Dates
- Cover date
- May-June 1955
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- A New Beginning · 1 pages
A boy stowaway on a rocket to space is taken in by the crew and helps them in their research on other worlds. When they begin dying off due to viruses, he (now an adult) flies the rocket back to Earth, only to discover it is now an uninhabited dead world.
- The Chosen One · 7 pages
Two celestial beings land on Earth and approach a man at his home. The man thinks his son is an inhuman genius, and is worried the celestial beings want to take him to their world. But it turns out the inhuman genius they wanted to take back to their world, was the family dog.
- Vicious Circle · 6 pages
David's best friend is killed because he dared break the one law of his people: never to build machines which could destroy people. That machine? The wheel!
- Genesis · 6 pages
When Earth's scientists discover that radiation is making the human race sterile, plans are made to colonize Mars. But it turns out man can't procreate on Mars. Martian procreation is done through binary fission like amoebas. Realizing that humanity is doomed, everyone returns to Earth except for one man. He decides to stay behind and miraculously goes through binary fission, splitting into two!
- Adam Link in Business · 7 pages
The robot Adam Link is spared the death penalty and officially becomes a citizen. He sets up a business and becomes a humanitarian, clearing out slums so poor people can live in new upscale homes. When his secretary falls in love with him, the human emotions he feels confuses him, and he decides to flee out into the woods to live in isolation.
Reprinted in
Weird Science-Fantasy (1982), The Haunt of Fear (1991), Weird Science-Fantasy (1992), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (2012), The EC Archives: Incredible Science Fiction (2022), The EC Archives: Incredible Science Fiction (2017)