Weird Tales of the Future #3

(September 1952)

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

Spot Reducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Monster on Mars (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Basil Wolverton ?

Pencils

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Inks

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Basil Wolverton

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Bob Burke; Teba; Koglok

Synopsis

After seven years of being stranded on Mars Bob is asked by a giant hand for help.

Reprints

• in Strange Galaxy (Eerie Publications, 1971 series) #v1#10 (June 1971) [reworked]
which is reprinted
• in Terror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v5#6 (December 1973)
• in Basil Wolverton's Planet of Terror (Dark Horse, 1987 series) #1 (October 1987)
• in The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Brain Bats of Venus (1942–1952) (2019)

The Slave Pits of Uranus (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Smalle (signed as EJS)

Inks

Ed Smalle (signed as EJS)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Kazmar; Mike Banner; Ellan

Synopsis

Lord Kazmar of Uranus has ships invulnerable to Earth's weapons and demands slaves from Earth.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jumpin' Jupiter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Pencils

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Inks

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Basil Wolverton

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! There's something wrong here! How come I come out with so many legs?

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Jumpin' Jupiter; Gzink Bfnxpp; Floyd (bird)

Synopsis

Gzink thinks he is too handsome and needs to change to get a woman to stop chasing him.

Frontiers of Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

An analysis of the problems of travelling to different planets.

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How to Get Along with Boys Book; How to Get Along with Girls Book; How to Write Love Letters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Desert Castle (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Mortellaro (signed as Mortellaro)

Inks

Tony Mortellaro (signed as Mortellaro)

Colors

?

Letters

Howard Ferguson

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Cowles; Carson

Synopsis

Professor Cowles has invented a serum that can turn unliving matter to living matter.

Reprints

• in Tales from the Tomb (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v3#5 (October 1971) [reworked]
which is reprinted
• in Weird (Eerie Publications, 1966 series) #v7#5 (August 1973)
• in Spooks of Terror (Gredown, 1982 ? series) (1982)

Nightmare World (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Pencils

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Inks

Basil Wolverton (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Basil Wolverton

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Herman Lasher

Synopsis

Herman uses a chemical to probe the world of the subconscious.

Reprints

• in Weird Worlds (Eerie Publications, 1970 series) #v2#3 (June 1971) [reworked]
which is reprinted
• in Witches Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v5#5 (September 1973)
• in Horror Tales (Eerie Publications, 1969 series) #v9#2 (May 1978)
• in Terrors of Dracula (Eerie Publications, 1979 series) #v2#3 (August 1980)
• in Weird Vampire Tales (Eerie Publications, 1979 series) #v5#2 (April 1981)
• in The 3-D Zone (3-D Zone, 1986 series) #2 (March 1987)
• in Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special (Eclipse, 1986 series) #8 (July 1987)
• in Weird Space (Avalon Communications, 2000 series) #2 ([2000])
• in Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s (Fantagraphics, 2010 series) (September 2010)
• in The Horror! The Horror! Comic Books the Government Didn't Want You to Read! (Harry N. Abrams, 2010 series) (November 2010)
• in The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #2 - Brain Bats of Venus (1942–1952) (2019)

Indexer Notes

The script for this story was later used in the story "The Evil Trip" in Weird Worlds #v2#3, with new art by A. Reynoso.

How Jimmy Got His New Bike! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Television Bank / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Ward's Formula / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Hit Tunes Records / advertisement / 1 page (report information)