GUNFIGHTER No. 12 * CGC 5.0 * EC Western * Ingels

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Title: GUNFIGHTER No. 12
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Publisher:EC [Indicia: Fables Publishing Co., Inc.]
Date Published: November-December, 1949
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CGC certified: VG/Fine (5.0). Cream to off-white pages. Cover: Graham Ingels. Scripts: Gardner Fox, uncredited others. Art: Graham Ingels (2 stories), Johnny Craig. GPAnalysis: Only one recorded sale in the past seven years in any grade: a 7.5 sold for $276 in 2020.

Graham Ingels' conflict-free cover, depicting a gunfighter, some settlers and a friendly Indian all grinning in happy solidarity, hints at a serenity that eluded the artist during his EC heyday. It's possible that the endless pageant of murder, degeneracy and decay that he poured into his New Trend pages may have turned his mind down dark paths, exacerbating his penchant for alcoholic binges. Ingels refused to do a single interview so the truth about his inner struggles may never be known. What's indisputable is that after the Code clampdown, Ingels' abandoned his family and lived out his days in obscurity, giving private art lessons, dodging fans and refusing to discuss his ghastly past.

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