''Extra!'' was a short-lived American

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magazine published by

EC Comics Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-195 ...

in 1955 as the third title in its ''New Direction'' line. The bi-monthly comic was published by

Bill Gaines William Maxwell Gaines (; March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992), was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically import ...

and edited by Johnny Craig. It lasted a total of five issues before being cancelled, along with EC's other New Direction comics. ''Extra!'' was dedicated to stories about the adventures of various journalists, who alternated as protagonists: Keith Michaels, Steve Rampart and Geri Hamilton. The rotational use was similar to the Ghoulunatics in EC's three horror comics.https://www.ijpc.org/uploads/files/Tom%20Brislin%20--%20Extra!%20The%20Comic%20Book.pdf The contributors to this title include Craig, John Severin, and

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. Craig was responsible for the art on the Keith Michaels stories. Severin handled the Steve Rampart stories while Crandall covered the Geri Hamilton ones. Craig was responsible for the art for all five covers. ''Extra!'' was reprinted as part of publisher

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's '' Complete EC Library'' in 1988. Between January and May 2000, Cochran (in association with Gemstone Publishing) reprinted all five individual issues. This complete run was later rebound, with covers included, in a single softcover '' EC Annual''.

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