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Issue: Weird Science #12
Publication Date: March 1952
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Issues: #12 of 18 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Authorized ACMP Conforms to the Comics Code
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
Indicia Frequency: Authorized ACMP Conforms to the Comics Code
Content Items: 9 (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
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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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 #12 published April 1952
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #12 published June 1995
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science Annual #3 published December 1995
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Incredibili storie di Science-Fiction! [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)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Wallace Wood

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Feature(s): The EC "Artist of the Issue"
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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A Gobl Is a Knog's Best Friend

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Harold Dexter; Hawkins; Donaldson; Donaldson's dog; The Gobl (alien leader); The Knogs(alien beings, masters of the Gobl)
First Line: Captain Harold Dexter, commander of the space-ship Polaris-B...
Synopsis: The crew of the Polaris-B were in space, headed toward the second planet of the star Polaris, and experiencing zero gravity. But that wasn't the thing bothering Captain Dexter......it was the dog that Hawkins brought along with him that would not shut up. But the Captain and his crew would never comprehend what lay before them on an alien planet......as pets!
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #12 published June 1995
as A Gobl is a Knog's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science Annual #3 published December 1995
as A Gobl Is a Knog's Best Friend [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science Annual #3 published December 1995
as The Last Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Il Gobl è il miglior amico dello Knog [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Plot and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
Cover story.
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The Last Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Larry; Hank; Larry's sister
First Line: I'd gotten tremendous publicity over my projected attempt...
Synopsis: Larry intends to set the new world's altitude record for an atmospheric balloon. When he reaches an altitude of 15 miles, he spots an atomic explosion on Earth, which proceedes to destroy everything on the planet. After some time, he lands back on the devastated planet, and finds a lone survivor: his sister!
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In Content Item: FlagI Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror #7 published September 1991
as L'ultimo uomo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #12 published June 1995
as The Last Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as L'ultimo uomo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
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Brain!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A scientist creates an artificial brain and puts it inside a plastic body so he can interact with it by playing checkers, chess etc. He notices that it gets smarter and smarter. Worried the brain might turn on him, he tries to destroy it, but it destroys him first.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.6
Disclose Notes: No letters; editorial.
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.4
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The Android!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Ron Martin; Ron Martin (android); Ellen Corwin (android, secretary to Mr. Martin); Lita (Martin's wife); Cal Tennis (Ron's friend)
First Line: It all began the day central manpower...
Synopsis: Married man Ronald Martin gets a new secretary that he had requested and immediately falls in love with her, not knowing anything about her. When a friend suggests building an android of Ron to be with Martin's wife so that Ron could run away and marry Ellen. Ron is all for it... until the unexpected rears its head.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagI Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror #7 published September 1991
as L'androide! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #2/1992 published January 1992
as Androiden [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #12 published June 1995
as The Android! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science Annual #3 published December 1995
as The Android! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as L'androide! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Plot and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
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Chewed Out!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Bill Gaines (cameo); Al Feldstein (cameo)
First Line: As far as the eye can see...
Synopsis: A simple minded farmer contacts aliens on his ham radio who plan to visit Earth. This causes the military to confiscate his equipment and his home so they can be there when the aliens arrive. The aliens talk about how they landed on Earth and are being destroyed by giant white objects perplexing everyone. When the Sergeant in charge of this operation bites down on something crunchy while eating a hotdog, he realizes that he was eating the ship. The aliens were microscopic and had landed in the Sauerkraut brine of a local hotdog vender.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales of the Incredible #U2140 published March 1965
as Chewed Out! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss album #1 published November 1989
as Fortærende [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagI Classici Americani Fantascienza Horror #6 published August 1991
as Masticati! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #12 published June 1995
as Chewed Out! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science Annual #3 published December 1995
as Chewed Out! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Masticati! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The story is based on Katharine MacLean's short story "Pictures Don't Lie".

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

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