Jun 152010
As a tribute to the late Al Williamson, here’s a terrific story that originally appeared in Weird Science #19 (May-June 1953):
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Entries RSSLast 10 posts here at RCN:
- Look Here: Four DENSAGA covers by Richard Corben
- Out of Context: “Okay, Eddie… okay… we was just askin’”
- Connections: R. Crumb and Kevin C. Brown
- Out of Context: “After him, girls! AFTER HIM!”
- Heads Up: Corben Art Sale, 11 February 2012
- Look Here, Read: Two PSAs from FAMOUS FUNNIES, with art by Frank Frazetta
- Out of Context: “A bike! In trouble! That may be the killer!”
- Look Here, Read: “The Beast in the Forest,” with art by Jesse Santos
- Look Here, Read: “Minit Mystery”
- Out of Context: “WHOOPEE!!”
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