Bidspirit auction | I02270 | A Collection of

I02270 | A Collection of Extra! World Press Comic Books Published by EC Comics - BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Extra! World Press Comic Books Published by EC Comics This group consists of four individual comic books from the short-lived New Direction line published by EC Comics (Entertaining Comics) in 1955. The collection includes issues number 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the title Extra!, which also carries the masthead title World Press Extra! on the covers. These issues are notable for their unique tabloid-style aesthetic and journalism-themed narratives. Issue No. 1 (April 1955) features the headline Body Found in Ocean off Key West and bears a promotional box on the lower left corner announcing the New Direction line; it is published without the Comics Code Authority seal. Issue No. 2 (June 1955) features the headline Seek Lost Fortune in Norwegian Treasure Hunt. Issue No. 3 (August 1955) features the headline Reporter Risks Life to Nab Racketeer. Issue No. 4 (October 1955) features an action illustration of a shipwreck. All four covers feature art attributed to Johnny Craig, with many bearing the printed credit Photo by Johnny Craig or Johnny Craig. Issues 2, 3, and 4 include the Approved by the Comics Code Authority seal in the upper right. Each book is housed in a protective plastic sleeve with a white backing board.