#02 Who Shall Be Captain?
#02 Who Shall Be Captain?
EC Comics January 1955
Cover by Reed Crandall. Stories by Carl Wessler and others. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, and Reed Crandall. One of EC Comics’ early New Direction titles, featuring pre-Code tales of piracy on the high seas. Wally Wood’s art highlights a Cain and Abel story played out on the pirate decks. A pre-Code tale of murder and mutiny with art by Jack Davis. A pirate ship on its way home encounters a Dutch merchant vessel. The cover is inspired by the 1911 Howard Pyle painting “Who Shall Be Captain?” Sea Food; Kismet; Loblolly Boy; The Shell Game; The Dive; A Fitting End. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.