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Child of Tomorrow!FIRST PRINTING! : And Other Stories by Al Feldstein (2013, Hardcover) 10.0 GEM MINT BRAND NEW! PERFECT CONDITIONPROFESSIONALLY BAGGED! Synopsis Al Feldstein is best known as the main writer/editor of the EC comics lineduring the first half of the 1950s and then the editor of Mad Magazine for thefirst three decades of its existence. But what many don’t know or remember isthat Feldstein was also an accomplished and distinctive cartoonist, whose comics(which he both wrote and drew, a relative rarity in those days) adorned thepages of many of those self same EC comics. His powerfully composed,meticulously inked pages, often featuring grotesque creatures or scenes ofghastly destruction (and some of the greatest stiffly handsome/beautifulspecimens of 1950s humanity ever put to paper), were a vital part of the allureof these classic comics. Feldstein’s contributions to the first year and a halfof EC’s two SF titles, Weird Science and Weird Fantasy comprise 16 classic O.Henry-style shock-ending stories. Evocative, vintage titles as Things From OuterSpace. The Flying Saucer Invasion, Spawn of Venus, Destruction of the Earth, andAm I Man or Machine? will be collected in their integrity in this volume. Thiscollection also boasts a new interview with Feldstein about his years at EC,focusing in particular in his work on these science fiction titles that were thecompany’s pride and joy (and were killed a few years later by the Comics Code).Feldstein is best known as the main writer/editor of the EC comics line during the first half of the 1950s – and then as the editor of Mad Magazine for the first three decades of its existence. Yet many don’t realise that he was an accomplished cartoonist who put his talents to good use; he created grotesque creatures and scenes of ghastly destruction with aplomb. This volume collects Feldstein’s contributions to EC’s two sci-fi titles, Weird Science and Weird Fantasy – comprising 16 classic shock-ending stories. 1st printing. By Al Feldstein. Al Feldstein is best known as the main writer/editor of the EC comics line during the first half of the 1950s-and then the editor of Mad Magazine for the first three decades of its existence. But what many don’t know or remember is that Feldstein was also an accomplished and distinctive cartoonist, whose comics (which he both wrote and drew, a relative rarity in those days) adorned the pages of many of those selfsame EC comics. His powerfully composed, meticulously inked pages, often featuring grotesque creatures or scenes of ghastly destruction (and some of the greatest stiffly handsome/beautiful specimens of 1950s humanity ever put to paper), were a vital part of the allure of these classic comics. Feldstein’s contributions to the first year and a half of EC’s two SF titles, Weird Science and Weird Fantasy-comprising 16 classic O. Henry-style shock-ending stories with such evocative, vintage title as “‘Things’ From Outer Space.” “The Flying Saucer Invasion,” “Spawn of Venus,” “Destruction of the Earth,” and “Am I Man or Machine?”-will be collected in their integrity in this volume, which will also boast a new interview with Feldstein about his years at EC, focusing in particular in his work on these science fiction titles that were the company’s pride and joy (and were killed a few years later by the Comics Code). Hardcover, 160 pages, B&W. DUE TO THE VIRUS GOING AROUND WE ARE TAKING EXTRA CARE TO WIPE DOWN AND CLEAN ALL OF THE ITEMS BEFORE WE PACKAGE AND SHIP OUT. STAY HEATHLY AND THANK YOU FOR BUYING AND YOUR INTEREST.~~~!!! SAME DAY SHIPPING !!!~~~