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Issue: Weird Science #9
Publication Date: September 1951
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Issues: #9 of 18 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Fables Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/15/1951
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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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
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #9 published October 1951
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEC Portfolio #4 published January 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagI Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror #6 published August 1991
as Storie incredibili di Fantascienza [Illustration on Cover, Front]original cover
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #9 published September 1994
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWally Wood: Strange Worlds of Science Fiction #[nn] published January 2012
as Cosmic Cover Collection [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Gray Cloud of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Larkin (death); crew of the Venus-2 [Jackobs; rest un-named] (two un-named crew members die); crew of the Venus-1 (all die)
First Line: On man's first attempt to reach Venus, he encountered...
Synopsis: On their way to the planet Venus, Captain Larkin and the crew of the Venus-2, discover the Venus-1 floating in space and disembark to investigate. They find the crew stripped of their clothing and flesh, as well as anything made of organic material stripped bare. But then they come upon a dead, but preserved body of a crew member, who had written a warning to anyone finding them.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as The Gray Cloud of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #9 published September 1994
as The Gray Cloud of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 published October 2007
as La nube grigia della morte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Plot and letterer credits by Craig Delich.

Some of the story is told in flashback.

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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The Martian Monster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: Freddy Harmon sat cross-legged on a flat rock under a shady oak tree...
Synopsis: A man dresses up as a Martian in the nearby woods to convince a little boy to murder his father so he and the boys step-mother can get to his money. However the man doesn't realize that there really is a Martian in the woods.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as The Martian Monster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #9 published September 1994
as The Martian Monster [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 published October 2007
as Il mostro marziano [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
Inspired by the story "Mr. Lupescu" by Anthony Boucher.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for “The Gray Cloud of Death!,” above).
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Perchance to Sleep

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: In the future science has come up with a way to eradicate sleep so people can be more productive. But when lack of sleep causes people to die young, science tries to create a pill that will help people sleep.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Susan Leslie, Hank Burley, Martin Gladwin, Chris Ostroff, Oscar Hardin, and June Mercedes.
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The Invaders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Keve (death); Nan (death)
First Line: The launching site was deserted!
Synopsis: A radio blares the news that the President has unconditionally surrendered to the enemy and the war is over, and all troops are to lay down their arms. However, some people decide not to surrender, and, instead, escape from the Earth by rocketship, head to another planet, and start over.....with unexpected and devastating results.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as The Invaders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #9 published September 1994
as The Invaders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 published October 2007
as Gli invasori [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Plot and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
Cover story. The aliens look a lot different in the interior art.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for “The Gray Cloud of Death!,” above).
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The Slave of Evil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: The first thing I can remember...
Synopsis: A man is awakened by a couple of scientists in a lab who bid him to commit crimes. He later finds out that he's not a man but a robot.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 [Direct] published January 1991
as The Slave of Evil! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagI Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror #6 published August 1991
as Lo schiavo del male! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #9 published September 1994
as The Slave of Evil! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #2 published October 2007
as Lo schiavo del male! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Indexer Notes for “The Gray Cloud of Death!,” above).

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