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Issue: Weird Fantasy #14
Publication Date: July 1950
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Issues: #14 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: I. C. Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/25/1950
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: 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
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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Cosmic Ray Bomb Explosion!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Fantasy #14 [2] published August 1950
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as Weird Fantasy #14 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Fantasy #2 published January 1993
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose 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).
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Reference:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Cosmic Ray Bomb Explosion!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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)
First Line: The unbelievable events leading up to the...
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as Cosmic Ray Bomb Explosion! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Fantasy #2 published January 1993
as Cosmic Ray Bomb Explosion! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose 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).
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The Black Arts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, horror, science fiction
Character(s): Luther Martin; Marion Dennis
First Line: Secrets stolen from the ages of darkness...
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as The Black Arts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Fantasy #2 published January 1993
as The Black Arts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose 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).
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Dr. Rand's Experiment

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Rand (death)
First Line: His hand shook as he held the thin glass vial up to the light...
Synopsis: 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!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as Dr. Rand's Experiment... [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Fantasy #2 published January 1993
as Dr. Rand's Experiment... [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Trap of Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Don Hartley (physicist, death); Professor Angus MacIntosh (Hartley's former college professor); Adele Hartley (Don's wife, death)
First Line: When pretty Adele Logan was killed that hot July night of 1946...
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as The Trap of Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Fantasy #2 published January 1993
as The Trap of Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose 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).
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Picture Stories From...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Picture Stories from American History, Science, World History, the Bible.
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Speed-Up

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Konrad Pell
First Line: In January of that year...
Synopsis: 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!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as Speed-Up [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Fantasy #2 published January 1993
as Speed-Up [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Atom Bomb Thief!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): Harvey Kurtzman ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Paul Arnold (villain, nuclear physicist's assistant, death); Karl (villain, Arnold's partner, death)
First Line: The place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee!
Synopsis: 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!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGeluiden uit een andere wereld #[nn] published October 1989
as Atoombomdief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as Atom Bomb Thief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Fantasy #2 published January 1993
as Atom Bomb Thief! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose 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.
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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 [uncredited]). 1995. “Mostly About Color.” In CFA-APA 36, January.

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