Weird Science #17 (Jan–Feb 1953, EC Comics) — VG– 3.5
“Plucked!” — Wally Wood Takes on Alien Harvest Horror
A late-run classic from EC’s peak sci-fi period, headlined by Wood’s atmospheric cover and interior art — plus an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s “The Long Years,” alongside grim cosmic twists, lab paranoia, and EC’s signature “humanity is the real monster” endings.
📚 Contents
Cover: Wally Wood — tentacled alien abduction chaos, bodies piled at the landing gear of a rocket.
“Plucked!” — Gaines & Feldstein / Wood — Aliens abduct humans by the hundreds for an off-world feast.
“The Island Monster” — Williamson & Woromay — A King Kong-style capture, with a tragic alien twist.
“Off Day!” — Jack Kamen — A professor tries to cheat the laws of probability, with disastrous results.
“The Long Years!” — Ray Bradbury adaptation / Joe Orlando — A man alone on Mars… or is he?
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
VG– (3.5) — Solid mid-grade with full cover gloss and strong color. Moderate spine wear and edge creasing, light stress lines, small corner blunting. Interior pages supple, off-white. Back cover tanning with scattered handling marks. Presents well for the grade — classic EC sci-fi shelf piece.
Weird Science #17 (Jan–Feb 1953, EC Comics) — VG– 3.5
“Plucked!” — Wally Wood Takes on Alien Harvest Horror
A late-run classic from EC’s peak sci-fi period, headlined by Wood’s atmospheric cover and interior art — plus an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s “The Long Years,” alongside grim cosmic twists, lab paranoia, and EC’s signature “humanity is the real monster” endings.
📚 Contents
Cover: Wally Wood — tentacled alien abduction chaos, bodies piled at the landing gear of a rocket.
“Plucked!” — Gaines & Feldstein / Wood — Aliens abduct humans by the hundreds for an off-world feast.
“The Island Monster” — Williamson & Woromay — A King Kong-style capture, with a tragic alien twist.
“Off Day!” — Jack Kamen — A professor tries to cheat the laws of probability, with disastrous results.
“The Long Years!” — Ray Bradbury adaptation / Joe Orlando — A man alone on Mars… or is he?
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
VG– (3.5) — Solid mid-grade with full cover gloss and strong color. Moderate spine wear and edge creasing, light stress lines, small corner blunting. Interior pages supple, off-white. Back cover tanning with scattered handling marks. Presents well for the grade — classic EC sci-fi shelf piece.
