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    Published May 1952 by EC.

    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 13 VG+ 4.5

    Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Ended Aug 18 2016
    Winning Bid $76

    Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Wally Wood and Joe Orlando. NOTE: There are two issues in this series numbered 13. The one dated May/June 1950 is issue # 2 in the series. The issue pictured here, dated May/June 1952, is the actual # 13 in the series. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A scientist and his mistress decide to use a suspended-animation serum so they can be together in the future, but that future is farther away than they think. A space mission is endangered by a stowaway, in a Wally Wood story published before the similar science fiction classic "The Cold Equations." In another Wood story, a stranded space traveler on a primitive planet becomes a messianic figure. Science-fantasy cover by Wally Wood. A Weighty Decision; Saving for the Future; He Walked Among Us; Say Your Prayers. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: VG+ 4.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)