*EC: A splendid quartet of Weird Science from the Bute Collection this week. Of all of EC’s high quality output, their science fiction tales have always been my favourites. These issues feature the very best of EC’s artists at the height of their powers.
PICTURED: WEIRD SCIENCE
#7 VG- £180 Pre-code. Feldstein, Kamen, Kurtzmann, Wood. Nice solid glossy copy, small amount of chipping at right edge, three long cover creases which are not too invasive and don’t break colour. Good firm staples and nice off-white to cream pages. SOLD
#11 VG- £145 Pre-code. Feldstein, Wood, Kamen, Orlando. Glossy cover, unmarked cover image, off-white to cream pages with minor foxing in margins, off bottom staple, tiny corners off bottom cover edges, some spine and edge wear with small lower spine split, 3 cm piece of tape up from bottom central cover. SOLD
#20 GD+ £150 Pre-code. Wood, Kamen, Orlando, Williamson. Classic ’50 Girls 50′ cover and story, drawn by Al Williamson with inks by Frazetta and Krenkel. Unmarked cover image. Lower spine split (4 cm), spine quite worn, staples attached but a little loose and rusty with just small rust migration. Tiny chips out and minor tears at cover edges. Nice off-white pages.
#21 FA/GD £65 Pre-code. Wood, Kamen, Williamson, Frazetta, Orlando. Taped spine, two small chips out of cover edges, tears at logo, long colour-breaking cover creases; a tired copy.