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Weird Fantasy, #14

Published: July-August 1950

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Issue Contents:
Cosmic Ray Bomb Explosion!
1 page science fiction
Credits
Story Notes

Letterer credit by Craig Delich. Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin, but it is unlikely that Severin had begun coloring at EC when this issue was colored (Cassell 2012, 33–34 and 171). \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Reference: Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. *Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. *Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.

Story 1 1 page horror-suspense
Credits
Cosmic Ray Bomb Explosion!
Story 2 8 pages science fiction

"The unbelievable events leading up to the..."

Storyline

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.

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)
Credits
Story Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion. Cover story. Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).

The Black Arts
Story 3 7 pages fantasy; horror-suspense

"Secrets stolen from the ages of darkness..."

Storyline

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.

Characters
  • Luther Martin
  • Marion Dennis
Credits
Story 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. Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).

Dr. Rand's Experiment
Story 4 1 page fantasy; science fiction

"His hand shook as he held the thin glass vial up to the light..."

Storyline

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!

Characters
  • Doctor Rand (death)
The Trap of Time!
Story 5 6 pages science fiction

"When pretty Adele Logan was killed that hot July night of 1946..."

Storyline

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.

Characters
  • Don Hartley (physicist, death)
  • Professor Angus MacIntosh (Hartley's former college professor)
  • Adele Hartley (Don's wife, death)
Credits
Story Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion. Previous indexer had Al Feldstein. Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for this issue’s cover, above).

Featuring Picture Stories From...

Story 6 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Picture Stories from American History, Science, World History, the Bible.

Speed-Up
Story 7 1 page fantasy; science fiction

"In January of that year..."

Storyline

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!

Characters
  • Doctor Konrad Pell
Atom Bomb Thief!
Story 8 7 pages science fiction

"The place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee!"

Storyline

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!

Characters
  • Paul Arnold (villain, nuclear physicist's assistant, death)
  • Karl (villain, Arnold's partner, death)
Credits
Story Notes

Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion. Previous indexer had Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman. Marie Severin’s statement that “[Harvey] Kurtzman colored his own art, especially on covers...” (1995) suggests that Kurtzman colored stories that he drew, albeit perhaps less consistently than he colored his cover art. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ References: Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. “The Artists of EC Comics” (reprinting Severin 1995). In *Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. *46–47. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing. Severin, Marie ([John Province], transcriber). 1995. “Mostly about Color.” In *CFA-APA *36, January.