elder also drew for ec's other humor comic, "panic". his illustrated version of clement clarke moore's "t'was the night before christmas" included several irreverent images, including a "just divorced!" sign hanging on the back of santa claus' sleigh. as a result, sales of "panic" were banned in the state of massachusetts. elder included a self-caricature, being spun around on santa claus' hip as santa "filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk"-- the jerk, of course, is elder.