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Issue: Weird Science #16
Publication Date: November 1952
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Issues: #16 of 18 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published December 1952
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagDen store skrækbog #[nn] published January 1974
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 [Direct] published November 1990
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published June 1996
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagNemi #28 published August 2005
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: We at E.C. proudly present our latest baby...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mad #1.
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Down To Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: Gentlemen, it's time for action!
Synopsis: Airplanes are crashing on a regular basis across America to the point where all aircraft are outlawed. When a scientist deduces that it's because aliens don't want Earthlings getting too advanced so they can develop space travel, aliens arrive and vaporize him so he won't tell anyone.
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published December 1952
as Down To Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 [Direct] published November 1990
as Down to Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published June 1996
as Down to Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Bloccati a terra [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.
Cover story.
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Space-Borne!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Lon; Enid (Lon's wife); un-named alien being (Enid and Lon's son, death)
First Line: Enid and I stepped down from the aero-cab amid a shower of rice...
Synopsis: Some newlyweds blast off in a spaceship on their honeymoon, but Enid's heart is adversely affected during the journey and they land on a planet, realizing that she couldn't survive yet another take-off. Lon goes back to Earth for a pre-fab home and other supplies, and when he lands, he encounters a strange alien being and kills it.....then finds out the horrible truth about the creature!
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published December 1952
as Space-Borne! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] published January 1970
as Space-Borne [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagNacht der vampiers #[nn] published January 1973
as Zes lange jaren [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDen store skrækbog #[nn] published January 1974
as Rum-født! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 [Direct] published November 1990
as Space-Borne! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #6/1992 published January 1992
as Slangen i paradis! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published June 1996
as Space-Borne! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Nato dallo spazio! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #3 published March 2013
as Space-Borne! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white reprint
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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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The Green Man

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: The brilliant scientist Carver De Waterfront is confronted by a man who has turned green because he's consumed too much chlorophyll. Carver tells him he needs to get potted.
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 [Direct] published November 1990
as The Green Man [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Carver De Waterfront
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Jim Parry, K.L., Bob Humble, John B. Loeb, and Ron Wheeler.
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Given the Heir!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Seymour Watkins; Helen Watkins (Seymour's wife); Zenob Watkins (the Watkin's great-great grandson from the future)
First Line: Seymour Watkins bent and caught his young bride of a few hours in his strong arms!
Synopsis: Seymour refuses to marry Helen until he is rich, and one day he discovers a way to accomplish that goal, when he is visited by his relative from the year 2046. Together they conspire for Zenob to go back in time and murder a certain relative so that Seymour can become very wealthy.....but it backfires.
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published December 1952
as Given the Heir! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #3/1990 published January 1990
as Tid er penger! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 [Direct] published November 1990
as Given the Heir! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published June 1996
as Given the Heir! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Chi è l'erede [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Corrected script credits and letterer credit by Craig Delich.
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The People's Choice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: Suddenly, a hush fell over the crowded television studio!
Synopsis: Sick of the lousy candidates for the upcoming election, people across America vote for the alligator handpuppet "Allie" from the popular "The Cuckoo, Fan, and Allie Show" to be president. It turns out that "Allie" is a small parasitic alligator creature fused onto the hand of his puppeteer who leads an invasion of similar creatures to take over humanity.
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published December 1952
as The People's Choice! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #5/1989 published January 1989
as Folkevalgt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 [Direct] published November 1990
as The People's Choice! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #16 published June 1996
as The People's Choice! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Il più amato dal pubblico! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Parody of "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie" TV show.
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

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