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Weird Fantasy

EC // 1951 - November-December 1953
Issue count: 17

What more can be said about EC Comics? Weird Fantasy maintains the high quality of their other books of the time! This one is more sci-fi oriented - and worth a pretty penny on the market!

Weird Fantasy

William Gaines, publisher of EC Comics during their late 1940s - mid 1950s heyday, hadn’t initially the inclination nor the knowhow to enter the comic book biz, although, ironically, he had grown up surrounded by the industry through his dad, Max, who had been an editor and assistant at the companies that published the very first comics in book form in the mid 30s.


Max Gaines had since struck out on his own, establishing and owning the then-called “Educational Comics,” a company that reflected his own tastes, which veered toward light humor and Bible Stories.


When Max died unexpectedly in 1947, his son William had just finished his hitch in the armed forces, fighting in World War II. If not necessarily wandering around aimlessly, William was very unsure what his next move would be after witnessing the atrocities of Europe and the Pacific; he decided to throw his helmet into the ring and at least attempt to make a go of his father’s business which he had inherited.


Two key elements contributed to the subsequent success he achieved in his new venture; First of all, just by virtue of being a young man, he knew in his heart that the type of material EC was putting out under his dad’s control was a bit out of step and corny, and did not reflect, nor take into account that the audience for comics was becoming older and more sophisticated in the Atom-Age.


Secondly, he had the good business sense to retain a right-hand-man that actually DID know the various ins and the various outs of running a comic book company. This man was Al Feldstein, a well-versed artist/writer and editor. He would be Bill Gaines’ art director and editor in chief for the new, re-booted EC Comics (now known as Entertaining Comics, but mostly remembered as EC).


The two men started building up their reputation by introducing a new line of books that would attract an older demographic by pushing the envelope with edgier material that the post-war audience was craving. EC soon became the desirable place to work, at a time when the wartime superhero boom was essentially gone and left artists, writers and editors scrambling for any work while listening to their groaning stomachs.


EC quickly retained the services of the most talented among these struggling fellows - Gaines and Feldstein were bursting with ideas, and why should they have settled for any less than the best to realize their flights of fancy?


The new company would now dabble in many genres; War, True Crime, Science Fiction - all of which did very well - but it is perhaps their grittier line of Horror/ Supernatural books that are the titles for which EC are most vividly remembered today.


EC had always maintained the aesthetic that if you were going do something, you should do it the best you can given the resources at your disposal. Now, it is said that Gaines was not necessarily a fan of science fiction -  not that he was repelled by it, but was more a matter of having limited exposure to it.


Enter genius artist Wally Wood and a good friend of his, popular science fiction author (and sometime-artist) Harry Harrison. The story goes that they started inundating Gaines with essential works of science fiction that he just “had to read” - Wood and Anderson were not-so-subtly trying to get Gaines to enter the sci-fi arena with EC.


It worked. They succeeded in cajoling Gaines (and Feldstein - still ersatz “Art Director” and editor) to start up a Science Fiction line. I’m sure they figured “Hell, we have probably the best Science Fiction artist (Wood) already working on our staff, and Harrison seems to be held in some regard…let’s give it a go!”


So, EC, not a company to do things half-measure, released TWO science fiction books simultaneously in the Spring of 1950 : Weird Fantasy and Weird Science. Despite the differences in the titles, there really was very little difference in the type of stories contained in both (in fact, they would add a third sci-fi comic to the roster in 1952 called Weird Science Fantasy, appropriately enough).


The look of the books was beautiful, often with vivid eye-catching Feldstein covers, and an exceptional Wally Wood story in almost every issue. You can surmise that the entire staff was excited about going in this direction because, more than ever before, the scripts were contributed by the one supplying the artwork; Wood, Harry Harrison, Al Feldstein and Harvey Kurtzman wrote the bulk of their own stories, while, as per usual, Feldstein and Gaines contributed most of the others.


And the scripts were not your standard bland alien/rocket ship type of stuff being churned out by lesser companies. There were lessons to be learned from glimpsing the future, and Kurtzman, in particular, had a sensitive moral compass in his writing, which allegorically addressed the dangers of blacklisting and “Red-Baiting,” while others expressed concerns with losing our sense of humanity, and the ecological damage that “science” may be steering mankind toward. Sure, not all of the stories avoided the pitfalls of science fiction stereotypes, but when the writing reached to go beyond the standard fare, it was rarely executed in such a subtle manner by companies other than EC.


Creatives that also contributed to the books were ones familiar to EC fans : Marie Severin, Joe Orlando, Al Williamson, Jack Kamen, George Roussos - and we even got a treat with a Frank Frazetta illustrated story in issue # 14 of Weird Fantasy (this issue is very sought after).


The perspective of time reveals that EC’s Science-Fiction line rivaled their horror line in quality and substance, and have remained very popular on the collectors market for decades.

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Issue #6

What's Weird Fantasy #6 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #6 is $3,884. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy that sold in August 2014. A 9.4 NM from the same pedigree has a February 2007 value of $1,760, which is an increase from its August 2006 price of $1,434. An unretouched 8.5 has an August 2019 value of $504.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A pilot attempts to use a space-warp in Weird Fantasy #6, published by E.C. Comics in March 1951. Professor Hartlow has created an invention that is based on the theory that space is curved. By entering the 4th Dimension, there is the potential to travel great distances in short amounts of time.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$60 $120 $240 $470 $1,900 $3,875

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Issue #7

What's Weird Fantasy #7 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #7 is $1,793. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy that sold in May 2015. An unretouched 8.5 sold for the price of $566 in September 2019, which is a decrease from its peak October 2017 value of $717. An unretouched 8.0 has a value of $857 as of July 2019.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A couple travels to Washington D.C. to warn the FBI of an impending alien invasion in Weird Fantasy #7, published in May 1951 by E.C. Comics. Mary and Donald Roberts go to Washington to meet with the Chief of the FBI. Their report of aliens is true - but are in for a surprise when the FBI Chief turns out to be one of the aliens!

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$100 $200 $425 $850 $3,200 $2,300

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Issue #8

What's Weird Fantasy #8 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #8 is $3,107. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy. That May 2018 value is an increase from its August 2009 price of $1,315. An unretouched 9.6 NM+ has a December 2014 value of $1,875, and an unretouched 8.5 sold for the price of $650 in April 2019.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Members of the Galactic Colonization Authority travel to a new planet in Weird Fantasy #8, published by E.C. Comics in July 1951. The GCA has been traveling for seven years when they land on Rullah. They are met by the current colonists, who have been breeding a race of creatures called the Mokos.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$75 $150 $290 $500 $2,000 $3,100

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Issue #9

What's Weird Fantasy #9 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #9 is $1,601. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy that sold in December 2016. That value is a decrease from its peak January 2008 value of $2,211. A 9.4 NM from the same pedigree has a May 2015 value of $1,434.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A woman begins to suspect her husband is an alien in Weird Fantasy #9, published in September 1951 by E.C. Comics. Jean Belmont is the first woman on Mars when a crew disembarks to explore the red planet. Jean feels as if she's being watched, and witnesses her husband carried off by alien creatures. He returns just before they are leaving, but she discovers something's not quite right.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$70 $140 $280 $550 $2,200 $2,200

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Issue #10

What's Weird Fantasy #10 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #10 is $2,280. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy. That May 2019 value is a decrease from its peak January 2008 price of $4,351. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has a December 2016 value of $2,250, and an unretouched 9.6 NM+ has a value of $1,175 as of March 2008.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A space crew sets out to uncover the mysteries of Saturn's rings in Weird Fantasy #10, published by E.C. Comics in November 1951. A crew travels to one of Saturn's rings made of moonlets in order to study their composition. The ship leaves two crewmembers to study the moonlets, but when they go missing, the commander brings a moonlet aboard and takes it back to Earth. ?

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$50 $100 $200 $350 $1,400 $4,351

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Issue #11

What's Weird Fantasy #11 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #11 is $3,360. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy. That May 2019 value is an increase from its November 2012 price of $1,434. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has a May 2015 value of $1,673, and an unretouched 9.6 has a value of $1,434 as of January 2018.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Illustrator Al Feldstein’s biography is featured in Weird Fantasy #11, published in January 1952 by E.C. Comics. In “The Two-Century Journey,” a generation ship leaves the planet to travel to a new home. During the trip, they discover that people age slower in space, which begins to create an overpopulation problem aboard the ship!

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$45 $90 $175 $325 $1,300 $3,500

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Issue #12

What's Weird Fantasy #12 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #12 is $1,972. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy that sold in May 2015. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has a February 2019 value of $1,560, which is a decrease from its peak July 2013 price of $2,230.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Illustrator Joe Orlando's biography is featured in Weird Fantasy #12, published by E.C. Comics in March 1952. Luther Morton is the president of the Amalgamated Rocket Corporation. Morton plans to use the Moon as a new space base. From the new base, Morton wants to use an electron bomb on the rebels involved in a civil war on Earth.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$65 $130 $200 $400 $1,600 $2,225

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Issue #13

What's Weird Fantasy #13 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #13 is $10,500. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy that sold in November 2019. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has an August 2015 value of $5,736, and an unretouched 9.4 NM has a value of $4,302 as of February 2017.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A scientist attempts to quick-freeze humans in Weird Fantasy #13, published in May 1952 by E.C. Comics. Dr. Lon Masterson believes that if you were to quick-freeze animals, you could transport them (still alive!) to distant planets for colonists. The doctor falls for his assistant and decides to quick-freeze her and him so that they can live in a distant colony.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$225 $75 $725 $325 $4,300 $9,000

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Issue #14

What's Weird Fantasy #14 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #14 is $5,265. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy. That March 2019 value is a decrease from its peak October 2002 price of $7,763. An unretouched 9.0 has a value of $1,500 as of September 2019.

Why is this comic book valuable?

The first piece from illustrator Al Williamson at E.C. is published in Weird Fantasy #14, published by E.C. Comics in July 1952. After a nuclear explosion, Dr. Annette Beard discovers she’s the only living human left on Earth. While reminiscing about missed chances, a chance for a better life materializes out of nowhere - but can she grab it?

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$25 $125 $200 $425 $850 $7,763

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Issue #15

What's Weird Fantasy #15 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #15 is $2,880. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy. That April 2019 value is a decrease from its peak May 2018 price of $4,302. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has an August 2019 value of $2,040, which is a decrease from its peak January 2006 price of $2,760.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Don’t miss a full-page advertisement for Mad #1 in Weird Fantasy #15, published in September 1952 by E.C. Comics. Space pilot Captain Philip Donnel is heading out on a journey that takes 30 lightyears. Once the crew gets to the distant star Pollux, they will have only one year to explore and make contact with life forms. But when they finally arrive, the crew discovers Pollux has disappeared!

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$25 $75 $200 $400 $975 $4,302

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Issue #16

What's Weird Fantasy #16 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #16 is $2,640. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy. That May 2019 value is a decrease from its peak February 2019 price of $4,080. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has an August 2019 value of $2,160.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A group of archaeologists discovers a human skull buried with a T-Rex skeleton in Weird Fantasy #16, published by E.C. Comics in November 1952. While uncovering a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton at an ancient site, the archaeologist team is puzzled when they discover a human skull amongst the remains!

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$25 $125 $200 $300 $775 $4,080

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Issue #17

What's Weird Fantasy #17 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #17 is $3,466. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy that sold in August 2015. A 9.4 NM from the same pedigree has a February 2012 value of $3,107, and an unretouched 9.0 sold for the price of $840 in March 2019, which is a decrease from its peak November 2018 value of $960.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A Ray Bradbury story is adapted for comic books in Weird Fantasy #17, published in January 1953 by E.C. Comics. The police investigate a serial killer who has committed six seemingly unrelated deaths. The Lieutenant’s assistant discovers a connection between these cases and similar murders in St. Louis and Chicago. When the Lieutenant connects them to Professor Shorham, the Lieutenant becomes the professor’s 7th victim!

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$60 $115 $230 $450 $1,800 $3,850

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Issue #18

What's Weird Fantasy #18 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #18 is $1,750. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy. That September 2019 value is a decrease from its peak February 2017 price of $2,271. A 9.4 NM from the same pedigree has an August 2015 value of $1,434, and an unretouched 9.4 has a value of $956 as of September 2014.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A father and son discover a new alien race in Weird Fantasy #18, published by E.C. Comics in March 1953. Ron and his father Samuel Travis are down by the Rocket Port, where Ron tells his father he doesn't want to follow in his father’s footsteps but wants to be a space pilot. They spot an alien spaceship, and when they investigate, kill the alien who piloted the ship.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$100 $75 $150 $725 $950 $5,280

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Issue #19

What's Weird Fantasy #19 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #19 is $997. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM from the Gaines File Copy that sold in December 2011. A 9.2 file copy has a February 2012 value of $777, and a 9.2 from the Gaines File Copy sold for the price of $1,320 in May 2019, which is an increase from its August 2006 value of $657.

Why is this comic book valuable?

The biography of illustrator Al Williamson is featured in Weird Fantasy #19, published in May 1953 by E.C. Comics. Ralph and Chris are amongst a group of young boys watching a rocket launch. The pair apply to enter into the Interplanetary Patrol once they turn 21, and soon Chris gets some good news!

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$50 $100 $200 $400 $1,600 $1,495

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Issue #20

What's Weird Fantasy #20 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #20 is $2,271. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy. That November 2015 value is an increase from its May 2007 price of $1,912. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has a November 2007 value of $1,350, and an unretouched 9.4 NM has a value of $2,629 as of May 2018.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A letter and story from Ray Bradbury are featured in Weird Fantasy #20, published by E.C. Comics in July 1953. In 'I, Rocket,' a rocket ship that was built for war tells her own story of her glory days. She relates the exploits of Captain Lamb and his crew, and the treachery that unfolded.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$75 $175 $300 $450 $2,625 $2,629

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Issue #21

What's Weird Fantasy #21 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #21 is $9,108. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 from the Gaines File Copy that sold in July 2015. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has an August 2014 value of $8,365, which is an increase from its January 2007 value of $5,111. An unretouched 9.2 sold for the price of $1,560 in February 2019.

Why is this comic book valuable?

A space investigator attempts to solve a series of mysterious deaths in Weird Fantasy #21, published in September 1953 by E.C. Comics. Keston is a member of the Galactic Bureau of Investigation. Keston disguises himself as a crew member in order to investigate a series of deaths aboard the Mercury.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$75 $300 $350 $500 $2,125 $9,108

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Issue #22

What's Weird Fantasy #22 worth in 2024?

The mint condition value of Weird Fantasy #22 is $1,440. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy. That February 2019 value is a decrease from its peak July 2004 price of $2,070. A 9.4 from the same pedigree sold for the price of $1,625 in September 2019, which is an increase from its December 2006 value of $887.

Why is this comic book valuable?

Weird Fantasy #22 is the final issue of the series and was published by E.C. Comics in November 1953. The series goes on under the new name of "Weird Science-Fantasy." A man enters a town on the edge of a dead Martian sea. He hears a phone ring suddenly through the silent town, and meets the woman on the other end - to unfavorable results.

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GD 2.0 VG 4.0 FN 6.0 VF 8.0 NM 9.4 RECORD SALE!
$65 $125 $250 $500 $2,000 $2,075

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