Psychoanalysis #1 and #2, part of EC Comics wild "New Direction" series, VG

Description: Wild—definitely one of a kind from 1955! Issues 1 and 2 of Psychoanalysis comic book. Issue 1 is Good+ condition esp. considering its age; inside pages are intact and color is vivid, no missing staples or tears. Issue 2 is VG+ condition; inside pages are intact and color is vivid, no missing staples or tears. The following is from the fascinating account at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoanalysis_(comics): Psychoanalysis was a comic book published by EC Comics in 1955, the fifth title in the company's “New Direction” line. The bi-monthly comic was published by William Gaines (later the publisher of Mad Magazine) and edited by Al Feldstein. Psychoanalysis was approved by the Comics Code Authority, but newsstands were reluctant to display it. It lasted a total of four issues before being canceled along with EC's other “New Direction” comics. Psychoanalysis was unlike practically any other comic published, focusing on psychoanalysis and the day-to-day work of therapists. The comic featured three patients, Freddy Carter, Ellen Lyman and Mark Stone, who were undergoing psychoanalysis. The analyst was the central character. He was never named, simply listed as The Psychiatrist. Ellen Lyman did not appear in the fourth and final issue, having been cured in the third issue. At the invitation of Steve Allen, Psychoanalysis was adapted into two dramatic episodes which were telecast as part of the NBC Tonight show. One script was by Feldstein, and the other was by Howard Rodman. Specifics: Issue #1 Good+ condition esp. considering its age; inside pages are intact and color is vivid, no missing staples or tears. Classic cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes (later the author of the science fiction classic Flowers for Algernon) and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. One of EC Comics' late New Direction titles, a response to the new Comics Code. Perhaps the strangest comic of that line, if not of all time! Case No. 101 Male Session 1: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 1: Ellen Lyman; The Man From Vienna; Case No. 103 Male Session 1: Mark Stone. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Issue #2 VG+ condition; inside pages are intact and colori s vivid, no missing staples or tears. Classic cover by Jack Kamen. Stories by Dan Keyes and Robert Bernstein. Art by Marie Severin and Jack Kamen. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Case No. 101 Male Session 2: Freddy Carter; Case No. 102 Female Session 2: Ellen Lyman; Your Doodles Give You Away; Case No. 103 Male Session 2: Mark Stone. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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