Weird Science #12

(March-April 1952)

Wallace Wood (Table of Contents: 1)

The EC "Artist of the Issue" / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein

Pencils

? (photograph)

Inks

? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Reprints

• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in Tales Calculated to Drive You Mad (EC, 1997 series) #7 (Fall 1999)
• in EC Archives: Weird Science (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #2

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

A Gobl Is a Knog's Best Friend (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein (script and plot); Bill Gaines (plot)

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Captain Harold Dexter, commander of the space-ship Polaris-B...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Captain Harold Dexter; Hawkins; Donaldson; Donaldson's dog; The Gobl (alien leader); The Knogs(alien beings, masters of the Gobl)

Synopsis

The crew of the Polaris-B were in space, headed toward the second planet of the star Polaris, and experiencing zero gravity. But that wasn't the thing bothering Captain Dexter......it was the dog that Hawkins brought along with him that would not shut up. But the Captain and his crew would never comprehend what lay before them on an alien planet......as pets!

Reprints

• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in Weird Science (Gemstone, 1994 series) #12 (June 1995)
• in Weird Science Annual (Gemstone, 1994 series) #3 (December 1995), #3 (December 1995)
• in Weird Science (001 Edizioni, 2006 series) #3 (maggio 2008)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #12 - Spawn of Mars and Other Stories (January 2015) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Weird Science (Akileos, 2012 series) #2 (janvier 2015)
• in EC Archives: Weird Science (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #2

Keywords

Polaris-B (space ship); Syntho-Grav

Indexer Notes

Plot and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
Cover story.

The Last Man! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Jack Kamen (signed as Jack Kamen)

Inks

Jack Kamen (signed as Jack Kamen)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'd gotten tremendous publicity over my projected attempt...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Larry; Hank; Larry's sister

Synopsis

Larry intends to set the new world's altitude record for an atmospheric balloon. When he reaches an altitude of 15 miles, he spots an atomic explosion on Earth, which proceedes to destroy everything on the planet. After some time, he lands back on the devastated planet, and finds a lone survivor: his sister!

Reprints

• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in I Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror (Edizioni B.S.D., 1991 series) #7 (settembre 1991)
• in Weird Science (Gemstone, 1994 series) #12 (June 1995)
• in Weird Science (001 Edizioni, 2006 series) #3 (maggio 2008)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #8 - Zero Hour and Other Stories (March 2014) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Weird Science (Akileos, 2012 series) #2 (janvier 2015)
• in EC Archives: Weird Science (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #2

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Brain! (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

A scientist creates an artificial brain and puts it inside a plastic body so he can interact with it by playing checkers, chess etc. He notices that it gets smarter and smarter. Worried the brain might turn on him, he tries to destroy it, but it destroys him first.

Reprints

• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in EC Archives: Weird Science (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #2

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Cosmic Correspondence / letters page / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in EC Archives: Weird Science (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #2

Indexer Notes

No letters; editorial.

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

statement of ownership / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Frank Lee (signed)

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in EC Archives: Weird Science (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #2

The Android! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Al Feldstein (script and plot); Bill Gaines (plot)

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It all began the day central manpower...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Ron Martin; Ron Martin (android); Ellen Corwin (android, secretary to Mr. Martin); Lita (Martin's wife); Cal Tennis (Ron's friend)

Synopsis

Married man Ronald Martin gets a new secretary that he had requested and immediately falls in love with her, not knowing anything about her. When a friend suggests building an android of Ron to be with Martin's wife so that Ron could run away and marry Ellen. Ron is all for it... until the unexpected rears its head.

Reprints

• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in I Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror (Edizioni B.S.D., 1991 series) #7 (settembre 1991)
• in Iskalde Grøss (Semic, 1982 series) #2/1992 (uke 10 1992)
• in Weird Science (Gemstone, 1994 series) #12 (June 1995)
• in Weird Science Annual (Gemstone, 1994 series) #3 (December 1995)
• in Weird Science (001 Edizioni, 2006 series) #3 (maggio 2008)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #12 - Spawn of Mars and Other Stories (January 2015) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in Weird Science (Akileos, 2012 series) #2 (janvier 2015)
• in EC Archives: Weird Science (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #2

Keywords

Telerena

Indexer Notes

Plot and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Chewed Out! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks

Joe Orlando (signed)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As far as the eye can see...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Bill Gaines (cameo); Al Feldstein (cameo)

Synopsis

A simple minded farmer contacts aliens on his ham radio who plan to visit Earth. This causes the military to confiscate his equipment and his home so they can be there when the aliens arrive. The aliens talk about how they landed on Earth and are being destroyed by giant white objects perplexing everyone. When the Sergeant in charge of this operation bites down on something crunchy while eating a hotdog, he realizes that he was eating the ship. The aliens were microscopic and had landed in the Sauerkraut brine of a local hotdog vender.

Reprints

• in Tales of the Incredible (Ballantine Books, 1965 series) #U2140 (March 1965)
• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in EC Classics (Russ Cochran, 1985 series) #2 - Weird Science (September 1985)
• in Iskalde Grøss album (Semic, 1989 series) #1 ([november] 1989)
• in I Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror (Edizioni B.S.D., 1991 series) #6 (agosto 1991)
• in Weird Science (Gemstone, 1994 series) #12 (June 1995)
• in Weird Science Annual (Gemstone, 1994 series) #3 (December 1995)
• in Weird Science (001 Edizioni, 2006 series) #3 (maggio 2008)
• in Weird Science (Akileos, 2012 series) #2 (janvier 2015)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #34 - The Planetoid and Other Stories (July 2023) [Reprinted in black and white.]
• in EC Archives: Weird Science (Dark Horse, 2022 series) #2

Indexer Notes

The story is based on Katharine MacLean's short story "Pictures Don't Lie".

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.