{"product_id":"shock-treatment-and-other-stories-hardcover-by-jack-kamen","title":"Shock Treatment And Other Stories Hardcover by Jack Kamen","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-10-27)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e360\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9798875002342\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e1224.72\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e26.04 x 18.47 x 3.23\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eForced to abandon its horror and crime comics, EC turned to a pair of well-crafted, high-tension medical dramas by later Hall of Fame greats Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, Graham Ingels, and Joe Orlando — \u003ci\u003eShock Treatment And Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e collects them all.\nWhen the Comics Code forced EC Comics to abandon its popular horror and crime titles, EC launched a “New Direction” in hopes of attracting new readers. Among the new titles were two medical dramas, \u003ci\u003eM.D.\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e, which were competing in a rapidly changing media landscape, increasingly dominated by television. It would be more than five years before TV caught up with EC with shows such as \u003ci\u003eDr. Kildare, Ben Casey\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Eleventh Hour\u003c\/i\u003e — precursors to the medical shows we know today.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtists Jack Kamen, Reed Crandall, George Evans, Graham Ingels, and Joe Orlando paired with writers Robert Bernstein, Jack Oleck, Carl Wessler, and Daniel Keyes to produce a series of taut tales of physical and psychological crises and the doctors who must make split-second life-or-death decisions. All the stories from \u003ci\u003eM.D.\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e are collected in this volume, including: “The Fight for Life” (Ingels) — mankind’s fight against disease before modern medicine; “Shock Treatment” (Evans) — a young boy’s attempt at suicide; “The Lesson” (Crandall) — the race to save the life of a teenage girl mutilated in a high-speed crash; and “When You Know How” (Orlando) — during a blizzard, a doctor has to perform emergency surgery on a critically injured boy in his family’s kitchen using only the utensils at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlus: all twelve stories from \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e, each masterfully drawn by Jack Kamen and most written by Daniel Keyes about the struggles of three patients to reconcile their inner fears and turmoil with their outward lives. With an introduction by Dr. Travis Langley, author of the heroes-and-villains \u003ci\u003ePsychology\u003c\/i\u003e book series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eThe Brooklyn-born \u003cb\u003eJack Kamen\u003c\/b\u003e (1920-2008) began his career as a pulp illustrator and spent his last professional decades as an illustrator, but is best remembered for his half-decade at EC (and his 1982 contributions to the EC-inspired movie \u003ci\u003eCreepshow\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReed Crandall\u003c\/b\u003e (1917–1982) is best known for his art for EC—and later Warren's—horror, crime, war, and adventure comics; he also contributed to \u003ci\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1960s. Some of his more family-friendly work was featured in the \u003ci\u003eClassics Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTreasure Chest\u003c\/i\u003e series; he drew the Buster Brown comics for Buster Brown shoe stores for many years. He attended the Cleveland School of Art in Ohio, graduating in 1939, and served briefly in the Air Force during WWII—which served him well as one of the primary artists for the aviator-team comic \u003ci\u003eBlackhawk\u003c\/i\u003e. Crandall was inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2009.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (1920–2001) worked as a World War II aircraft mechanic, which informed his depiction of all kinds of airplanes in breathtaking aerial acrobatics. He was the regular artist on the newspaper strip \u003ci\u003eSecret Agent Corrigan\u003c\/i\u003e (a.k.a. Secret Agent X-9) from 1980 until his retirement in 1996.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Ingels\u003c\/b\u003e (1915–1991), began working for EC Comics, drawing Western, romance, and crime stories, in 1948. But it was with the advent of EC’s horror titles that \"Ghastly\" Graham Ingels's detailed work perfectly evoked the proper mood for the kind of wickedly macabre stories EC excelled at, and it made him a fan favorite. Ingels drew the lead feature for every issue of \u003ci\u003eHaunt of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e starting with #4, but his work, \"hosted\" by his signature character, the Old Witch, appeared regularly in all three EC horror titles and in \u003ci\u003eCrime SuspenStories\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1989, Ingels returned briefly to the comics landscape when he created a series of oil paintings featuring the Old Witch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Orlando\u003c\/b\u003e (1927–1998; Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 2007) became one of EC’s top science fiction\/fantasy illustrators in the early 1950s. He freelanced for \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e and Warren Publications in the 1960s. In the 1970s, he edited \u003ci\u003eHouse of Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhantom Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwamp Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlop!\u003c\/i\u003e and other titles for DC Comics, where he later became a vice president.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Bernstein\u003c\/b\u003e (1919–1988; Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing, 2021) is best known for his EC Comics scripts, especially for \u003ci\u003ePsychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e, and his Superman stories for DC Comics. He was also the founder of the Island Concert Hall recital series which ran for 15 years on Long Island from 1964 to 1979.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Oleck\u003c\/b\u003e (1914–1981) worked on multiple titles at EC but really made his mark in the horror titles. After EC, Oleck became a publisher, editor, and acclaimed novelist. He returned to comics in the 1970s for DC Comics, where he became one of the premiere writers for its “mystery” (horror) titles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Wessler\u003c\/b\u003e (1913–1989) became one of Stan Lee’s core writer-editors at Marvel Comics in the 1950s. At EC Comics, he wrote for \u003ci\u003eTales From the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Vault of Horror\u003c\/i\u003e. For Harvey Comics, he wrote \u003ci\u003eRichie Rich\u003c\/i\u003e and other children’s titles. He also wrote for DC, Charlton, and Warren Comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Keyes\u003c\/b\u003e (1927-2014) was the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eFlowers for Algernon\u003c\/i\u003e, which sold more than five million copies and inspired the Oscar-winning film \u003ci\u003eCharly\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a university professor at Ohio University, where he was honored as Professor Emeritus in 2000. He won the Hugo and Nebula awards and was chosen as an Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Travis Langley\u003c\/b\u003e, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, authored the acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eBatman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight\u003c\/i\u003e and has edited 16 popular culture books in the \u003ci\u003ePsychology\u003c\/i\u003e series (\u003ci\u003eStar Wars Psychology, Spider-Man Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, et al.) using fiction, especially comics, to discuss real human nature. His commentary and insights have been featured in documentaries such as \u003ci\u003eNecessary Evil, Legends of the Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBatman \u0026amp; Bill\u003c\/i\u003e. He investigates the nature of good guys and bad guys on his blog, “Beyond Heroes and Villains,” at the \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48234729603233,"sku":"BBSNIJ9798875002342","price":48.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9798875002342.jpg?v=1793090372","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/shock-treatment-and-other-stories-hardcover-by-jack-kamen","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}