Weird Science-Fantasy
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Weird Science-Fantasy was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. The science-fiction comic, published by Bill Gaines and edited by Al Feldstein, was a merger of two previous bi-monthly titles, Weird Science and Weird Fantasy, which ran from 1950 to 1953 with both ending at issue #22. The Weird Science-Fantasy series began as a quarterly with issue #23 (March, 1954), returning to a bi-monthly schedule with #27 (January-February, 1955). Over a 14-month span, it ran for seven issues, ending with issue #29 (May-June 1955).
Cover illustrations were by Feldstein, Wally Wood, Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. Artists who drew stories for this EC title were Feldstein, Wood, Williamson, Frazetta, Joe Orlando, Bernard Krigstein, Angelo Torres, George Evans, Reed Crandall and Jack Kamen.
In the summer of 1955, there was yet another title change as Weird Science-Fantasy became Incredible Science Fiction for the final four issues.
[edit] Issue Guide
| # | Date | Cover Artist | Story | Story Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | March 1954 | Wally Wood | The Children | Wally Wood |
| Fish Story | Al Williamson | |||
| The Flying Machine | Bernard Krigstein | |||
| Fair Trade | Joe Orlando | |||
| 24 | June 1954 | Al Feldstein | ...For Posterity | Wally Wood |
| The Teacher From Mars | Joe Orlando | |||
| The Pioneer | Bernard Krigstein | |||
| Upheaval! | Al Williamson | |||
| 25 | Sept 1954 | Al Williamson | Flying Saucer Report | Wally Wood |
| A Sound of Thunder | Al Williamson | |||
| Bellyful | Bernard Krigstein | |||
| Harvest | Joe Orlando | |||
| 26 | Dec 1954 | Al Feldstein | Special UFO Issue | Wally Wood |
| Joe Orlando | ||||
| Reed Crandall | ||||
| George Evans | ||||
| 27 | Jan/Feb 1955 | Wally Wood | Adaptability | Wally Wood |
| Close Shave | Reed Crandall | |||
| 4th Degree | Jack Kamen | |||
| I, Robot | Joe Orlando | |||
| 28 | March/April 1955 | Al Feldstein | The Inferiors | Wally Wood |
| Lost in Space | Al Williamson | |||
| Round Trip | Jack Kamen | |||
| The Trial of Adam Link | Joe Orlando | |||
| 29 | May/June 1955 | Frank Frazetta | The Chosen One | Wally Wood |
| Vicious Circle | Al Williamson | |||
| Genesis | Reed Crandall | |||
| Adam Link in Business | Joe Orlando |
[edit] Trivia
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- Issue 26 was a special issue focused entirely on real life encounters with flying saucers.
- Issue 23's The Flying Machine and issue 25's A Sound of Thunder were official adaptions of Ray Bradbury short stories.
- The cover of issue 29, done by Frank Frazetta, was originally intended for a Famous Funnies/Buck Rogers cover. It was considered too violent for that comic, so it was used for Weird Science-Fantasy, with some minor revisions.[citation needed]
