BERNIE KRIGSTEIN - MASTER RACE (1955)

the pinnacle of the brilliant comic book career of graphic storytelling pioneer Bernie Krigstein: 1955's Master Race, published by EC comics in Impact #1.  it was (and still is) revolutionary.  composition, layout, time, space, emotion, tension... krigstein balances all of these elements masterfully.

EDIT: here's a nice two part article on Krigstein from comicbookresources. part one HERE
part two HERE