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22November-December 1953
$0.10

Weird Fantasy #22

EC · November-December 1953

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Identification plate

Series
Weird Fantasy (EC, 1951 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
November-December 1953
Key date
1953-11-10
Indicia publisher
I. C. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando
1The Silent Townscomic story8script: Ray Bradbury, Al Feldstein; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenWalter Grippe; Genevieve Selsor
2The Freakscomic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Freaks [Bosco (the dog-faced boy, death); Mildred (the fat lady); Elasto (the rubber-skinned man); Aldo (the hairy ape-man); Tarpo (the living skeleton); rest unnamed]; Stanley Gilby (circus co-owner); Ned Smote (circus co-owner); Callon-X (man from the future)
3Public Service!text story1letters: typeset
4-letters page1script: Al Feldstein
5The Fossilcomic story6script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten
6Derelict Shipcomic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bernie Krigstein; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenCaptain Vance Kaye; Lt. Fielding; Captain Kenneth Kaye (K-75 pilot, Vance's father, death); Bert (K-75 crew member, death)

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Series context

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