{"product_id":"shock-treatment-and-other-stories-9798875002342","title":"Shock Treatment And Other Stories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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, \u003cem\u003eM.D.\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePsychoanalysis\u003c\/em\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 \u003cem\u003eDr. Kildare\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBen Casey\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Eleventh Hour\u003c\/em\u003e - precursors to the medical shows we know today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 \u003cem\u003eM.D.\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePsychoanalysis\u003c\/em\u003e are collected in this volume, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The Fight for Life'\u003c\/em\u003e (Ingels) - mankind's fight against disease before modern medicine;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Shock Treatment'\u003c\/em\u003e (Evans) - a young boy's attempt at suicide;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The Lesson'\u003c\/em\u003e (Crandall) - the race to save the life of a teenage girl mutilated in a high-speed crash;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'When You Know How'\u003c\/em\u003e (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\n\u003cp\u003ePlus: all twelve stories from \u003cem\u003ePsychoanalysis\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Dr. Travis Langley, author of the heroes-and-villains Psychology book series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67807671648492,"sku":"9798875002342","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798875002342-shock-treatment-and-other-stories-1.jpg?v=1792526522","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/shock-treatment-and-other-stories-9798875002342","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}