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Weird Science (1950 E.C.) comic books

  • Issue #4(15)
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 4(15)
    Published Nov 1950 by EC.

    Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Graham Ingels and Al Feldstein. NOTE: There are two issues in this series numbered 15. The issue pictured here, dated Nov/Dec 1950, although numbered 15, is the actual # 4 in the series. The one dated Nov/Dec 1952 is issue # 15 in the series. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. An atom-bomb test dooms a couple, but their orphaned son is mutated by radiation into a super-genius, in a story by Harvey Kurtzman. A couple ignores the old man's warning not to open the back door, in the only sci-fi story from EC horror legend Graham Ingels. An alien-invasion radio drama causes a mass panic with a twist ending, in a story by Al Feldstein. Panic!; The Radioactive Child!; House, in Time!; Gargantua! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 7
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #20-48E05B5-014
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Harvey Kurtzman, Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood, and Al Feldstein. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A man has an unhealthy reciprocal relationship with his Model T auto, in a story by Harvey Kurtzman. A communications glitch results in war between two planets, with tragic consequences for Earth, illustrated by Wally Wood. A scientist and his hillbilly brother capture a bloblike visitor from the fourth dimension. Classic Al Feldstein rocket/space cover. It Was the Monster From the Fourth Dimension; Something Missing!; Miracle!; …Gregory Had a Model-T!; The Aliens! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 8
    • Interior is complete. Full-length spine split (taped). Staples added (not manufacturing). Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.
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    Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by George Roussos, Jack Kamen, Wally Wood and Al Feldstein. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. An astronaut floating in space recalls the murderous events that got him there, in a rare science fiction tale from artist George Roussos, featuring a classic EC twist ending. Explorers from Earth seeking new worlds to colonize discover their crew members mysteriously missing, with art by Wally Wood. Classic Al Feldstein rocket/alien cover. Seeds of Jupiter!; The Escape; Invasion!; Beyond Repair; The Probers. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 9
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch. 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Water spotting.
    • COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Pieces missing from first and last page, interrupts art or story. Full length spine split in first wrap.
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    Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Jack Kamen, Wally Wood and George Olesen. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Comics fan Freddy encounters a Martian in the woods near his home. Space explorers discover a derelict spacecraft full of human skeletons and a terrifying secret, with art by Wally Wood. In another Wood story, refugees from a war on Earth head into space to start society anew. Classic Wally Wood aliens vs. jet fighters cover was actually Woods first cover for EC. The Gray Cloud of Death!; The Martian Monster; Perchance to Sleep; The Invaders; The Slave of Evil! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 12
    • 5.5" Cumulative spine split. Staples added (not manufacturing).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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 12. The one dated March/April 1950 is issue # 1 in the series. The issue pictured here, dated March/April 1952, is the actual # 12 in the series. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. A scientist reaches the upper atmosphere just in time to see the Earth destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. A space captain has no patience for pets, which turns out to be ironic, with art by Wally Wood. In another Wood story, a man builds a robot version of himself so he can cheat on his wife, but that doesn't work out as planned. Plus The EC "Artist of the Issue" featuring Wally Wood. Day-in-the-life space cover by Wood has his ultra-detailed backgrounds. A Goble is a Knogs Best Friend; The Last Man; The Android; Chewed Out! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 13
    • Water spotting.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1301311006
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 3/4" Spine split from top. Two center wraps detached at one staple and glued together at spine.
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    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.

  • Issue #14
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 14
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1451925002
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch. Tape under staples.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Wally Wood. Stories by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Will Elder, Sid Check, and Joe Orlando. NOTE: There are two issues in this series numbered 14. The one dated Sept/Oct 1950 is issue # 3 in the series. The issue pictured here, dated July/Aug 1952, is the actual # 14 in the series. EC's influential New Trend title featured some legendary sci-fi and comics artists. Aliens planning an invasion pick the wrong Earthling to study for clues to the Earth's defensive technologies. Scientists discover the horrifying truth about why their cross-dimensional teleporter is fatal to cats, with art by Joe Orlando. A fourth-dimensional traveler dispenses his own brand of justice, with art by legendary MAD artist Will Elder. Classic spacemen on alien planet cover by Wally Wood. Therell be Some Changes Made; Inside Story; Warning!; Strategy; They Shall Inherit. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 18
    • Interior complete. Full spine split with back cover missing and front cover taped on. Heavy cover oxidation with brittle paper. Water damage.
    • 5" cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at both staples. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    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
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch and spine split seal. 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover coming loose at one staple and centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting and staple rust.

    "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
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Glue at staples. Water spotting.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4102824002
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    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
    • 4" cumulative spine split, cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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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.