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17January-February 1953
$0.10

Weird Fantasy #17

EC · January-February 1953

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Identification plate

Series
Weird Fantasy (EC, 1951 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
January-February 1953
Key date
1953-01-10
Indicia publisher
I. C. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Feldstein; inks: Al Feldstein
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood
2In the Beginning...comic story8script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten
3Ahead of the Game!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Bill Elder; inks: Bill Elder; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenNed Hurbson (high school teacher, cameo, death); Mrs Hurbson; Dan (Police Lieutenant, death); Doc Winkler (coroner); Drake (the Lieutenant's assistant); Quigley (Policeman, mention only); (Martin (Police traffic control, mention only); Rose Miller (comptometer operator, mention only, death); Herman
4The Space Piratetext story1script: Jerry De Fuccio
5-letters page0.6letters: typeset
6-statement of ownership0.4script: Frank D. Lee
7The Alienscomic story6script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel; inks: Al Williamson, Roy Krenkel; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten
8There Will Come Soft Rains...comic story7script: Ray Bradbury, Al Feldstein; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten

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