Dates
- Cover date
- September-October 1951
- On sale
- June 15, 1951
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Gray Cloud of Death! · 8 pages
On their way to the planet Venus, Captain Larkin and the crew of the Venus-2, discover the Venus-1 floating in space and disembark to investigate. They find the crew stripped of their clothing and flesh, as well as anything made of organic material stripped bare. But then they come upon a dead, but preserved body of a crew member, who had written a warning to anyone finding them.
- The Martian Monster · 7 pages
A man dresses up as a Martian in the nearby woods to convince a little boy to murder his father so he and the boys step-mother can get to his money. However the man doesn't realize that there really is a Martian in the woods.
- Perchance to Sleep · 1 pages
In the future science has come up with a way to eradicate sleep so people can be more productive. But when lack of sleep causes people to die young, science tries to create a pill that will help people sleep.
- The Invaders · 6 pages
A radio blares the news that the President has unconditionally surrendered to the enemy and the war is over, and all troops are to lay down their arms. However, some people decide not to surrender, and, instead, escape from the Earth by rocketship, head to another planet, and start over.....with unexpected and devastating results.
- The Slave of Evil! · 7 pages
A man is awakened by a couple of scientists in a lab who bid him to commit crimes. He later finds out that he's not a man but a robot.
Reprinted in
Weird Science (1980), Weird Science (1990), Weird Science (1994), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library (2012), EC Archives: Weird Science (2022), Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics (2019)