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Issue: Weird Science #15
Publication Date: November 1950
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Issues: #15 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Fables Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/08/1950
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bill Gaines [as William M. Gaines] (editor); Al Feldstein [as Albert B. Feldstein] (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover and interior
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as/ in another Issue.
reprinted 13 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagI Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror #3 published May 1991 as Ho creato un... Gargantua! [Story on Interior Page(s)] original title: I created a... Gargantua!
FlagWeird Science #1 published November 2006 as Ho creato un... Gargantua! [Story on Interior Page(s)] original title: I created a... Gargantua!
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:
FlagWeird Science Annual #1 published January 1994
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #15 [4] published December 1950
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #4 published June 1993
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Panic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Feldstein [as Feldstein] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagI Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror #3 published May 1991
as Una trasmissione radio di fantascienza causa il... PANICO! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #4 published June 1993
as Panic! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #1 published November 2006
as Panico! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
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The Radioactive Child!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Penciller(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Inker(s): Harvey Kurtzman
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Luis Martinez (death); Rosa Martinez (Luis' wife, death); Pedro Martinez (Luis and Rosa's son); Argenta President Perez (villain, dictator, death); Garcia (villain, Argenta's Propaganda Minister, death); General Diego (villain, death)
Synopsis: Luis and Rosa are aboard their fishing boat, having survived the atomic bomb explosion.....but both were affected by the harmful radiation. Luis is dying and disappointed that he won't live to see the birth of their child. Somehow, however, Rosa survived, making it back to their home in Argenta and giving birth to a boy, Pedro. Knowing her days are numbered, she takes Pedro to the President's office, but passes away before she can see him. The President soon discovers this young child, due to radiation, has become a genius, and is made the new Prime Minister of the nation.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #7/1991 published January 1991
as Det radioaktive barnet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #4 published June 1993
as The Radioactive Child [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #1 published November 2006
as Il bambino radioattivo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion.

Colorist credit from Craig Delich.

This story picks up at the moment the story, Atomic Bomb Thief", leaves off.
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Robots!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagWeird Science #4 published June 1993
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cosmic Correspondence
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Miss J. Smith, David P. Alterbaum, and Shlomie's Magazine and Uranium Emporium.
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House, in Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines ? (co-plot); Al Feldstein ? (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Graham Ingels
Inker(s): Graham Ingels
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #3/1990 published January 1990
as Hjem i tide! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #4 published June 1993
as House, in Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #1 published November 2006
as Casa, nel tempo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman; Feldstein was unsure of the script credit.
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I Created a... Gargantua!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #3/1990 published January 1990
as Jeg skapte en... gigant! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #4 published June 1993
as I Created a... Gargantua! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

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