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| I've wanted to read this comic ever since I saw a reproduction of the great Basil Wolverton cover a while back, and I was not disappointed - as a matter of fact, I rate this book a "10", it was perfecto! Wolverton does three stories here, two straight sci-fi and one humorous, minus the constant rhyming dialect of his that drives me nuts whenever I see it. There were also two non-wolverton tales, and they're great, although no artist credits are given. One of them features a space adventurer named - Alan Moore! How funny is THAT? LINE OF THE BOOK: a toss-up between "If only I had carried a nerve ray!" and ""I knew we shouldn't have added formaldehyde just to create a new flavor!". I could say more here, but read this one for yourself - you won't be sorry! |
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| "Escape to Death" (Weird Tales of the Future #2) is retold as the text story "Death Rides the Galaxy" in Weird Tales of the Future #6. Read them both to see the similarities! |
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| 3 Basil Wolverton stories, plus the cover! Wow. And Jumpin' Jupiter is a pretty funny story, not at all what I would expect from a 1950s scifi comic. The Alan Moore, Space Adventurer story isn't all that good, too many inconsistencies, but it's interesting that it's a continuing serial, and not just a one-shot story. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils: Basil Wolverton | Inks: Basil Wolverton |
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| Comic Story | The City of Primitive Man (7 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: Ed Smalle [as EJS] | Inks: Ed Smalle [as EJS] | Letters: Howard Ferguson |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | Flight to the Future (4 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Basil Wolverton? | Pencils: Basil Wolverton (signed) | Inks: Basil Wolverton (signed) | Letters: Basil Wolverton |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Featuring | Jumpin' Jupiter |
| Credits | Script: Basil Wolverton | Pencils: Basil Wolverton | Inks: Basil Wolverton | Letters: Basil Wolverton |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Science Fiction | Characters: Jumpin' Jupiter (first appearance) |
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| Text Story | Flying Saucers, Meteors, or What? (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Time Has Come (8 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: John Bulthuis? | Inks: John Bulthuis? |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Alan Moore; Professor Manheim |
| Notes | Sequel to or part two of "The Time Has Come" from last issue. |
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| Comic Story | Escape to Death! (4 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Basil Wolverton? | Pencils: Basil Wolverton (signed) | Inks: Basil Wolverton (signed) | Letters: Basil Wolverton |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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