Weird Fantasy #14

(July-August 1950)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Cosmic Ray Bomb Explosion! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils

Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)

Inks

Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Bill Gaines (death in story); Al Feldstein (death in story); Eric (scientist); Henley (scientist); unnamed U.S. Secretary of Defense; Suzy (secretary at E.C. for Weird Science magazine); Vladimir (Russian agent)

Synopsis

Editor Bill Gaines and artist Al Feldstein sit in the EC offices and banter about possible story lines, and agree upon the idea of a super atomic bomb, termed the Cosmic Ray Bomb.

Reprints

• in The EC Archives: Weird Fantasy (Dark Horse, 2014 series) #1
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #1 (1980)
• in Weird Science (Gladstone, 1990 series) #3 (January 1991)
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #2 (January 1993)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #6 - Child of Tomorrow and Other Stories (July 2013)

Keywords

Oakridge Tennessee; Washington D.C.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Cover story.

The Black Arts (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Harrison

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Harry Harrison

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Luther Martin; Marion Dennis

Synopsis

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.

Reprints

• in The EC Archives: Weird Fantasy (Dark Horse, 2014 series) #1
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #1 (1980)
• in Weird Science (Gladstone, 1990 series) #3 (January 1991)
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #2 (January 1993)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #12 - Spawn of Mars and Other Stories (January 2015)
• in Aus dem EC-Archiv - Wally Wood (All Verlag, 2018 series) #1 (Dezember 2018)

Indexer Notes

Necronomicon appearance.

Script revision from Feldstein ? to Harrison ? and penciler credit from Wood to Harrison courtesy of Bill Mason in "Spawn of Mars" from Fantagraphics.

Letterer credit by Craig Delich, script credit verified from Dark Horse 2014 reprinting.

Dr. Rand's Experiment (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (spot illustrations)

Inks

? (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Doctor Rand (death)

Synopsis

The work of his lifetime on a fluid that creates a breed of rats the size of house dogs has been realized by Dr. Rand.....but at a terrible price!

Reprints

• in The EC Archives: Weird Fantasy (Dark Horse, 2014 series) #1
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #1 (1980)
• in Weird Science (Gladstone, 1990 series) #3 (January 1991)
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #2 (January 1993)

Keywords

Vita-Hormone fluid

The Trap of Time! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox

Pencils

Jack Kamen

Inks

Jack Kamen

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Don Hartley (physicist, death); Professor Angus MacIntosh (Hartley's former college professor); Adele Hartley (Don's wife, death)

Synopsis

Professor MacIntosh attempts to dissuade his former pupil from building a time machine for the purpose of returning to the night of the accident that took his wife's life and change events in order to spare her life. The machine sends him back to 1946, but the attempt to save her fails.....then the professor suggests an alternative plan with unexpected consequences.

Reprints

• in The EC Archives: Weird Fantasy (Dark Horse, 2014 series) #1
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #1 (1980)
• in Weird Science (Gladstone, 1990 series) #3 (January 1991)
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #2 (January 1993)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #24 - The Martian Monster and Other Stories (February 2019)

Keywords

1946; reincarnation

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion. Previous indexer had Al Feldstein.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Picture Stories From... / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Speed-Up (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (spot illustrations)

Inks

? (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

Characters

Doctor Konrad Pell

Synopsis

Dr. Pell creates a new fertilizer, nicknamed Pell's Nitro, that exceeds all expectations and farmers all over the nation clamor to get hold of this miracle compound. Unfortunately, it produces uncontrollable growth that threatens the existence of man!

Reprints

• in The EC Archives: Weird Fantasy (Dark Horse, 2014 series) #1
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #1 (1980)
• in Weird Science (Gladstone, 1990 series) #3 (January 1991)
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #2 (January 1993)

Keywords

Arctic Circle; Bureau of Regulations; New York City; Nitrogen Compound

Atom Bomb Thief! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Kurtzman

Pencils

Harvey Kurtzman

Inks

Harvey Kurtzman

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Paul Arnold (villain, nuclear physicist's assistant, death); Karl (villain, Arnold's partner, death)

Synopsis

For some time, Paul Arnold has been sneaking out information re the atomic bomb to a partner of his, and, together, plan to sell the information to another world power for millions. But greed intervenes.....with disastrous results!

Reprints

• in The EC Archives: Weird Fantasy (Dark Horse, 2014 series) #1
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #1 (1980)
• in Geluiden uit een andere wereld (Bert Meppelink, 1989 series) (oktober 1989)
• in Weird Science (Gladstone, 1990 series) #3 (January 1991)
• in Weird Fantasy (Russ Cochran, 1992 series) #2 (January 1993)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #27 - Man and Superman and Other Stories (2020)

Keywords

Bikini Atoll; Isotope U-235; July 25 1946; Oak Ridge Tennessee

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion. Previous indexer had Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman.