#28 Checkers
#28 Checkers
Published August 1952
Cover by Harvey Kurtzman. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman and Al Feldstein. Art by John Severin, Will Elder, Wally Wood, Jack Davis, and Harvey Kurtzman. Harvey Kurtzman’s legendary series enlisted top EC artists for gritty tales of war and adventure. A checkers game gives tank commanders the strategy they need on the battlefield, in a story with inks by MAD legend Will Elder. A Mexican soldier is an unwilling participant in the siege of the Alamo. During the American Revolution, the conflict at Pell’s Point is a loss for both sides, with art by Wally Wood. Plus The EC “Artist of the Issue” featuring Harvey Kurtzman. Checkers!; Pells Point!; Submerge!; Alamo!; Saipan! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.