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Weird Science (1950 E.C.) comic books 1953

  • Issue #17
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 17
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4080394021

    Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Larry Woromay, Jack Kamen, and Joe Orlando. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A lecture from Professor Dingle becomes a strange self-fulfilling prophecy. A Carl Denham-like promoter captures a strange creature on a remote island and brings it back to New York, but its alien cohorts are not amused, with art by Al Williamson. Plus An adaptation of a classic Ray Bradbury Martian story, The Long Years, and a letter from Bradbury himself in the letters column. Classic drooling aliens cover by Wally Wood. Plucked!; The Island Monster; Cargo of the Hesperus; Off Day!; The Long Years! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 18
    • Paper: Off white
    • FROM THE COLLECTION OF KEVIN MICHAEL MCFADDEN.
    • Label #4225412003
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    • 5" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Cover oxidation.
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    • Heavy tearing and tape. Mold. Cover detached. Staple rust with migration.
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    Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Jerry De Fuccio, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel, Jack Kamen, and Joe Orlando. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Space travelers discover the strange truth about a gigantic planet, with art by Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel. Martians take the shape of long-lost loved ones in an adaptation of a classic Ray Bradbury Martian story, Mars is Heaven, with art by Wally Wood. Plus an EC editorial urging readers to support the beleaguered publisher, and a note about Ray Bradbury adaptations. Classic atom bomb/flying saucer cover by Wally Wood. Mars Is Heaven!; Snap Ending!; Fever; The Parallel!; Disassembled! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 20
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0194216011
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    "The Loathsome" (art by Wally Wood); "50 Girls 50" (art by Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta and Roy Krenkel), "Surprise Package" (adapted from a story by Ray Bradbury, "Changeling"; art by Jack Kamen), and "The Reformers" (art by Joe Orlando). Wood cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 21
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4102824002
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    • Cover oxidation. Water damage. Slight mold.
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    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split. First wrap detached. Water saturation. Staple rust with migration. Mold.
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    Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein appear in "EC Confidential" (art by Wally Wood), "Punishment Without Crime" (art by Jack Kamen), "Two's Company" (art by Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta), and "The Ugly One" (art by Joe Orlando). Wood cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 22
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4373258004
    • 4" cumulative spine split, cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other.
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    • Full length spine split. Tape on interior cover. Oxidation. Staples added (not manufacturing).
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    Final issue of the series (becomes Weird Science-Fantasy). "A New Beginning" (art by Al Williamson, with assistance from Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, and Bernard Krigstein), "The Headhunters" (art by George Evans), "My World" (the classic story by Wally Wood), and "Outcast of the Stars" (adapted from the story by Ray Bradbury; art by Joe Orlando). Wood cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.