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Original unpublished cover painting by Jack Davis which was intended for the 16th issue of Sick magazine, circa 1962. 

From Die Muskete, 1908.

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Dark Horse Books will celebrate the 75th anniversary of influential comic book publisher EC Comics with Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics. The curated collection will be released on December 17.

It features material from the classic EC publications Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Weird Fantasy, Weird Science, Weird Science-Fantasy, Crime SuspenStories, Shock SuspenStories, Frontline Combat, Impact, and Two-Fisted Tales.

Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood are among the influential creators whose archival work is highlighted in the 528-page book.

Choke Gasp! is available for pre-order in hardcover ($49.99) and e-book ($19.99) via Amazon.

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Figure: Head, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1965 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Steatite

Figure Pair, late 1800s-early 1900s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African Art

Baule figures carved as pairs usually represent untamed spirits of the wilderness called asye usu. These spirits may intervene in the lives of individuals by taking possession of them. If this possession does not result in madness, it can lead to the human host’s becoming a diviner who can enter into a trance to reveal the causes of ailments and other misfortunes. People who feel their lives are being interrupted by the asye usu commission carvings representing idealized male and female forms whose grace and beauty in both anatomy and adornment will seduce the spirits and compel them to use the sculptures as their temporary homes. Size: Overall: 47.7 x 10 x 11 cm (18 ¾ x 3 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.) Medium: wood, beads

https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.297.2

Shark, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Gift of Margaret B. Zorach, 1980 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Ceramic

1970

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