Confessions Illustrated


Confessions Illustrated was a black-and-white magazine published by EC Comics in early 1956. Part of EC's Picto-Fiction line, each magazine featured three to five stories. The format alternated blocks of text with several illustrations per page.
The first issue had a cover date of January–February 1956, but the second issue was the last. A third issue existed but was not printed by EC. The Picto-Fiction magazines lost money from the start, and the line was canceled when EC's distributor went bankrupt.
Confessions Illustrated was edited by Al Feldstein. The stories were written by Daniel Keyes. Artists featured include Bud Parke, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, Johnny Craig, Rudy Nappi and Reed Crandall.
In 2006 Confessions Illustrated was reprinted along with the other List of [Entertaining Comics publications#Picto-Fiction|Picto-Fiction] magazines by publisher Russ Cochran in hardbound volumes as the final part of his Complete EC Library. The reprint volume included the previously unpublished third issue of Confessions Illustrated. Dark [Horse Comics|Dark Horse] reprinted Confessions Illustrated as part of the EC Archives series in 2022.

Issue guide

#DateCover ArtistStoryStory ArtistStory Writer
1Feb 1956Bud ParkeI Joined A Teen-Age GangJack KamenDaniel Keyes
1Feb 1956Bud ParkeI Can Never MarryJoe OrlandoDaniel Keyes
1Feb 1956Bud ParkeMy Tragic AffairWally WoodDaniel Keyes
1Feb 1956Bud ParkeI Took My Sister's HusbandJack KamenDaniel Keyes
1Feb 1956Bud ParkePassion Made Me A ThiefJohnny CraigDaniel Keyes
2May 1956Rudy NappiI Sold My BabyJack KamenDaniel Keyes
2May 1956Rudy NappiUnfaithful WifeReed CrandallDaniel Keyes
2May 1956Rudy NappiThey Ran Me Out of TownJack KamenDaniel Keyes
2May 1956Rudy NappiI Destroyed My MarriageJoe OrlandoDaniel Keyes
2May 1956Rudy NappiMan-CrazyJohnny CraigDaniel Keyes
3July 1956Rudy NappiHigh School BrideJack Kamen
3July 1956Rudy NappiTeen-Age TemptressJack Kamen
3July 1956Rudy NappiLove CheatJohnny Craig
3July 1956Rudy NappiThe AlcoholicJack Kamen
3July 1956Rudy NappiMy Two HusbandsJoe Orlando