My Gun Is The Jury And Other Stories
$59.35
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
24 March 2026
Summary
Jack Davis and Wallace Wood’s crazed cartooning in Mad changed the art form, and comedy itself, forever. But their gonzo parody work in Mad’s sister satire title, Panic, published at the same time, is less well-known. To invert that injustice, this volume of The Fantagraphics EC Artists’ Library presents all their zany, pun-packed Panic lampoonery, especially their pomposity-puncturing movie parodies, including Davis’s ‘My Gun Is the Jury!’, ‘Come Back, Little Street Car!’, ‘A Star Is Corn’ and Wood’s ‘African Scream!’, ‘Gone With The Widow,’ and ‘20,000 Leaks Under The Sea.’ These visual volleys are verbalized by Al Feldstein (editor of Panic, later editor of Mad) and Jack Mendelsohn (prolific cartoonist and writer whose non-comics credits include TV’s Laugh-In and The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine). But the laughs don’t languish. Also included is the never-before-reprinted ‘V-Vampires,’ a riotous romp written by the legendary Harvey Kurtzman and drawn by Wood that vanished after its initial appearance more than 70 years ago!
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798875001000 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jack Davis, Wallace Wood |
| Publisher: | Fantagraphics |
| Imprint: | Fantagraphics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 24 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.06kg |
| Dimensions: | 183mm x 260mm |
| Series: | The Fantagraphics EC Comics Artists Library |
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Critics Review
My Gun Is the Jury! and Other Stories presents a well-deserved focus on the artistry of Jack Davis and Wallace Wood which shows it takes serious skills to make silly drawing.– “Cinema Sentries”
My Gun Is The Jury! And Other Stories is another fantastic addition to Fantagraphics’ The EC Artists’ Library, which continues to properly chronicle one of the most influential names in comics’ history, highlighting the massive contributions from legends Jack Davis, Wallace Wood, and Harry Harrison.– “Calcopia”
I just love the history of comic books and to learn about things I’m not really familiar with.– “Near Mint Condition”
Jack Davis
Jack Davis (1924-2016)
A founding cartoonist of MAD magazine, Jack Davis was one of the most in-demand caricaturists and cartoonists globally throughout his illustrious 60-plus-year career. In recognition of his significant contributions to the art form, he was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2003.
Wallace Allan Wood (1927-1981)
Widely acclaimed as America’s greatest science fiction cartoonist, Wallace Allan Wood possessed a remarkable versatility that saw him excel in numerous genres. Beyond his foundational work at MAD magazine, his portfolio spanned crime, superheroes, romance, and war comics. Wood was also a trailblazing figure in alternative and underground comics as a cartoonist and publisher of the influential magazine Witzend. He was honored with induction into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1992.
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