Weird Science #15

(September-October 1952)

E.C. Fans! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Martians! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Inks

Wally Wood (signed as Wood)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The first rocket-ship to reach Mars and return...

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A group of Earth explorers land on Mars and find the planet devoid of life. They also find the remains of an ancient city buried under the sand. When they enter some ruins, they see a hologram of an Earthman fighting a Martian creature. They later discover that they are in a movie theater and when they are able to work the hologram projector, they find that the Earthlings are the real monsters in the film.

Reprints

• in E.C. Classic Reprint (East Coast Comix, 1973 series) #2 (1973)
• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in Les Meilleures Histoires de... (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1983 series) #[2] - Science-Fiction (1983)
• in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #4 (March 1992)
• in Weird Science (Gemstone, 1994 series) #15 (March 1996)
• in Weird Science (001 Edizioni, 2006 series) #3 (maggio 2008)
• in Weird Science (Akileos, 2012 series) #2 (janvier 2015)

Indexer Notes

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

Captivity (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Al Williamson (signed as AL WILLIAMSON)

Inks

Al Williamson (signed as AL WILLIAMSON)

Colors

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the northeastern part of the state of Arizona...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Hank (mineralogist); Lou (mineralogist)

Synopsis

Two mineralogists discover what they believe to be uranium in Monument Valley and decide to camp out near their find. But a electrical short in a generator causes an explosion and the duo find themselves hurled into a steaming tropical jungle during prehistoric times. When some aliens land in a spaceship, the pair discover they are in the midst of a large galactic zoo and their ancestors are being fed to the prehistoric beasts!

Reprints

• in E.C. Classic Reprint (East Coast Comix, 1973 series) #2 (1973)
• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in Les Meilleures Histoires de... (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1983 series) #[2] - Science-Fiction (1983)
• in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #4 (March 1992)
• in Weird Science (Gemstone, 1994 series) #15 (March 1996)
• in Weird Science (001 Edizioni, 2006 series) #3 (maggio 2008)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #3 - 50 Girls 50 and Other Stories (March 2013) [black and white reprint]
• in Weird Science (Akileos, 2012 series) #2 (janvier 2015)

Keywords

Monument Valley

Indexer Notes

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

Cunning! (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

A simple minded farmer wins a grueling race across rocky terrain. He's able to defeat some of the best race car drivers in the world using an old 1908 jalopy. It turns out his car used hollow metal wheels filled with hamsters, whose running in circles was able to power his car safely over the terrain.

Reprints

• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #4 (March 1992)

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

Cosmic Correspondence / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Don Howard Donnell, John Carroll, David Wilhoyte, M. R. Putnam, Barker Von Casovic, Alan Schmoker, Albert Imbornoni, and Phil Hicks.

Miscalculation! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot and 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

Melvin Sputterly was a bachelor!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Melvin Sputterly; Miss Winkleman (Melvin's neighbor); Mr. Hamish (building superintendent)

Synopsis

Melvin was a miserable, lonely man, who craved nothing more than someone to love. Then, one day, a package from the year 2952 arrived.....a package he didn't order....a package containing a De Lux Personal Harem Kit, containing five of the most beautiful harem girls ever dehydrated.

Reprints

• in E.C. Classic Reprint (East Coast Comix, 1973 series) #2 (1973)
• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in Les Meilleures Histoires de... (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1983 series) #[2] - Science-Fiction (1983)
• in Iskalde Grøss (Semic, 1982 series) #3/1990 (uke 16 1990)
which is reprinted
• in Nemi (Hjemmet / Egmont, 2003 series) #4 ([juni] 2003) [bearbeidet oversettelse]
• in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #4 (March 1992)
• in Weird Science (Gemstone, 1994 series) #15 (March 1996)
which is reprinted
• in Weird Science (Akileos, 2012 series) #2 (janvier 2015)
• 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.]

Indexer Notes

Corrected script credits and letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Bum Steer! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

The cowboy rolled over in his blanket and opened his sleepy eyes!

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A group of humans are captured by grotesque looking horse-like aliens who take them to their home world. The aliens want the humans to eat as much as possible. One of the captured humans is a cowboy who warns the others about how they are being treated like livestock before the slaughter. The others don't believe him until they are coralled into a room...

Reprints

• in E.C. Classic Reprint (East Coast Comix, 1973 series) #2 (1973)
• in Weird Science (Russ Cochran, 1980 series) #3 ([1980])
• in EC Classics (Russ Cochran, 1985 series) #2 - Weird Science (September 1985)
• in Vault of Horror (Russ Cochran, 1991 series) #4 (March 1992)
• in Weird Science (Gemstone, 1994 series) #15 (March 1996)
which is reprinted
• in Weird Science (Akileos, 2012 series) #2 (janvier 2015)
• in Weird Science (001 Edizioni, 2006 series) #3 (maggio 2008)
• in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #34 - The Planetoid (July 2023) [Reprinted in black and white.]

Indexer Notes

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