Psychoanalysis (comics)
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| Psychoanalysis | |
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_cover.jpg) Cover illustration by Jack Kamen | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | EC Comics |
| Schedule | Bi-monthly |
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| Publication date | March – September 1955 |
| No. of issues | four |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Robert Bernstein (Al Feldstein?) |
| Artist | Jack Kamen |
| Colorist | Marie Severin |
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 and edited by Al Feldstein. Psychoanalysis was approved by the Comics Code Authority, but newsstands were reluctant to display it.[1] 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.[2] He was never named, simply listed as The Psychiatrist. Ellen Lyman did not appear in the fourth and final issue,[3] having been cured in the third issue.[4]
Reprints
Between October 1999 and January 2000, publisher Russ Cochran (in association with Gemstone Publishing) reprinted the four individual issues of the book.[5] This complete run was later rebound, with covers included, in a single softcover EC Annual. Dark Horse reprinted Psychoanalysis as part of the EC Archives series in 2020.
