The most (in)famous E.C. comic, hosted by the Crypt Keeper with violent but cartoonish art by Jack Davis,and the inspiration for a mini-franchise in the 1980s and 1990s
New Trend-Horror
The second best-known horror comic, hosted by the Vault-Keeper and featuring Johnny Craig's crisp, polished art.
New Trend-Horror
Probably the least well-known of the three EC horror books, this was hosted by the Old Witch and had macabre art by Graham Ingalls.
New Trend-Action/War
Under Harvey Kurtzman, this war comic often took darkly ironic anti-war stances.
New Trend-Sci/Fi
The story 'Made in the Future' was adapted into the film Weird Science in the 1980s.
New Trend-Fantasy/Sci-Fi
Companion magazine to #5. Together, the two formed the basis for material in the show Perversions of Science.
New Trend-War
The other war magazine edited by Harvey Kurtzman.
New Trend-Crime
Noir-ish crime magazine that introduced the Old Witch.
New Trend-Suspense/Horror
'Sampler' magazine with one sci-fi, one suspense, and one horror story per issue.
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New Trend-Humor
Companion piece to #11.
New Trend-Satire
Sole survivor of the New Trend; it's owned by DC now.
New Trend-Sea Stories
Short lived (only 7 issues)
New Direction-Action
Post-code action comic.
New Direction-Suspense
The best of the post-code comics, it tried to adapt EC's horror/suspense stylings to an era of watered down comics.
New Direction-Other
Odd little magazine which used the exploits of three reporters as a framing device.
New Direction-Aerial Combat
Another action comic, focused on WWI and WWII aerial combat.
New Direction-Psychological Thriller
Only in the 1950s would the psychoanalysis of patients by a pipe puffing shrink be a comic book.
New Direction-Medical
Stories about medicine and doctors.
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EC's New Trend was started by Bill Gaines in 1950, focusing on genres like horror and action. After the Comics Code, EC introduced the compliant New Direction titles, which soon folded.
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