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Weird Science                                Comics Lot
Covers By: Wally Wood

In 1990, Gladstone Publishing began its run of Weird Science, reprinting stories from the great EC science fiction comics of the 1950s. The stories in this new Weird Science series actually came not just from the original Weird Science series, but also from Weird Fantasy (its predecessor).

The stories are first rate science fiction, including adaptations by Ray Bradbury, and art by the likes of Al Williamson and Wally Wood. Unfortunately, the Gladstone reprints did not last long enough to cover the entire series, and in fact ran just four issues.

Weird Science Comics Lot contains:

Weird Science Issue #1
“A New Beginning” 8 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Al Williamson
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

A professor creates a time machine that will enable him to send a man and woman back to before man existed on Earth. Using the “propagation machine,” they could slowly populate the Earth with people far superior to those who would come after, and the evils of the present would be eliminated. But the couple decide that artificial creation of people is wrong and decide on another option.

“Headhunters” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: George Evans
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

The attendants brought in a crazy, raving man they had found roaming through a park flashing a kitchen knife. The doctor gave him a hypo to calm him down, then attached terminals of a diathermy machine to the man’s head. After a short while, he was cured of the insanity, although a strange burn mark remained on the man’s forehead, just like others before him, and that remained a mystery to the doctor. In truth, the man had been on an interplanetary flight, landing on a weird planet with strange creatures that had to be fought off, and the mark originated there.

“My World” 6 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Wally Wood takes the reader on a journey through his world of science fiction, sharing his passion for it.

“Outcast of the Stars” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Joe Orlando
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

A father steeped in poverty has always dreamed of flying into space on a rocket. Realizing that it will never happen, he takes great lengths in preparing a fake rocket experience for his young children. Finishing his project, he takes his kids on a five-day rocket voyage where he fabricates the entire journey. The children are none the wiser and absolutely enthralled in the experience.

“Am I Man or Machine?” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Al Feldstein
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Diane is visited one night by her one-time suitor, Roger, who had been killed many years previously in a car accident……but whose brain was kept alive by two scientists and placed in a robotic body.

“Only Time Will Tell” 8 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Harry Harrison
Inker: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Steve is experimenting with building a “temperal resonance” machine when he is visited by a man from the future, who escorts the scientist into the far future to help with the actual machine in use. He is forced to return to the present, but takes with him part of the machine’s diagram. Over the next decade plus, Steve tries to build the machine….and succeeds…..with an unexpected horrible realization in the process!

“The Men of Tomorrow” 6 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Jack Kamen
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

An expedition, sans the native bearers who were too scared to continue on, becomes the first men to reach what they believe is the fabled Kador Valley. There they discover a strange, silent city and one of its many inhabitants, who does not speak, but is telepathic. The group is captured, but soon learn that their presence has unprecedented consequences.

“…Trip into the Unknown” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

A crew blasts off toward their destination: Planet X, and, once they land, discover the remains of a once well-developed civilization. They discover a library and remove one of the books, then are suddenly attacked by giant people, and blast off for home. What they later discover in the book is that the planet that they just visited was called: the Earth!

Comic reprints/collects: Weird Science (1953) Issue #22 & Weird Fantasy (1950) Issue #13.  I.C. Publishing Co., Inc
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Weird Science Issue #2
“Down to Earth” 8 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

There seem to be a lot of plane crashes lately, and George has a theory as to why. Each crash is preceded by a UFO sighting. He believes aliens are grounding humanity in preparation for an invasion. George is absolutely right, too! But, the aliens know about George’s research, and they really don’t want this information getting out.

“Space-Borne” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Al Williamson
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Lon and Enid are on their honeymoon, piloting a spaceship to visit a few of Earth’s distant colonies. They chance upon an unknown planet and decide to explore, but after a short time, Lon realizes that Enid’s heart can’t stand another takeoff, stranding her on the planet for good. Enid encourages Lon to go to Earth alone and bring back supplies for comfortable living. But, his ship is damaged and it takes him six years to make the trip. When he returns, he finds a monster nearby and kills it. But, Enid tells him that the planet had changed her biology; the monster was actually their son!

“Given the Heir” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Jack Kamen
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Helen and Seymour want to get married, but they just can’t afford it. One day, Seymour receives a visit from his distant descendant, who’s on a time travel vacation. Together, they hatch a plan to murder Seymour’s ancestor’s rich husband before he can divorce his wife, sending a sizable inheritance down through the years to Seymour. Great plan, but it turns out the rich husband was Helen’s ancestor, giving birth to her line when he remarried. When he gets killed instead of remarrying, Helen ceases to exist.

“Given the Heir” 6 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Jack Kamen
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Helen and Seymour want to get married, but they just can’t afford it. One day, Seymour receives a visit from his distant descendant, who’s on a time travel vacation. Together, they hatch a plan to murder Seymour’s ancestor’s rich husband before he can divorce his wife, sending a sizable inheritance down through the years to Seymour. Great plan, but it turns out the rich husband was Helen’s ancestor, giving birth to her line when he remarried. When he gets killed instead of remarrying, Helen ceases to exist.

“The People’s Choice!” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Joe Orlando
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

With an election coming up, a hand-puppet on a children’s show, Allie the alligator, announces his candidacy for President. It starts as a joke, but so many people end up voting for it as a protest that Allie ends up winning! During congressional hearings on the matter, the puppeteer testifies while still wearing the puppet, and he’s asked not to pursue the matter. But, the puppeteer protests that Allie isn’t a puppet, but an alien that has grafted itself to his arm. When the puppet begins speaking on its own, there’s not much doubt about it.

“In the Beginning…” 8 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Joe Orlando
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

When a spaceship leaves Earth and passes through a space anomaly, they are thrown one million years into the past. They land on a strange tenth planet, where they capture some ape-men. Passing through the warp again, they return to their own time, where a female ape becomes ill. She can’t survive for long outside her own time, so the decision is made to return the apes to their original time and place. After all, our own survival may depend on it; what if they are fated to give birth to the human race?

“Ahead of the Game!” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Will Elder
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

A killer is on the loose, stealing his victims’ heads. A detective finds out that several more identical murders took place in another city recently, too. In an unrelated story, a scientist announces that he has developed a new supercomputer (can you see where this is going?). At least, it seems like an unrelated story until the detective overhears a conversation about wiring batteries in series to increase overall power generation. Something clicks in his head, and the detective visits the scientist and encounters a roomful of heads, all wired in series. Of course, he ends up joining them.

“The Aliens” 6 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Al Williamson
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Earth has discovered atomic power, but we end up annihilating ourselves. Aliens were on their way to help us out, but they arrive too late. While examining the remains of our culture, they chance upon a comic book. They are fascinated by the story, which contains a story, which contains a story, and so on. Then they get to the last page, and there they are, looking at a comic, looking at a comic, looking at a comic, etc.

“There Will Come Soft Rains…” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Humanity has been wiped out by an atomic war, leaving human-shaped outlines on walls. Pets starve, and buildings are slowly crumbling away. But, the machines continue to function, serving nonexistent masters, giving the whole scene a strange kind of normalcy.

Comic reprints/collects: Weird Science (1952) Issue #16 & Weird Fantasy (1953) Issue #17.  I.C. Publishing Co., Inc
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Weird Science Issue #3
“The Gray Cloud of Death” 8 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

After losing contact with the first mission to Venus, a second ship is launched to investigate. They find the lost ship floating in space. The crew of the Venus-2 board it, and find that all organic matter (flesh, rubber, plastic) has been eaten away. They find a hastily written note, warning them about a gray fog that attacked the first ship, causing the devastation. Before they can return to their own ship, the searchers see the fog moving to attack it, and the captain orders the remaining crew to flee back to Earth. The search party then watches resignedly as the fog turns towards them.

“The Martian Monster” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Jack Kamen
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Freddy has a vivid imagination, so when he hears a voice in from the woods claiming to be a Martian, he’s ready to believe it. When he tells his Dad (Sam), step-Mom (Jean) and step-Uncle (Ben), though, they accuse him of lying. Then, the Martian tells Freddy that Sam loves Jean more than he loves Freddy and encourages Freddy to murder his Dad. Sadly, the “Martian” was really Ben, fulfilling a plan to get Sam’s money (Jean was in on the plan). But, while celebrating their ill-got wealth, Jean and Ben get a nasty surprise: it turns out there WAS a real Martian. And, it’s not happy with them.

“The Invaders” 6 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

The war is lost. The army has fallen and the enemy nation’s troops are closing in. So, a small group of people decide to use their just-completed spaceship to escape the planet and find a new place to live. After a long voyage, they find a planet that has all the necessities they need to survive, and they resolve to build a new society, free from war and strife. But, while bringing their ship in for a landing, they are shot down and killed. By the US Air Force.

“The Slave of Evil” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: George Oleson
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

A man awakens to find himself on a lab table, with two scientists looking down at him. They tell him his name is Peter and they give him an assignment to kill another man. Peter commits the murder, unquestioningly. Peter is then given a similarly amnesiac companion for another killing, but something goes wrong. His companion is shot, but there’s no blood! When Peter arrives back at the lab, he overhears the scientists boasting that their new creations would allow them to rule the world. Peter realizes he’s nothing more than a robot, and that moment of insight prompts him to kill his creators.

“Cosmic Ray Bomb Explosion” 8 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Al Feldstein
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines are trying to think of a hook for a new story, and they hit upon the concept of a “cosmic ray bomb” blowing up Washington DC. The story is a hit, but it catches the eye of both a Russian spy and the US government. Al and Bill are called to Washington to take a “loyalty test” and are warned not to write about such a bomb ever again. As they leave the building, Al and Bill are amused that anyone would take such a story seriously. Just then, Washington is destroyed by a massive explosion. I guess the Russians liked the idea, too.

“The Black Arts” 7 pages
Writer: Harry Harrison
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Timid Luther is smitten with the lovely Miss Dennis, but she doesn’t even know he exists. While in the library, he chances upon a book of black magic. It contains a recipe for a love potion, the cure for Luther’s heartache! After experimenting on a cat, Luther slips the potion into Miss Dennis’ tea. It doesn’t seem to work, and a despondent Luther re-reads the recipe. Oops, it turns out the potion shouldn’t be mixed with tea; it could cause horrific results. As Luther plans another attempt with the potion, a hairy, clawed arm reaches for his throat.

“The Trap of Time!” 6 pages
Writer: Gardner Fox
Artist: Jack Kamen
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Don’s fiancee Adele died in a car crash, devastating Don and prompting him to embark on a desperate mission to save her. He has managed to build a time machine, and he heads back in time and ensures that the faulty tire on Adele’s car is replaced with a safer model. But, it turns out the “safe” tire WAS the faulty one that killed her. Guilt-ridden over this discovery, Don once again plans to travel back in time to rectify matters. But, he trips and collides with the time machine, causing it to send him back much farther in time than he planned. He dies as a result of the trip.

“Atom Bomb Thief!” 7 pages
Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
Artist: Jack Kamen
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

It’s 1946, and Karl and Paul have managed to piece together stolen plans for creating an atomic bomb, and they plan to sell it on the black market. When they find a buyer, they board a small plane and begin the flight across the Pacific Ocean. Karl tries to double-cross Paul, and in the ensuing struggle, the plane crashes into the ocean. Paul leaves an injured Karl behind to drown, and makes his way to a small deserted island. Hey, he still has the bomb plans, and the chance to make millions. Too bad he came aground on Bikini Atoll, the site of an imminent atomic bomb test.

Comic reprints/collects: Weird Science (1951) Issue #9 & Weird Fantasy (1950) Issue #14.  I.C. Publishing Co., Inc
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Weird Science Issue #4
“Adaptability” 7 pages
Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

John Oxton is the captain of a ship on a generations long voyage to another planet. Unfortunately when they arrive they are not prepared for living outside the ship.

“Close Shave” 6 pages
Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Reed Crandall
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Two lovers are caught in the middle of racism between Earthlings and aliens from Ganymede.

“4th Degree” 6 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Jack Kamen
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Val Draper wants to travel to the past to prevent the downfall of the planet.

“I, Robot” 7 pages
Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Joe Orlando
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Dr. Link has created a thinking robot who unfortunately is believed to have killed him.

“The Two-Century Journey” 8 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

A generation ship leaves earth to travel to another planet. On the way they discover that people age very slowly in space, which creates a population problem on the ship.

“Shrinking from Abuse!” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Jack Kamen
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Hugo Masterson has created a formula to shrink tissue. He accidentally injects himself and is then ingested by his wife.

“The 10th at Noon” 6 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Wally Wood
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Two scientists invent a time machine that can send a camera into the future and snap a picture. They discover the end of the world is coming.

“The Thing in the Jar” 7 pages
Writer: Al Feldstein
Artist: Joe Orlando
Colorist: Marie Severin
Letterer: Jim Wroten

Scientists discover what has been killing everything in Mr. Dorsey’s pond.

Comic reprints/collects: Weird Science-Fantasy (1955) Issue #27.  Fables Publishing & Weird Fantasy (1952) Issue #11.  I.C. Publishing Co., Inc
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Comics Lot reprints/collects:
Weird Science (1951 – 1953) Issues #9, 16 & 22.  I.C. Publishing Co., Inc
Weird Fantasy (1950 – 1952) Issue #11, 13, 14 & 17.  I.C. Publishing Co., Inc
Weird Science-Fantasy (1955) Issue #27.  Fables Publishing

Comics Lot contains: Weird Science (1990 – 1991) Issues #1-4.  Gladstone Publishing

Comics are bagged & triple boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Gladstone Publishing
Publication Date: 1990 – 1991
Format per comic: FC, 68 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.65″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics are in Fine to Fine + condition.  Nice!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Science Fiction and/or Fantasy collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Highly Recommended.

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