXcGR9">Darren Bousman</a></td><td>2021</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>168</td><td>978-1-5067-0270-4</td></tr><tr><td><i>Modern Love</i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Modern Love</i> #1 – 8</td><td><a href="/facts/Jacque_Nodell/nRs1d39V">Jacque Nodell</a></td><td>2019</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>272</td><td>978-1-5067-0848-5</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/facts/Panic_(comic)/BqSnIq87">Panic</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Panic</i> #1 – 6</td><td><a href="/facts/Bob_Fingerman/z2rUUURE">Bob Fingerman</a></td><td>2016</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-883-3</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>Panic</i> #7 – 12</td><td><a href="/facts/Sergio_Aragones/ePBAUglQ">Sergio Aragones</a></td><td>2017</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>200</td><td>978-1-5067-0271-1</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><i><a href="/facts/Piracy_(comics)/VtusGW6X">Piracy</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Piracy</i> #1 – 7</td><td><a href="/facts/Greg_Nicotero/QT3C06hG">Greg Nicotero</a></td><td>2019</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>240</td><td>978-1-5067-0700-6</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Psychoanalysis_(comics)/Cndt3QpM">Psychoanalysis</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Psychoanalysis</i> #1 – 4</td><td><a href="/facts/Bob_Burden/hBBkatsN">Bob Burden</a></td><td>2020</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>136</td><td>978-1-5067-1193-5</td></tr><tr><td><i>Saddle Justice</i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Saddle Justice</i> #3 – 8</td><td><a href="/facts/Eric_Red/bYBMxy45">Eric Red</a></td><td>2021</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>208</td><td>978-1-5067-1194-2</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><i><a href="/facts/Shock_Illustrated/6Rhnq98D">Shock Illustrated</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Shock Illustrated</i> #1 – 4</td><td><a href="/facts/Steve_Niles/Nj0yaP6n">Steve Niles</a></td><td>2021</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>248</td><td>978-1-5067-1195-9</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><i><a href="/facts/Shock_SuspenStories/JMlXvtq2">Shock SuspenStories</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Shock SuspenStories</i> #1 – 6(with notes by <a href="/facts/Russ_Cochran/CHIc8H2J">Russ Cochran</a>)</td><td><a href="/facts/Steven_Spielberg/KeqLPKoS">Steven Spielberg</a></td><td>2006</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-57-8</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>Shock SuspenStories</i> #7 – 12</td><td><a href="/facts/Dean_Kamen/Tvl0XHbQ">Dean Kamen</a></td><td>2007</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-70-7</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>Shock SuspenStories</i> #13 – 18</td><td><a href="/facts/Brian_Michael_Bendis/XsbJux9p">Brian Michael Bendis</a></td><td>2015</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-635-8</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(comic)/dyGVYuzy">Tales from the Crypt</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>The Crypt of Terror</i> #17 – 19<i>Tales from the Crypt</i> #20 – 22</td><td><a href="/facts/John_Carpenter/2PWowPQs">John Carpenter</a></td><td>2007</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-55-4</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>Tales from the Crypt</i> #23 – 28</td><td><a href="/facts/Joe_Dante/BLegKbgB">Joe Dante</a></td><td>2007</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-71-4</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>Tales from the Crypt</i> #29 – 34</td><td><a href="/facts/Robert_Overstreet/qgYEd6Iy">Robert Overstreet</a></td><td>2008</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-60360-011-8</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><i>Tales from the Crypt</i> #35 – 40</td><td><a href="/facts/Russ_Cochran_(publisher)/sg3JLlmr">Russ Cochran</a></td><td>2013</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-60360-104-7</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><i>Tales from the Crypt</i> #41 – 46</td><td><a href="/facts/Bruce_Campbell/CGuNXxTN">Bruce Campbell</a></td><td>2014</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-486-6</td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Terror_Illustrated/AXgQDqPS">Terror Illustrated</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Terror Illustrated</i> #1 – 3</td><td><a href="/facts/Mick_Garris/AMcupy0g">Mick Garris</a></td><td>2022</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>184</td><td>978-1-5067-1978-8</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><i><a href="/facts/Two-Fisted_Tales/0WQYsrfU">Two-Fisted Tales</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Two-Fisted Tales</i> #18 – 23</td><td><a href="/facts/Steve_Geppi/0o6xk1zq">Steve Geppi</a></td><td>2007</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-56-1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>Two-Fisted Tales</i> #24 – 29</td><td>Professor Rocco Versaci</td><td>2007</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-72-1</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>Two-Fisted Tales</i> #30 – 35</td><td><a href="/facts/Joe_Kubert/Ba1qp3KF">Joe Kubert</a></td><td>2014</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-60360-017-0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><i>Two-Fisted Tales</i> #36 – 41</td><td><a href="/facts/Colleen_Coover/DsEarEjc">Colleen Coover</a></td><td>2019</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0849-2</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><i> <a href="/facts/Valor_(EC_Comics)/18VsSwDb">Valor</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Valor</i> #1 – 5</td><td><a href="/facts/P._Craig_Russell/4Pg1DRpH">P. Craig Russell</a></td><td>2017</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>168</td><td>978-1-5067-0159-2</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5"><i><a href="/facts/The_Vault_of_Horror_(comics)/pm83EP8F">The Vault of Horror</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>The Vault of Horror</i> #12 – 17(with notes by Roger Hill)</td><td><a href="/facts/R._L._Stine/7uDbX7fs">R. L. Stine</a></td><td>2007</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-73-8</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>The Vault of Horror</i> #18 – 23(with notes by <a href="/facts/Bhob_Stewart/1mjzUq92">Bhob Stewart</a>)</td><td><a href="/facts/John_Landis/9wtWPKgb">John Landis</a></td><td>2012</td><td>GC Press</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-60360-103-0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>The Vault of Horror</i> #24 – 29</td><td><a href="/facts/Mike_Richardson_(publisher)/32Nn9P5M">Mike Richardson</a></td><td>2014</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-292-3</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><i>The Vault of Horror</i> #30 – 35</td><td><a href="/facts/Jonathan_Maberry/m77H6Feh">Jonathan Maberry</a></td><td>2015</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-519-1</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><i>The Vault of Horror</i> #36 – 40</td><td>Daniel Chabon</td><td>2018</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>184</td><td>978-1-5067-0651-1</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><i>War Against Crime</i></td><td>1</td><td><i>War Against Crime</i> #1 – 6</td><td><a href="/facts/David_Lapham/k6l0X4o8">David Lapham</a></td><td>2018</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>208</td><td>978-1-5067-0502-6</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>War Against Crime</i> #7 – 11</td><td><a href="/facts/Dean_Motter/W0FeA50u">Dean Motter</a></td><td>2020</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>176</td><td>978-1-5067-1196-6</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Fantasy/8T2H7LtV">Weird Fantasy</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Weird Fantasy</i> #13 – 17<i>Weird Fantasy</i> #6</td><td><a href="/facts/Walt_Simonson/pLdRJzd7">Walt Simonson</a></td><td>2014</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-293-0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>Weird Fantasy</i> #7 – 12</td><td><a href="/facts/Gene_Simmons/xX3Y9QzH">Gene Simmons</a></td><td>2016</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0014-4</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>Weird Fantasy</i> #13 – 18</td><td>Ron Parker</td><td>2018</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0501-9</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><i>Weird Fantasy</i> #19 – 22 <i>Weird Science-Fantasy</i> #25 – 26</td><td><a href="/facts/Evan_Dorkin/Dn0r0nND">Evan Dorkin</a></td><td>2019</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-5067-0923-9</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Science_(comic)/3qqDKBqk">Weird Science</a></i></td><td>1</td><td><i>Weird Science</i> #12 – 15<i>Weird Science</i> #5 – 6</td><td><a href="/facts/George_Lucas/1bLspXbj">George Lucas</a></td><td>2006</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-58-5</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><i>Weird Science</i> #7 – 12</td><td><a href="/facts/Paul_Levitz/aDePTqC8">Paul Levitz</a></td><td>2007</td><td>Gemstone</td><td>212</td><td>978-1-888472-69-1</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><i>Weird Science</i> #13 – 18</td><td>Jerry Weist / <a href="/facts/Ray_Bradbury/zN4vIQnN">Ray Bradbury</a></td><td>2008</td><td>Gemstone<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>212</td><td>978-1-60360-010-1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><i>Weird Science</i> #19 – 22 <i>Weird Science-Fantasy</i> #23 – 24</td><td><a href="/facts/Harlan_Ellison/8n5A0o13">Harlan Ellison</a></td><td>2015</td><td>Dark Horse</td><td>216</td><td>978-1-61655-658-7</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="chronological-release-of-ec-archiveshardcover-volumes">Chronological release of <i>EC Archives</i> Hardcover volumes</h2> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Science_(comics)/3qqDKBqk">Weird Science</a></i> Volume 1 (6 December 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Shock_SuspenStories/JMlXvtq2">Shock SuspenStories</a></i> Volume 1 (6 December 2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(comics)/dyGVYuzy">Tales from the Crypt</a></i> Volume 1 (14 February 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Two-Fisted_Tales/0WQYsrfU">Two-Fisted Tales</a></i> Volume 1 (28 February 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Science_(comics)/3qqDKBqk">Weird Science</a></i> Volume 2 (18 April 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Shock_SuspenStories/JMlXvtq2">Shock SuspenStories</a></i> Volume 2 (30 May 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(comics)/dyGVYuzy">Tales from the Crypt</a></i> Volume 2 (20 June 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Two-Fisted_Tales/0WQYsrfU">Two-Fisted Tales</a></i> Volume 2 (8 August 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Vault_of_Horror_(comics)/pm83EP8F">The Vault of Horror</a></i> Volume 1 (20 October 2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Crime_SuspenStories/7DvS3S06">Crime SuspenStories</a></i> Volume 1 (16 January 2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Science_(comics)/3qqDKBqk">Weird Science</a></i> Volume 3 (30 July 2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(comics)/dyGVYuzy">Tales from the Crypt</a></i> Volume 3 (10 September 2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Frontline_Combat/JdMH6Me3">Frontline Combat</a></i> Volume 1 (14 October 2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Haunt_of_Fear/nFjDK5S7">The Haunt of Fear</a></i> Volume 1 (4 January 2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Vault_of_Horror_(comics)/pm83EP8F">The Vault of Horror</a></i> Volume 2 (4 January 2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(comics)/dyGVYuzy">Tales From The Crypt</a></i> Volume 4 (30 October 2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Vault_of_Horror_(comics)/pm83EP8F">The Vault of Horror</a></i> Volume 3 (5 February 2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Fantasy/8T2H7LtV">Weird Fantasy</a></i> Volume 1 (30 April 2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Two-Fisted_Tales/0WQYsrfU">Two-Fisted Tales</a></i> Volume 3 (30 July 2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Tales_from_the_Crypt_(comics)/dyGVYuzy">Tales From The Crypt</a></i> Volume 5 (29 October 2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Vault_of_Horror_(comics)/pm83EP8F">The Vault of Horror</a></i> Volume 4 (28 January 2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Shock_SuspenStories/JMlXvtq2">Shock SuspenStories</a></i> Volume 3 (6 May 2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Science_(comics)/3qqDKBqk">Weird Science</a></i> Volume 4 (29 July 2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Haunt_of_Fear/nFjDK5S7">Haunt of Fear</a></i> Volume 2 (28 October 2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Panic_(comics)/BqSnIq87">Panic</a></i> Volume 1 (9 February 2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Haunt_of_Fear/nFjDK5S7">The Haunt of Fear</a></i> Volume 3 (7 June 2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Fantasy/8T2H7LtV">Weird Fantasy</a></i> Volume 2 (11 October 2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Crime_Suspenstories/7DvS3S06">Crime Suspenstories</a></i> Volume 2 (3 January 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Valor_(EC_Comics)/18VsSwDb">Valor</a></i> (7 March 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Haunt_of_Fear/nFjDK5S7">The Haunt of Fear</a></i> Volume 4 (25 April 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Crime_Suspenstories/7DvS3S06">Crime Suspenstories</a></i> Volume 3 (27 June 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Incredible_Science_Fiction/2P1UdFyr">Incredible Science Fiction</a></i> (22 August 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Aces_High_(comics)/CBnjHYE1">Aces High</a></i> (31 October 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Panic_(comics)/BqSnIq87">Panic</a></i> Volume 2 (26 December 2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Extra!_(comics)/DhWKQl6m">Extra!</a></i> (24 April 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Fantasy/8T2H7LtV">Weird Fantasy</a></i> Volume 3 (26 June 2018)</li> <li><i>War Against Crime</i> Volume 1 (21 August 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Haunt_of_Fear/nFjDK5S7">The Haunt of Fear</a></i> Volume 5 (23 October 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/The_Vault_of_Horror_(comics)/pm83EP8F">The Vault of Horror</a></i> Volume 5 (25 December 2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Piracy/7HjKaWFC">Piracy</a></i> (26 February 2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Two-Fisted_Tales/0WQYsrfU">Two-Fisted Tales</a></i> Volume 4 (23 April 2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Weird_Fantasy/8T2H7LtV">Weird Fantasy</a></i> Volume 4 (9 July 2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Crime_SuspenStories/7DvS3S06">Crime SuspenStories</a></i> Volume 4 (27 August 2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Frontline_Combat/JdMH6Me3">Frontline Combat</a></i> Volume 2 (22 October 2019)</li> <li><i>Modern Love</i> (24 December 2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Psychoanalysis/gYCbGpPv">Psychoanalysis</a></i> (18 February 2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Impact_(EC_Comics)/3h07M6S8">Impact</a></i> (14 April 2020)</li> <li><i>War Against Crime</i> Volume 2 (16 June 2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Shock_Illustrated/6Rhnq98D">Shock Illustrated</a></i> (20 April 2021)</li> <li><i>Saddle Justice</i> (15 June 2021)</li> <li><i>MD</i> (17 August 2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Frontline_Combat/JdMH6Me3">Frontline Combat</a></i> Volume 3 (16 November 2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Crime_Illustrated/BmwnYgrl">Crime Illustrated</a></i> (11 January 2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Terror_Illustrated/AXgQDqPS">Terror Illustrated</a></i> (8 March 2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Gunfighter_(comics)/MlpaYQod">Gunfighter</a></i> (19 April 2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Confessions_Illustrated/U7oYqGvM">Confessions Illustrated</a></i> (5 July 2022)</li> <li><i>Crime Patrol</i> Volume 1 (27 September 2022)</li></ul> <h2 id="leather-bound-signed-and-numbered-boxed-editions">Leather-bound signed and numbered boxed editions</h2> <ul><li><i>The EC Archives: Weird Science Volume 1</i> (February 2008) signed by <a href="/facts/Al_Feldstein/Caj9MJNE">Al Feldstein</a>, edition of 300</li> <li><i>The EC Archives: Weird Science Volume 2</i> (August 2008) signed by <a href="/facts/Al_Williamson/JdQJj7zS">Al Williamson</a>, edition of 300</li> <li><i>The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories Volume 1</i> (October 2009) signed by <a href="/facts/Al_Feldstein/Caj9MJNE">Al Feldstein</a>, edition of 300</li> <li><i>The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories Volume 2</i> (October 2009) signed by <a href="/facts/Jack_Kamen/jsLjRAo4">Jack Kamen</a>, edition of 300</li></ul> <p>These four limited editions each came packaged inside a custom clamshell box. with a pair of white gloves for handling of the expensive volumes. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Another_Rainbow_Publishing/RLo9z4ms">Another Rainbow Publishing</a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/DC_Archive_Editions/StUmtLFs">DC Archive Editions</a></i></li> <li><a href="/facts/EC_Comics/qvyPMelX">EC Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gladstone_Publishing/mjtPkdUy">Gladstone Publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gemstone_Publishing/D3EwnYUo">Gemstone Publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_comic_books_on_CD/DVD/MjMxVgM3">List of comic books on CD/DVD</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Entertaining_Comics_publications/Y7uAc0s7">List of Entertaining Comics publications</a></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Marvel_Masterworks/5U7Ce7zt">Marvel Masterworks</a></i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Woody_Gelman/s4SVW1mz">Nostalgia Press</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110524131541/http://www.gemstonepub.com/category.asp?depth=9&page=1&CategoryID=438">Gemstone: EC Archives</a></li> <li><a href="http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=4935863&fpart=1">Collectors Society</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110927050132/http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=4935863&fpart=1">Archived</a> September 27, 2011, at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a href="http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/topic/5251/EC-News-or-Comments?page=1#.Tkm0ea7QA-M">Crisis on Infinite Comics</a></li> <li><a href="http://marvelmasterworksfansite.yuku.com/topic/18360/EC-ARCHIVES-VAULT-OF-HORROR-Vol-2-Preview?page=1#.TviQsq6x39c"><i>The Vault of Horror</i>, Volume Two</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Russ Cochran Newsletter 19, January 15, 2011. <a href="http://www.weirdfantasy.com/WeirdFantasy/Home/Entries/2011/1/15_Last_Call!.html" target="_blank">http://www.weirdfantasy.com/WeirdFantasy/Home/Entries/2011/1/15_Last_Call!.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Comic Book Database: Allen Jamison". Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121111014808/http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=2348" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20121111014808/http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=2348</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Gemstone Corporate History". Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111001035835/http://www.gemstonepub.com/archive/gemstone_update/corporate.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20111001035835/http://www.gemstonepub.com/archive/gemstone_update/corporate.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>EC Archives, 2007. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Digital Comic Museum <a href="http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/forum/index.php?topic=2844.0" target="_blank">http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/forum/index.php?topic=2844.0</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Dark Horse to Publish EC Library. Accessed July 28, 2013. <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1444/dark-horse-publish-ec-library-tales-crypt-coming-h" target="_blank">http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/1444/dark-horse-publish-ec-library-tales-crypt-coming-h</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Michael C. Weisenburg (February 19, 2020). "America's Postwar Fling with Romance Comics". Brewminate. Retrieved July 12, 2023. <a href="https://brewminate.com/americas-postwar-fling-with-romance-comics/" target="_blank">https://brewminate.com/americas-postwar-fling-with-romance-comics/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>A printing defect saw most copies withheld by the publisher for an erroneously missing cover illustration to be inserted. <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>