Winning bid: US $5,705.00 Seller: execsec2( 252)
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This week our offering of books from the number one sets of WEIRD FANTASY and WEIRD SCIENCE comes to a spectacular conclusion. We present seven exceptional books from the sets comprised of what Robert Overstreet considered the best copies of the sci-fi titles publisher Bill Gaines had preserved. WEIRD SCIENCE 12 (1), the May-June 1950 edition, is the first issue of EC's iconic comic. It boasts an Al Feldstein cover with a scene from Harvey Kurtzman's lead story "Lost in the Microcosm". Feldstein himself draws the concluding story, "'Things' from Outer Space". In between Wally Wood has a "Dream of Doom" and Jack Kamen an "Experiment … in Death". CGC has graded this Gaines copy Near Mint 9.4 and noted "off-white to white pages". Only two examples of this issue rate higher in the census . They are both 9.6s. The certificate of authenticity accompanies the book. Please see our other auctions for more items that might interest you. Overstreet 2006 Price Guide Value: Near Mint Minus 9.2 $3000"
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