THE GREEN THING!

While not a faithful adaptation of Campbell's "Who Goes There?", this story from EC's WEIRD FANTASY#16 (November-December 1952) is considered to be influenced by it. The story is by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein and the art is by Joe Orlando.

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IT'S TOUCH AND GO!

Ray Bradbury's tale of murder, obsession and paranoia, "The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl", appeared in ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE (January 1953). Since it was first published as "Touch and Go" in DETECTIVE BOOK Winter 1948, it has proven to have some longevity, being reprinted numerous times in books, magazines, and adapted for a TV episode of THE RAY BRADBURY THEATER broadcast on January 28, 1988, starring Michael Ironside and Robert Vaughn.

I first read it in this paperback edition of THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN (Bantam, 1967).

Here is the story as it appeared chronologically in three different magazines:

DETECTIVE BOOK (Winter 1948)

ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE (January 1953)

CAVALIER (February 1960)

It was also adapted in EC's CRIME SUSPENSTORIES #17 (April–May 1953) as "Touch and Go",  with script and art by Johnny Craig.

MY EC COMICS HISTORY

Inside the just released CASTLE OF FRANKENSTEIN #41 (Spring 2025) is my latest article "Ten-Cent Terrors! The Horrifying History of EC Comics". It runs 15 pages and 9,000 words. As with much of the rest of my writing, I could have probably turned in twice that, but Don Smeraldi's editorial restrictions prevailed! Wife Vicki again did a fabulous job with the layout as with the rest of the content.

There's much more to offer in this issue: "Henry Frankenstein: In His Own Words" by Frank Dello Stritto, "Tandra Quinn: Web of the Spider Woman" by Tom Weaver, "The 88 Edits of Sinbad" by filmmaker Larry Blamire, profiles of Lionel Atwill and Peter Coe, and a lot more within its 132 pages. And that cover by Scott Jackson is a stunner!

You may be able to find a copy at Barnes & Noble, Books A Million or your favorite comic shop, but Diamond Distributors' collapse has limited brick and mortar circulation for the time being. The best way to get a copy is to order it directly right HERE.

A BIT OF 'BLAB' ABOUT EC COMICS (PART 3)