XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Weird Science #15
Publication Date: September 1952
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #15 of 18 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
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:
Content Items: 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes:  
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
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:  
Disclose Reprinted In26
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images3
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets0
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (9 total)
Disclose Issue Images
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #15 published October 1952
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagE.C. Classic Reprint #2 published January 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #7/1991 published January 1991
as Science Fiction spesial [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #4 published March 1992
as Weird Science #15 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #15 published March 1996
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
E.C. Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Weird Fantasy #14.
Disclose
The Martians!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: The first rocket-ship to reach Mars and return...
Synopsis: A group of Earth explorers land on Mars and find the planet devoid of life. They also find the remains of an ancient city buried under the sand. When they enter some ruins, they see a hologram of an Earthman fighting a Martian creature. They later discover that they are in a movie theater and when they are able to work the hologram projector, they find that the Earthlings are the real monsters in the film.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagE.C. Classic Reprint #2 published January 1973
as The Martians! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #4 published March 1992
as The Martians! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #15 published March 1996
as The Martians! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Marziani! [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.
Disclose
Captivity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hank (mineralogist); Lou (mineralogist)
First Line: In the northeastern part of the state of Arizona...
Synopsis: Two mineralogists discover what they believe to be uranium in Monument Valley and decide to camp out near their find. But a electrical short in a generator causes an explosion and the duo find themselves hurled into a steaming tropical jungle during prehistoric times. When some aliens land in a spaceship, the pair discover they are in the midst of a large galactic zoo and their ancestors are being fed to the prehistoric beasts!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagE.C. Classic Reprint #2 published January 1973
as Captivity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #4 published March 1992
as Captivity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #15 published March 1996
as Captivity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Cattività [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #3 published March 2013
as Captivity [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white reprint
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
Cover story.
Disclose
Cunning!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: A simple minded farmer wins a grueling race across rocky terrain. He's able to defeat some of the best race car drivers in the world using an old 1908 jalopy. It turns out his car used hollow metal wheels filled with hamsters, whose running in circles was able to power his car safely over the terrain.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #4 published March 1992
as Cunning! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Don Howard Donnell, John Carroll, David Wilhoyte, M. R. Putnam, Barker Von Casovic, Alan Schmoker, Albert Imbornoni, and Phil Hicks.
Disclose
Joe Orlando

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagE.C. Classic Reprint #2 published January 1973
as Joe Orlando [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: EC Artist of the Issue; photo later used in DC's WATCHMEN
Disclose
Miscalculation!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Melvin Sputterly; Miss Winkleman (Melvin's neighbor); Mr. Hamish (building superintendent)
First Line: Melvin Sputterly was a bachelor!
Synopsis: Melvin was a miserable, lonely man, who craved nothing more than someone to love. Then, one day, a package from the year 2952 arrived.....a package he didn't order....a package containing a De Lux Personal Harem Kit, containing five of the most beautiful harem girls ever dehydrated.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagE.C. Classic Reprint #2 published January 1973
as Miscalculation! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #3/1990 published January 1990
as Feilberegning! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #4 published March 1992
as Miscalculation! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #15 published March 1996
as Miscalculation! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Errore di calcolo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Corrected script credits and letterer credit by Craig Delich.
Disclose
Bum Steer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: The cowboy rolled over in his blanket and opened his sleepy eyes!
Synopsis: A group of humans are captured by grotesque looking horse-like aliens who take them to their home world. The aliens want the humans to eat as much as possible. One of the captured humans is a cowboy who warns the others about how they are being treated like livestock before the slaughter. The others don't believe him until they are coralled into a room...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagE.C. Classic Reprint #2 published January 1973
as Bum Steer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagVault of Horror #4 published March 1992
as Bum Steer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #15 published March 1996
as Bum Steer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Science #3 published May 2008
as Strada pericolosa! [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.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2025. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.