Two-Fisted Tales is an anthology war comic published bi-monthly by EC Comics in the early 1950s. The title originated in 1950 when Harvey Kurtzman suggested to William Gaines that they publish an adventure comic. Kurtzman became the editor of Two-Fisted Tales, and with the dawn of the Korean War, he soon narrowed the focus to war stories. The title was a companion comic to Frontline Combat, and stories Kurtzman wrote for both books often displayed an anti-war attitude. It returned to adventure-themed stories in issues #36 through #39, co-edited by John Severin and Colin Dawkins, with a cover-title change to The New Two-Fisted Tales.
Cover illustration by Harvey Kurtzman
Two-Fisted Annual (1953). Cover art by Jack Davis
Two-Fisted Annual (1952). Cover art by Harvey Kurtzman.
War comics is a genre of comic books that gained popularity in English-speaking countries following World War II.
G.I. Joe # 6 (December 1951). Cover art by Norman Saunders.