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

  • Issue #17
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 17

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    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
    • 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.
    • Heavy tearing and tape. Mold. Cover detached. Staple rust with migration.
    • 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 #19
    Weird Science (1950 E.C.) 19

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    "The Precious Years" (art by Wally Wood); "The One Who Waits" (adapted from a Ray Bradbury story; art by Al Williamson with assistance from Frank Frazetta); "Right on the Button!" (art by Bill Elder); and "Keyed Up!" (art by Joe Orlando). One-page Bradbury biography. Classic horror in outer space cover by Wally Wood. 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.